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The US sells more to Brazil than it buys – but Trump is slapping steep tariffs on its exports anyway -- Filipe Mendonça, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) and Henrique Menezes, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

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What's in the price of a gallon of gas? -- Robert I. Harris, Georgia Institute of Technology

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War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what's happening in each country tells a harder story -- Ezgi Canpolat, Harvard University

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UAE's OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

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Shoppers are less peeved by cost hikes due to scarcity – but retailers more often blame their own rising costs -- Hoorsana Damavandi, University of Tennessee; Kersi D. Antia, Ivey Business School, and Praveen K. Kopalle, Dartmouth College

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US-Canada trade war deepens as Trump revives Depression-era trade tool – what's at stake for consumers and the midterms -- Kent Jones, Babson College

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Trump's 'forever' tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill -- Kent Jones, Babson College

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Making the Fed more accountable to Congress and the public may be just what it needs to fend off Trump's threats to its independence -- Simon Bowmaker, New York University and Paul Wachtel, New York University

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Florida's proposed property tax amendment will require trade-offs – and some residents could end up with higher costs -- Abigail Hall, University of Tampa

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There's a business case for companies to embrace sustainability – if it's pitched the right way -- Israa Ameen Thiab, Rochester Institute of Technology and Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Starbucks' big marketing blunder in South Korea shows how cultural blind spots can put global brands in a bind -- Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University

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AI data center boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips − even though they don't use the same kinds -- Vidya Mani, University of Virginia; Cornell University

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I surveyed workers to see if AI had caused job losses and was surprised by the findings -- Jeffrey C. Dixon, College of the Holy Cross

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The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet -- Jacob Lederman, University of Michigan Flint

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Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity – and the reason may surprise managers -- Mark Ma, University of Pittsburgh

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Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress -- Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University

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Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota, in latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraud -- Ben Zdencanovic, University of Cambridge

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Your bank's AI just blocked your payment – what can you do? -- Pragati Awasthi, Drexel University

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Is it illegal for the president to spend 'patriotic' donations on a White House ballroom or anything else? -- Ellen P. Aprill, University of California, Los Angeles

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Trump administration's Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity -- Sarah Webber, University of Dayton

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Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that's a problem -- Thomas Adam, University of Arkansas

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