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Spring is coming, and so are higher gas prices

We keep a close eye on the price of oil because it feeds so many industries and hints at what’s coming for the global economy. And right now, the price of crude is going up along with gas at the pump. One reason is that OPEC is holding back on supply. Another: Spring is coming. We’ll explain. Also in this episode: The state of American steel, the rise of the AI training industry, and the Taiwanese roots of bubble tea.  

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  Why government benefits are likely to stick around

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  Breaking Ground: Where are all the jobs?

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  Breaking Ground: The plants were there first

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  Breaking Ground: A visit to the “Silicon Desert”

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  Keep on truckin’

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  A looming deadline for student loan forgiveness

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  GDP grows more slowly than expected

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  Clock starts on TikTok ban

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  The business cycle is getting less cyclical

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  A new spin on the yard sale

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  It’s a good time to be an asset owner

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  Will AI be the dot-com bubble all over again?

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  Steel tariffs déjà vu 

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  Slow and steady global growth

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  Playing an economic guessing game

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  The subminimum wage for tipped workers is on the table