How Meter Pricing Is Testing the Economics of AI

Jun 18, 2026 | Markets

Silicon Valley spent much of the past few years feverishly pushing consumers and businesses to inject artificial intelligence into every corner of their lives. Now AI developers want their customers to pay more for the technology they actually use. A growing number of...

US Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4 as Iran Pressure Eases

Jun 18, 2026 | Markets

US gasoline prices dipped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March, providing welcome relief to consumers after a historic global supply disruption sent fuel costs soaring for months. National regular unleaded gasoline averaged $3.999 on Thursday, according to...

Spain Lacks 750,000 Homes With Hotspots From Madrid to the Coast

Jun 18, 2026 | Markets

Spain keeps creating far more households than homes in a mismatch that could increasingly weigh on the economy and society, according to the central bank. The country’s accumulated shortfall of dwellings now totals 750,000, nearly double Italy’s tally of 400,000 and...

Fed’s Warsh Rocks Bond Market in Debut, Sparks Surge in Rate-Hike Bets

Jun 18, 2026 | Markets

Traders piled into betting on interest-rate hikes as soon as next month after Kevin Warsh used his debut press conference as Federal Reserve chairman to make clear the central bank won’t tolerate high inflation. Two-year Treasury yields, which closely track...

Australia Probes Private Credit Lenders, Warns on Valuations

Jun 17, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Australia’s corporate watchdog is investigating a number of private credit funds and warning industry managers to make sure that asset valuations are “grounded in realistic assumptions” before an end-of-month reporting deadline. “We’re absolutely 100% unequivocally...