Marketplace Stories

Oil prices could have been even higher, but, for now, investors expect Iran and the U.S. to come back to the negotiating table.

While big banks reported blockbuster quarters driven by trading revenue and investment fees, regional lenders — which focus on traditional deposit-taking and lending — are about to give a different read on the economy.

“It was just a matter of being there, realizing OK, I can't experience this place unless I'm here,” said Brian Evaul, a maintenance supervisor at Big Bend National Park in Texas.

The number of “starter homes” on the U.S. market hit a record low in 2022. The supply is starting to rise in some parts of the country, though sales are not.

A look at promising inflation data, new tariffs, and the rest of the week’s economic news for the Weekly Wrap.

Ben Steverman, a reporter at Bloomberg, discusses the fun shortage, and why it’s gotten harder — and more expensive — for Americans to get out of the house.

Dozens of Vegas buffets have closed since the pandemic. New York Times chief restaurant critic Tejal Rao visited a few of the surviving institutions.

As the U.S. war with Iran is rekindled, oil producers are looking for new routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

As more dollars flow into influencer marketing, the creator management industry is growing, too.

With inflation trending down, and retail sales numbers edging up, the Federal Open Markets Committee is going into its late July meetings with fairly positive numbers.