[#  item_content] Economists and analysts aren’t convinced that an expansion of oil and gas production will lower consumer prices. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] Avian influenza has led to a shortage of eggs and wholesale prices that are through the roof. Consumers can expect to feel the pain for… Read More »Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher.

[#  item_content] The energy giant is spending nearly $50 billion to expand the Tengiz oil field, allowing it to pump one million barrels a day. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] After a long period of stagnation, the return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates. NYT >… Read More »Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

[#  item_content] Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] Phones with TikTok are being listed for eye-watering sums as the social media platform remains absent from app stores. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] The president revived Republican criticisms over purportedly politically motivated “debanking,” or closing of customer bank accounts. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] The move was part of a domino effect initiated by President Trump’s enactment of a 90-day federal hiring freeze. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] The restaurant, which opened in San Francisco in 1995, married local ingredients with the food he grew up on and buoyed other chefs from immigrant… Read More »Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62