Emily Peck

Inflation fell in June, on the back of lower energy prices, the government said Tuesday.Why it matters: It's the largest one-month decrease since April 2020, but it may be a short-lived reprieve —...

Data: Global Energy Monitor, Axios research; Map: Danielle Alberti/AxiosThe oil market's top players aren't waiting around to see who winds up with control over the Strait of Hormuz — countries and...

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosInvestors seem to be hitting pause on the AI run-up. Chip stocks in particular are slumping from their record highs.Why it matters: We're in a ...

With rare bipartisan support, the House passed a housing bill Tuesday evening that aims to address the shortage of affordable homes in the U.S.Why it matters: The bill, the Road to Housing Act, sho...

The White House's move to restrict access to Anthropic's latest AI model — using what is known as export controls — could harm the long-term financial prospects of the entire U.S. AI industry. Why ...

The markets are starting the week in their trillion-dollar IPO era, now that SpaceX shares are trading.Why it matters: Think of Elon Musk's company like a pebble, a big one, thrown into a giant lak...

Data: The Conference Board and The Business Council; Note: A number below 50 reflects more negative than positive responses; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosThe CEOs of the world's biggest companies lost co...

AI backlash is mounting. Executives are getting booed. Workers are threatening strikes, and protests are frustrating data center development — but that doesn't seem to worry investors who are raini...

The stock market and the bond market are telling different stories about the economy: Bonds fear doom, while stocks see boom.Why it matters: That's a bit confusing for investors and policymakers lo...

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar-plus SpaceX isn't a public company yet, but its size and ambitions are already upending the stock market and sparking questions over the power and influence wielded by s...

The country's nonprofit sector — organizations from food banks and homeless shelters to immigrant aid groups — is facing a crisis in the wake of federal funding cuts, advocates say.Why it matters: ...

Data: BoardEx via "Aging at the very top," published by NBER; Note: Sample includes 50,510 CEOs in U.S.; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosIt's not just Congress — the corner office is graying, too, with the ...

Data: Gallup; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosThe share of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse is higher now than at any point in the past 25 years, per new Gallup data out Tuesday ...

Some red state lawmakers are floating legislation that would make it easier to use gold and silver as currency and to establish gold stockpiles.Why it matters: Lawmakers say that the commodities ar...