Current price of oil as of May 7, 2026

By 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2026, oil had reached $100.45 per barrel, measured using the Brent benchmark. That’s $6.07 less than it cost yesterday morning and about…

Harvard is the No. 1 ‘dream college’ of choice among Gen Z students—despite its war with the Trump administration and an $87,000 a year price tag

None of it has knocked it off its perch. The Ivy league institution was once again deemed the No. 1 “dream school” among college applicants, according to a new survey…

Opinion | The rising price of gas is evolving into a full-on political crisis for Trump – MS NOW

Opinion | The rising price of gas is evolving into a full-on political crisis for Trump  MS NOW

The weak business case for Trump acquiring Greenland: a $1 trillion price tag withfew returns

President Donald Trump’s dogged determination to annex the icy island of Greenland relies on the idea that doing so would give the U.S. an untapped treasure trove of natural resources…

‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills – The New York Times

‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills  The New York Times

Bitcoin price plunges while gold rises, destroying crypto ‘safe haven’ narrative

After a brief five-day rally, Bitcoin once again continued its downward plunge, losing another 1% between 7 p.m. ET last night and 6 a.m. this morning. It is at $87K…

Inflation is staying level—for now—but the next wave of tariff-driven price increases is already in motion: ‘They are going up, we’ve seen that’

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation was unchanged last month while a measure of underlying inflation rose to its highest level in five months, as tariffs have raised the cost of…

Fearing tariff-induced price hikes, parents are back-to-school shopping earlier than any year on record

More families started their back-to-school shopping in early July than in the past seven years. Tariffs and inflation are being blamed for the behavioral shift. The average expenditure per student…

Nestlé price increases went ‘too far,’ chairman admits

Unrelenting inflation in the aftermath of the pandemic forced consumer companies like Nestlé to hike prices. But the Swiss company may have gone too far. Nestlé has already started to…

Painting of Māori elder by Goldie fetches record price

An oil painting of a Māori elder has fetched a record price at an auction on Tuesday, making it the most valuable artwork of its kind in New Zealand history.…