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Sunday, April 12, 2026

The Federal Reserve Is Raising Red Flags, and the Stock Market Isn't Listening

 https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/federal-raising-red-flags-stock-150500761.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMwO97DFdBQzn0mMwJ5-3kgY5jlUwh5bZwcY1P9o2B776-NV-urTynP58XQi9PixD5cJRE7sUaCc3t6YdYSqZJwaIPxLlPs5zTTRO4NACZhim-p3RCaWI2YM6iS8e-frpNOaUiZIvLeMdWkEaG4kXtRyeGA2CV7tjpFC8I1EbcYx

The next generation of senators has a ticking time bomb in its lap: Social Security’s impending insolvency and no plan for the national debt

 https://fortune.com/2026/04/10/next-generation-senators-social-security-deadline-national-debt-question/

'We might need to raise rates': Fed official put a rate hike back on the table — and it hinges on one thing

 https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/might-raise-rates-fed-official-151500665.html

Exclusive: Fed's Daly says oil shock means getting inflation down takes longer

 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/feds-daly-says-oil-shock-means-getting-inflation-down-takes-longer-2026-04-10/

Jerome Powell says you’re right to blame data centers for making your bills more expensive: ‘probably pushing inflation up’

 https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/jerome-powell-ai-data-centers-causing-inflation-electricity-bills-affordability/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRupleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjctP2hjtfJmZQfvx_OrSllyM9xD5j34fWx4AitoaAxMJlPPEBQeWPcrazhv_aem_WuJlerkbFom6pjvW7Ni05g

The cascading global impact of the Iran war, visualized

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/global-impact-iran-war-vis?Date=20260407&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1775588028&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRqtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjctP2hjtfJmZQfvx_OrSllyM9xD5j34fWx4AitoaAxMJlPPEBQeWPcrazhv_aem_WuJlerkbFom6pjvW7Ni05g

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon predicts AI will cut the workweek down to 3.5 days—and tells Gen Z developing EQ is more important than ever

 https://fortune.com/2026/04/06/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-ai-cut-workweek-3-5-days-gen-z-developing-eq-important/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRmFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHonYNSCkrnS0AlHhTYslwv46yxz26Rii_iw2UuEk95wI2wp0O_0v0EaKBFQX_aem_vfZoJbWjA4CbM9YKQNVMTQ

US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/health/fertility-rate-record-low-2025?Date=20260409&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1775722392&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRiZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpw8gNMc1jn3g07MGZAQHpVIFFHu-0TONMKofvD67g5wLduRvOtc_csOPxOr_aem_8QDq92EdmW68rhgGgXJ0cg

Oil prices rise after Trump threatens to block passage through Strait of Hormuz

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oil-prices-iran-war?utm_source=business_ribbon

Report: Losing your job to AI doesn’t just lead to unemployment, it leaves lasting scars

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/economy/ai-job-losses-long-term-effects?Date=20260407&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1775577234&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRbJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjctP2hjtfJmZQfvx_OrSllyM9xD5j34fWx4AitoaAxMJlPPEBQeWPcrazhv_aem_WuJlerkbFom6pjvW7Ni05g

When Gas Prices Rise, They’re Hard to Bring Down. Here’s Why.

 https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/when-gas-prices-rise-theyre-hard-to-bring-down-heres-why-23e23bc1?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRW9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebaL_KaUnw2gI_PeBtnWB_S213DXY9mF8ixOVMhKpZERuoNXZ5IJPVmWNolI_aem_aQVJuryBG86O4I6SshzBCw

Doritos prices jumped 50% in four years and PepsiCo waited until it lost billions to do anything about it

 https://fortune.com/2026/04/07/pepsico-frito-lay-chips-food-and-drink-inflation-consumer-products-doritos-cheetos-tostitos/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRSFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHonYNSCkrnS0AlHhTYslwv46yxz26Rii_iw2UuEk95wI2wp0O_0v0EaKBFQX_aem_vfZoJbWjA4CbM9YKQNVMTQ

US inflation tripled last month on record spike in gas prices

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/business/live-news/us-cpi-march-inflation-iran?Date=20260410&Profile=cnnbrk&utm_content=1775825013&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRNxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuGAN4bO817ZyDSECtX4OV3EC_6CQSlCxBgCc2wtUc1KNo20Q_K0Z7GCQiJF_aem_ucxi7hjWejXIOekl046vTA

Airlines nationwide are raising bag fees. See who’s charging more

 https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/airlines-nationwide-raising-bag-fees/507-1f9e439a-f6b7-40ea-b9c2-cb14fad3aed0?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_6_News_KCEN_TV&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRH5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqJCjRcBl8J56OlNzzxP2AgVTLNDQS0HVITJGyDD3ORrrsSwiaYoYY0L5MFP_aem_ibfmbX0FuVH6GXUiSB4T5A