Gas prices will probably go up this summer

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• U.S. crude oil inventories continue to fall since start of war with Iran

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  The country still has hundreds of millions of barrels left. But inventories can only get so low before the supply chain starts to break down.

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• Latest Treasury auctions show investors expect a few years of inflation

  by Justin Ho

  

  Demand for short-term bonds has fallen. Demand for longer-term bonds is still strong.

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• Can the market bear 3 giant IPOs?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all have upcoming IPOs, which will add a ton of equity to the stock market very quickly.

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• Kansas City expected huge Airbnb demand during the World Cup. So far, it’s a mixed bag

  by Henry Epp

  

  Kansas City homeowners hoped for a windfall by renting out their places to tourists during the World Cup. But despite an overall increase in bookings, many hosts haven’t seen an influx of guests.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Wholesale inflation is up to 6.5%, which may raise consumer prices down the line

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  The correlation between producer prices and consumer prices is not perfect, but what wholesalers pay has downstream effects.

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• Rural veterinarian shortage is felt at small town Wyoming clinic

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  Veterinarians in the countryside are aging out. Replacing them is tricky, as it is a remote, around-the-clock lifestyle, often with lower pay than vet jobs in the city.

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