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The plan is to increase its force over the next decade to nearly 500,000 active duty and reservist soldiers, roughly twice the number it has now.

Childhood experts warn that cell phones in the hands of children can be fraught, but parents still want their kids to socialize. Enter: the landline.

The National Association of Realtors reports that the median first-time buyer topped 40 for the first time ever.

“Businesses say they would have raised wages by roughly an additional percentage point” had it not been for rising health insurance costs, said senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.

Energy infrastructure in the United States is getting old. Consumers will end up paying some of the costs of repairs and upgrades.

Venezuela’s oil industry is shifting — but it can’t offset disruptions caused by war in the Middle East.

Brent Crude? West Texas Intermediate? What’s the difference?

As war in the Middle East disrupts global supply, governments are urging individuals to conserve — even as most energy demand comes from industry and transportation.

Such a deal would certainly stir up antitrust scrutiny; combined, they would make up the largest airline in the world.

Petrochemicals derived from oil sit on store shelves in the form of plastics, fertilizers, detergents, and packaging.