Economy
Oil Hits $100 as Iran War Escalates—You Pay at the Pump
Washington's interventionism sends crude soaring—Big Oil cashes in while working families get squeezed.
September 9, 2026
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Dissenter’s Economy desk covers inflation, jobs, the Federal Reserve, tariffs, and trade — with an eye on how Washington policy lands on working families and small business, not just Wall Street headlines.
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Feds Hand $1.9B Taxpayer Loan to Nuclear Plant for Google AI
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Fed Rate Hikes Loom While Working Americans Bleed
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162K Jobs Report Masks the Squeeze on Main Street
Wall Street cheers the jobs report while inflation and high rates hammer Main Street.
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Dutch Pull Gold From US Vaults, Yen Surges as Central Banks Hedge Against Dollar
Foreign governments are pulling gold from American soil and hedging against the dollar—and Main Street savings hang in the balance.
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Google Fights in Court to Hide $4B Data Center Deal From Public
Big Tech and monopoly utilities cut backroom deals as communities across America push back.
September 3, 2026
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Oil Flows Surge as Trump Secures Energy Routes Green Lobby Wanted Dead
Persian Gulf oil transit hits two-thirds pre-war levels per Goldman Sachs — real money back in working Americans' pockets while the green lobby watches.
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Tim Cook Gets $47M Apple Chair Package After Offshoring Jobs to China
The man who shipped Apple's manufacturing to China collects millions while Americans pay premium prices for foreign-made tech.
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State Fair Inflation 'Cools' to 3% — But That Turkey Leg Just Jumped 33%
The official numbers say inflation is easing. The price tag on your dinner says otherwise.
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Duffy Shuts 270 CDL Fraud Mills After 239 Americans Dead on Highways
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Bond Yields Surge, Stocks Tank as Iran Conflict Squeezes Main Street
Record pump prices and soaring borrowing costs hammer working Americans while the Treasury dismisses the pain.
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Tropical Storm Edouard Threatens Gulf Refineries, Working Americans Pay
Edouard targets the Texas-Louisiana refining corridor as domestic infrastructure stays vulnerable and billions flow overseas.
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85 Americans Missing in Nepal Floods as Govt Stalls Rescue
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Bank of England Warns Frontier AI Could Crash Global Finance
Regulators sound the alarm on Big Tech's AI power while Washington sits on its hands.
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US Strike on Iran Launchers Spikes Oil 3% — You Pay at the Pump
Another Mideast escalation, another hit to your wallet. Brent crude hits $90.61 while the Fed threatens more rate hikes.
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Driven Brands Owns Take 5, Meineke: Your Auto Shop Choice Is an Illusion
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Trump's 50% Canada Tariffs Spark Retaliation, Rally U.S. Steel
Canada hits back with $20 billion in counter-tariffs — but American steel and aluminum workers are already winning.
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Fed Signals Rate Hikes; Friday Jobs Data May Seal the Squeeze
Wall Street panics over Jackson Hole hints while inflation eats your Main Street paycheck.
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