Your top business storey for 2021 was rising prices, and it just started its 2022 campaign with a big splash. Consumer prices rose by 7% in December, the biggest year-over-year rise since 1982, the Labor Department said yesterday. There are two main reasons: rent and used car prices. When it comes to housing, prices rose … Read more

Happy hours are a lot like this: Greenhouse gases rose a lot last year, just like they did in real life. CO2 emissions rose 6.2% when Covid restrictions were eased in 2021, says a report from the Rhodium Group. The I Am Legend days of 2020 saw emissions fall by 10%, the largest annual drop … Read more

Some tech company investors are learning that stocks don’t always rise. In fact, they don’t always rise at all. In the first week of 2022, they dropped a lot. For the first time since February 2021, the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.5% last week, its worst week since then. And the ARK Innovation ETF, which has … Read more

Afterward, you’ll be angry at your white apartment walls and wonder why you thought minimalist design was a good idea. Dani Dazey’s TikTok will make you want to punch them in the face. Dazey is a maximalist graphic, fashion, and interior designer who runs the clothing brand Dazey LA. Trixie Motel will be on TV … Read more

A single-malt scotch isn’t very pleasant at first, but after a few more sips, you start to like it. There was a December report, for example. The US economy added 199,000 jobs last month, far less than expected. This is the second month in a row that job growth has been lower than expected. That’s … Read more

He has the Supreme Court come in on their day off. A special hearing on the White House’s two vaccine mandates will be held by the Supreme Court today. It will decide whether or not they can go through. It all started in November, when President Biden set a January 4 deadline for people who … Read more

Every year since 1931, General Motors has sold the most cars in the United States. There is a point when even Cadillacs lose their sparkle after a while. It was the first time that a foreign car company has topped the list. Toyota took over from GM in 2021. Then, do the math: Japan sold … Read more

Every year since 1931, General Motors has sold the most cars in the United States. There is a point when even Cadillacs lose their sparkle after a while. It was the first time that a foreign car company has topped the list. Toyota took over from GM in 2021. Then, do the math: Japan sold … Read more

You paid more for your holiday brisket this year because the meat industry is very concentrated. President Biden thinks that’s a big part of the reason why. The White House said yesterday that it will give $1 billion to independent meat and poultry producers in order to make the industry more competitive. How concentrated is … Read more

People went crazy for meme stocks in January, and then there was a short Omicron scare in November and December. This is how the 2021 stock market looked. But in the middle, it was a very smooth ride, even though, you know. The people who won The good news is that if you did what … Read more