Iran war

Fertilizer costs as much as 20% more this year than last year. Farmers can buy now at high prices, or wait until the spring and possibly pay even more.

Prices in September increased 3.7% from last year. Has the energy price dumpster fire spread to the rest of the economy?

Analysts don’t see an end to war in the Middle East on the horizon.

Average diesel prices hit $5.68 per gallon on Wednesday, only 13 cents lower than the highest U.S. average price ever recorded.

A glut of polyethylene had squeezed U.S. producers for years. But the war in the Middle East disrupted the global plastics market, sending prices higher and improving margins for producers along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

CEOs are slightly more confident now than they were right after the Iran war started, but not by much, according to the latest survey from The Conference Board and The Business Council.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged up to 6.66% last week, the highest in a year, reversing a decline that had briefly pushed rates below 6% in February

Ongoing wars, plus a “super El Niño” this year, could lead to sharp price hikes at the grocery store.

Global warfare has impacted the supply chain, pushing diesel prices close to the highest they have ever been.

Tax revenues are coming in higher than expected in states like Alaska and New Mexico as oil prices remain elevated.