David Uberti

Rising U.S. production and internal OPEC+ pressure limit the kingdom's sway over prices. Trump is a new wild card.

Credit scores soared during the pandemic, enabling a borrowing binge that has now forced a reckoning.

Adrianna Boshears's dream of homeownership seemed within reach for the first time in 2021. She and her husband, Jeffrey, were finally saving money because of pandemic stimulus checks and a larger-than-usual tax refund. A real-estate agent suggested they work to boost their low credit scores before applying for a mortgage.

Drillers are looking ahead to new export hubs and easier regulations under the coming Trump presidency.

Drillers are looking ahead to new export hubs and easier regulations under the coming Trump presidency.

A financial hangover is hitting millions of Americans who benefited from an unexpected surge in credit scores during the pandemic.

Coffee and orange-juice market prices recently hit record highs, fueling the sharply higher bills shoppers are paying for some grocery staples.

Markets picked up in 2025 right where they left off late last year.

The AI boom's voracious appetite for energy made the normally sedate utilities sector into an unlikely Wall Street darling in 2024. This year is starting no differently. Take Texas-based Vistra. Investors have snapped up shares of the nuclear-power generator after a competitor, Constellation Energy, on Thursday unveiled a 10-year deal to power more than a dozen government agencies.

That's a rough estimate of how much it would currently cost the U.S. to refill its Strategic Petroleum Reserve "right to the top," as President Donald Trump promised in his inaugural address Monday. The Biden administration [sold off](https://www.wsj/articles/biden-is-expected-to-tap-oil-reserv