Economy
May, 2026
Spirit Airlines is the first airline to die from the Hormuz crisis. Jet fuel went from 2.24 a gallon to 4.51 since February. Fares jumped 23 percent the day they left.
Saudi Arabia reported a -$33.5 billion budget deficit in Q1 2026 its largest since 2018
Opinion piece: How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World’s Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar | Black Agenda Report
A 40-year-old Iran tariff quietly built America’s pistachio empire