Economy

The Hill's annual celebration of influential women says more about how Washington defines power than about the women themselves.

Markets moved on the Iran news before the cable hosts finished their hot takes. Read the tape. It tells a cleaner story than the Senate floor.

When Smoothie King trends nationally, it's not a health craze. It's a distress signal from an economy where workers can't afford to stop moving.

Mike Thompson gets the Democratic designated survivor slot again. While Democrats play continuity politics, working families deal with the chaos their policies created.

Millions of Americans are locked out of homeownership or trapped in homes they can't sell. This didn't happen by accident.

With the Strait of Hormuz under threat and oil prices poised to surge, American consumers face the prospect of $3+ gasoline and rising costs across the economy.

With commodity markets closed over the weekend, analysts project a $10-$20 oil price surge when trading resumes. Defense stocks positioned for gains while Polymarket sees $500M in Iran war bets.

Forget the geopolitics for a minute. Here's what the US-Iran conflict actually means for the prices you pay at the pump, the grocery store, and the retirement account you're trying not to check.