CBS News gas and oil price tracker shows how much energy costs are rising

The war with Iran is pushing up oil and gas prices, creating widespread financial strain on U.S. motorists, food delivery drivers, farmers as well as the U.S. Postal Service.  Analysts say prices are…

U.S. students turn to international colleges amid rising costs, political turmoil

Genevieve Smith spent her summer compiling an application to study at a university in the Netherlands – a vague goal now solidified, she says, due to rising costs and political…

Why are U.S. layoffs rising even as corporate profits surge?

As U.S. corporate profits rise and the stock market hits new highs, investors are reaping the rewards. Yet beneath the surge, companies have cut nearly 1 million jobs this year…

Halloween costume prices are rising, but one man's thrifting offers a solution

Several times a week, you can find Christophe Waggoner digging through piles of clothes at a thrift store in central Texas. Unlike some of the other shoppers, though, he’s looking…

MoneyWatch price tracker shows how much food, utility, housing costs are rising

As consumers cope with lingering cost-of-living pressures and the potential impact of tariffs, CBS News is tracking the change in prices of everyday household expenses — from food to utilities…

"Nightmare bacteria" cases are rising in the U.S., researchers say

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are difficult…

Rising temperatures cause surge of contact burn injuries from hot surfaces

With heat warnings popping up across the United States, rising temperatures are turning pavements and playgrounds into burn zones. The burn center at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, Arizona, treated a…

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