• $3.63 Gas Squeezes US Drivers
  
  American drivers are starting to feel the pinch again at the pump as gasoline prices climb to an average of $3.63 a gallon nationwide, according to AAA.
• Amid Market Swings, Patience Is a Winning Strategy
  
  When stock markets are as manic as they've been recently, it's natural to want to do something to protect your retirement savings. Historically, though, staying calm has usually been best.
• Microsoft AI Health Tool Reads Your Medical Records
  
  Microsoft is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help people manage their health. The feature, called Copilot Health, works inside the company's Copilot app and can provide personalized health advice using a user's medical data, if the user...
• Mortgage Rates Jump Most in a Year on Iran War Inflation Fears
  
  U.S. mortgage rates posted their biggest weekly jump in a year as inflation fears tied to the war with Iran cloud the spring housing outlook, Bloomberg reports.
• Weight-Loss Pill Battle Heats Up
  
  Novo Nordisk is regaining some of its market share in the rapidly expanding weight-loss drug market with its recently approved Wegovy pill. Oral Wegovy (semaglutide) is a once-daily, needle-free medication approved by the FDA for chronic weight management in adults with...
• Trump Rescinds the EV Fuel Economy Math Rule That Was a Lie!
  
  For years, Washington sold Americans a fantasy wrapped in a window sticker. We all saw huge MPGe numbers on window stickers, but they just seemed unreal. Because they are!
• Iran War Fallout Powers US Natural Gas Boom
  
  US natural gas is likely to be a major winner as the Iran war fallout intensifies, and savvy investors will be eyeing the inevitable opportunities.
• One-Third of Americans Cut Back to Cover Healthcare
  
  Roughly one-third of Americans cut back on food, utilities or other daily expenses to pay for healthcare last year, research from the West Health-Gallup Center showed on Thursday, as steeper prices and rising living costs hit households. A nationally and state-representative...
• US Gas Prices Climb to $3.60
  
  The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed to $3.60 Thursday, according to AAA data, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt global oil supplies.
• SNAP Recipients Sue Over Limits on Sugary Drinks
  
  Food stamp recipients sued the Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products such as sugary drinks, energy drinks and candy.
• McDonald's Launching New $3 Value Items in April
  
  McDonald's will introduce menu items priced at $3 or less, along with $4 breakfast meal deals in the U.S., starting in April, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
• Trump Heads to Ohio to Highlight Drug Price Policy
  
  President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio on Wednesday to visit a pharmaceutical manufacturing center and promote his administration's trade and drug pricing policies.
• Target Cuts Prices 5%-20% on 3,000 Spring Items
  
  Target is cutting prices on more than 3,000 products as part of a spring push aimed at helping shoppers stretch their budgets while refreshing their homes and wardrobes for the season.
• Russia Leads in Threats as X Drops 800M Accounts
  
  Social media platform X reported to British lawmakers that it suspended about 800 million accounts in 2024 under its spam and platform-manipulation rules, underscoring what the company called a daily fight against state-backed influence operations and other inauthentic activity on its platform.
• AI Work Utopia Isn't Happening-It's Making Jobs Busier
  
  The promise of an AI-driven work utopia , where technology frees employees from routine tasks and gives them more time for creative thinking , isn't materializing. Instead, artificial intelligence appears to be making the modern workplace faster, busier and more demanding,...
• Costco Cutting Prices on Eggs, Coffee, Household Staples
  
  Costco is lowering prices on several everyday staples, including eggs, coffee, and household paper products, as the warehouse retailer tries to pass savings on to shoppers amid easing inflation.
• Prices for New Cars Have Soared. Here's One Big Reason Why
  
  The U.S. car business is grappling with a stubborn affordability problem, one that threatens to relegate more Americans to the used-car lot and leave automakers vulnerable to lower-priced rivals.
• Jobs Shock Hits Amid Oil Surge
  
  The latest jobs report delivered a jolt that caught economists and investors off guard. And its impact could reach far beyond the jobs numbers themselves.
• GLP-1s Send Americans Looking for Hot, Spicy Foods
  
  America's obsession with weight loss is creating a hot market for makers of condiments and spices, as the surge in GLP-1 drug use has consumers craving more flavor in their food.
• War Could Slam Americans With Costly Gas, Volatile Stocks
  
  Rising gasoline prices and a wobbly stock market are increasing the risk that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could hit hard among consumers across the economic spectrum in the United States, undercutting a key prop of economic growth that had been expected to surge this year...
• Musk's X Money to Launch Next Month
  
  Elon Musk Tuesday said X Money, the social media platform's digital payment system, will enter early public access next month, as the billionaire pushes to transform X into an "everything app."
• Home Buyers Rush Back as Mortgage Rates Fall
  
  Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in February as home shoppers took advantage of easing mortgage rates and a modest increase in properties on the market heading into the spring homebuying season.
• Airlines Hike Ticket Prices as Iran War Propels Fuel Costs
  
  Air New Zealand said Tuesday it has raised fares due to the Middle East conflict and may take further pricing action, underscoring how global airlines will seek to pass on the costs of higher oil prices to passengers.
• Lindt: Ozempic Users Eating More Chocolate, Not Less
  
  Chocolate sales are rising faster among U.S. users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs than in the rest of the population, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli said Tuesday, citing data that defied forecasts the drugs would reduce confectionery demand.
• 3-Hour Airport Security Lines Hit Spring Travelers
  
  Travelers across the country are facing long, frustrating waits at airport security as a partial government shutdown stretches the nation's TSA workforce just as spring-break travel ramps up, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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