Rachel Lerman

The war in Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent the global energy market into a frenzy, leading to higher prices for Americans.

Artist and coder Kyle McDonald has a theory: the ultra-rich will flee city centers before an apocalyptic event.

They have endless amounts of money. Sophisticated bunkers. Private jets. Might the oligarchs of the world know — or be warned — in advance of a nuclear apocalypse?

App will track flight of the rich – the question is, what can you do if the apocalypse is upon us?

Rachel Lerman,Natalie Vineberg and Aadit Tambe, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post 4 min read

The effects of the war in Iran are starting to show up in grocery stores.

Slow hiring, a shrinking labor force and other factors are contributing to negativity among the nation's workers.

Despite high-profile cuts by companies including Meta and UPS, layoffs are about as low as they’ve been in years.

There's so little hiring that Americans who voluntarily quit their jobs each month, people entering the workforce or those who are laid off face longer odds than they did a few years ago.

Jobs can feel precarious right now as well-known companies keep slashing workers. The latest is Meta, which promised it would cut jobs this month and on Wednesday sent layoff notices to about 10 percent of its staff, nearly 8,000 people, according to news reports.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Like some other technology companies, Meta has attributed the layoffs partly to the effects of artificial intelligence. They