A U.S.-Iran agreement may reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but oil and gas flows face mine clearance, insurance, tanker, field-restart, Basrah, and LNG bottlenecks before supply can normalize.
SpaceX's IPO was not just large. Its valuation, allocation, price discovery, key-person risk, index inclusion, and first-day pop made it a market event.
Apple's Mac mini has become a favorite machine for local AI work, pushing some models into backorder, lifting resale prices, and moving the entry point from $599 to $799.
A 2026 update on inflation and the national debt, comparing the low-rate housing-crisis aftermath with today's higher-rate, higher-debt economy.
Gold is supposed to benefit from fear, but today stocks and gold fell together as a strong jobs report pushed investors toward higher-rate expectations, cash-like safety, and the dollar.
The May 2026 jobs report was stronger than expected, shifting the interest-rate conversation away from cuts and back toward inflation risk.
A 2026 update on whether the economy may avoid recession soon, with labor market, GDP, industrial production, and leading indicator charts.