Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled
Over the past two weeks, the owner of a hip wine bar in Buenos Aires saw the price of beef soar 73 percent, while the zucchini he puts in salads…
Red Sea Shipping Halt Is Latest Risk to Global Economy
The attacks on crucial shipping traffic in the Red Sea straits by a determined band of militants in Yemen — a spillover from the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza — is…
Price Increases Cooled in November as Inflation Falls Toward Fed Target
A closely watched measure of inflation cooled notably in November, good news for the Federal Reserve as officials move toward the next phase in their fight against rapid price increases…
How China Is Profiting From Trade With Russia
On China’s snowy border with Russia, a dealership that sells trucks has seen its sales double in the past year thanks to Russian customers. China’s exports to its neighbor are…
It Took 10 Years to Grow This Christmas Tree. The Price? $105
Every day since the trees were planted has been a roll of the dice.Unlike commodities like corn and soybeans, which Mr. Wyckoff grows on another 90 acres he owns, there…
Gene-Sequencing Company Illumina to Sell Cancer Test Developer
Illumina, the leading producer of gene-sequencing machines, announced Sunday that it would sell Grail, a cancer test developer that it purchased for $7.1 billion in 2021.The move came two days…
New Mexico’s Spaceport America Is an Economic Dream Deferred
From his tiny gem store in southern New Mexico, Robert Hanseck spends his days untangling chakra beads and answering questions about the healing properties of amethyst crystals. After four decades…
State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack
A Republican-led campaign against researchers who study disinformation online has zeroed in on the most prominent American government agency dedicated to countering propaganda and other information operations from terrorists and…