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Oil prices dropped as markets opened on Monday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. reached a tentative agreement with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The trend ...

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Economist Caitlin Myers has a striking explanation for why women are having fewer babies: It's the smartphones. Myers and other researchers have been searching for what's behind the sharp drop in ...

The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. It expects inflation to run hotter than previously thought, and downgraded its forecast for economic growth. By Eshe ...

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SpaceX's set IPO price of $135 means investors have to take it or leave it. The company plans to stop taking orders on Wednesday, so it has more time for share allocation on Thursday, according to ...

Sign up for the Planet Money newsletter. The world is confusing. Economics can help. Economist Caitlin Myers has a striking explanation for why women are having fewer ...

In January, the market expected the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- the branch of the Federal Reserve that sets monetary policy -- to cut its benchmark interest rate by at least a half ...

The decision was split 7-1, with board member Toichiro Asada advocating for a hold. This comes at a time when Japan has been struggling with a weak yen and inflation that has started to creep up. The ...