The crash that shaved more than $1 trillion of value from the digital-asset industry in the past few weeks was entirely foreseeable. I have been warning about the dangers of leveraging bitcoin and cryptocurrencies since 2018, as have others. Few heeded warnings as prices soared. The crash is healthy.

It's no secret that Americans are paying record prices at the gas pumps. Rapidly ascending prices also affect the cost of all the goods and services that are an integral part of the American economy. Farmers, manufacturers, delivery companies, repair people...you name it: they're paying more to do their jobs, and they're passing those costs to consumers.

The median price of an American house has increased by 28 percent over the last two years, as pandemic-driven demand and long-term demographic changes send buyers into crazed bidding wars. Might the fact that corporate investors snapped up 15 percent of U.S. homes for sale in the first quarter of this year have something to do with it?

USPS Unveils 10-Year Sustainability Plan: Higher Prices, Worse Service Congress will be reviewing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year business plan that calls for more packages, higher prices, and longer delivery time for first-class mail. USPS' planned overhaul comes as it faces more than $100 billion in projected losses.