The surprising hidden cost quietly adding nearly $132K to new home prices revealed

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Government regulations are adding nearly $132,000 to the cost of newly built houses, according to a new report released as Americans struggle to become homeowners. The findings that more than one-quarter of the final prices of newly constructed homes come as housing affordability remains a top concern … Read more

Why oil prices could go up faster than when Iran war first broke out if renewed fighting lasts long

Oil prices rose more than 7% to a two-week high after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over. Joseph Majkut, director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins with analysis. Source link

The tenuous state of a US-Iran ceasefire renews anxiety over high fuel prices

NEW YORK — The potential unraveling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States renewed anxiety Wednesday over whether fuel prices would go back up if sustained fighting kept oil tankers from traveling through the Persian Gulf. Oil prices rose to their highest point in weeks after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. … Read more

Trump reacts to rising gas prices after he announces Iran ceasefire is over

President Trump addressed the war with Iran and the country’s nuclear weapons program while taking questions from reporters on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Turkey. Mr. Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear material is so far underground that no country besides the U.S. would be able to harvest it, and also spoke about trade relationships and … Read more

Oil prices rise as attacks revive safety concerns in the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices jumped Tuesday to their highest level since late last week after reports that two tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz had been hit by unknown projectiles. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. crude oil rose more than 3% to above $70 per barrel … Read more

Walmart is lowering prices on thousands of items, including beef, soda and household goods

Walmart is lowering prices on thousands of products, including beef, Coca-Cola and laundry detergent, saying the cuts are aimed at reducing the costs of seasonal summer items. The largest U.S. retailer on Monday said the price cuts will be available in its stores and in Sam’s Club locations, on Walmart.com, SamsClub.com, and through the Walmart … Read more

7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide

NEW YORK — A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to increase their outputs modestly next month, which would bring more oil online after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies — … Read more