Gas prices may not drop below $3 a gallon until next year: Energy Secretary Wright

Gas prices are more than $4 per gallon on average in the U.S. right now, a massive spike from just months ago.
Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these 3 stocks for the long haul

Picking stocks can be challenging due to the vast universe of equities. Investors can follow the ratings of top Street analysts and make informed decisions.
From AI shopping to video, Alibaba is making the investments analysts want to see

The Chinese tech company’s shares are on track for their best month since January.
Earnings playbook: Tesla and Boeing lead a big week of reports

Tesla and Boeing are among the 88 S&P 500 companies scheduled to post results.
SiIicon Valley’s AI agent hiccups: Wasted tokens and ‘chaotic’ systems

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Jim Cramer in March that AI agents are “definitely the next ChatGPT.”
Iran says talks continue while it retains control of Strait of Hormuz traffic

Iran’s top negotiator says his government has “no trust” in its enemies, after Trump says the U.S. won’t be blackmailed.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles again, flexing muscle amid Iran war

The launch is the fourth such operation this month and the seventh of the year. Experts say it is meant to display North Korea’s self-defense capabilities.
Construction on Trump’s White House ballroom can continue for now, U.S. appeals court says

A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House.
Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine

Ibogaine is banned under the federal government’s most restrictive category for illegal, high-risk drugs.
‘It’s just scale’: Local mom-and-pop car dealerships are growing or dying amid industry consolidation, rise of mega-retailers

Multibillion-dollar dealerships have been on the rise amid a decadeslong consolidation that has led to a grow-or-die mentality for many U.S. auto retailers.