Marketplace Stories

Gas stations are now destinations for food and merchandise.

According to fresh data from Indeed’s Hiring Lab, hourly wages went up 1.7% in the past year. And salaried wages went up 2.9%. Neither is keeping pace with inflation.

Oil futures markets can reflect investor expectations about fuel prices and energy markets.

Ellen Cushing, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote about the potential protein powder shortage.

More office space is being converted or demolished than is being built. But high-end office buildings are in high demand.

The latest release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the personal saving rate has dropped to its lowest point since June 2022.

Huntington Beach, California, faces a structural budget gap where recurring expenses exceed recurring revenue. One answer may lie in the city’s trademarked slogan: Surf City USA.

Pamela Paul, writer at large for the Wall Street Journal, talks about the decline of “serious” nonfiction titles — from biographies to books about the economy.

In Portland and Seattle, artisan bagel shops are drawing lines around the block and selling out daily.

Right now, there aren’t enough sheep in the world to meet a growing demand for wool.