Rising Energy Costs May Hit All Sectors Eventually

"Marylanders Are Voting With Their Feet": Johns Hopkins Finds Blue State Exodus To Persist For Years A new Johns Hopkins University survey shows that more than half of Baltimore respondents expect to move out of their current neighborhoods within three years, as the one-party-ruled state of Democratic Party queens and kings has failed taxpayers on affordability, law and order, and other basic issues commonly standard in red states. The Hopkins survey, conducted from September to November 2024, found that 42% of Baltimore City residents want to leave the city entirely. Of...

Following a series of new evacuation orders in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces carried out a flurry of airstrikes against east and southeastern Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley, killing at least 12 people, including women and children. The largest attack was against the village of Mashghara, and killed 11 people, wounding 15 others, according to the […]

Three Reasons Gas Prices Are Likely To Remain Elevated The US national average for regular 87-octane gasoline remained uncomfortably above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold for roughly two and a half months. That stretch pressured lower-income consumers, forcing many to trade down or cut discretionary spending while weighing on broader consumer sentiment. The key question now is whether pump prices have further room to fall or whether current levels will become the new normal this summer. Answering that question is Goldman's leading commodity expert Daan Struyven, who penned a note...