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US Airports Remain Busy Despite Surging Prices
US Airports Remain Busy Despite Surging Prices
Following the historic slump in air travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, passenger volume at U.S. airports has gradually recovered, roughly matching pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and exceeding it in 2024 and 2025.
In fact, 2025 was the busiest year ever at U.S. airports with an average of 2.48 million travelers passing through TSA checkpoints each day.
Despite the latest surge in ticket prices – airline fares have risen 12.6% since January and more than 25 percent since July 2025, Statista's Felix Richter reports 2026 is on track to match or even...
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Jun 18, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Poland Moves To Tax Fuel Windfalls Earned During Iran War
Poland Moves To Tax Fuel Windfalls Earned During Iran War
Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com,
Poland's government has approved a one-off windfall tax on fuel companies that benefited from soaring energy prices during the U.S.-Iran-Israel war, seeking to recover part of the billions spent protecting consumers from higher fuel costs.
The proposed levy would impose a 60% tax on excess profits generated between March and December 2026, during the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Polish Finance Ministry estimates the measure will raise around 4 billion zloty $1.1 billion.
Under the...
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Jun 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Continuing Jobless Claims At 3-Month-Highs, Initial Claims Tumble Back To 2021 Levels
Continuing Jobless Claims At 3-Month-Highs, Initial Claims Tumble Back To 2021 Levels
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell last week to 215k (after hitting four month highs last week), well below the 225k expectations and back to the same levels it was at in 2021...
At the same time, continuing jobless claims picked up to 1.821 million Americans - the highest in 3 months...
The bottom line is that initial claims remain low by historical standards and continue to run below year-ago levels, reinforcing the...
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Sep 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
US Envoys Witkoff, Kushner Land In Moscow For Peace Talks As Putin Halts Attacks On Kiev
US Envoys Witkoff, Kushner Land In Moscow For Peace Talks As Putin Halts Attacks On Kiev
Roughly 11 days after CIA Director John Ratcliffe unexpectedly traveled to Moscow and reportedly floated a trilateral summit involving President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday morning.
"Dmitriev was deep in conversation with Witkoff and Kushner as they stepped onto Russian soil for key Ukraine talks," Russian media outlet RT wrote on X, accompanying the post with footage of...
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