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Yet the Fed also has to be on guard against higher energy prices shaping how consumers and businesses view inflation in the long run.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

By Friday afternoon, California voters still didn’t know which candidates for governor and Los Angeles mayor would be on the November ballot.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He’s a little too gentle to be on planet Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The second is that however painful higher prices are for individuals, collectively the spending picture looks to be on firm ground.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

By now, it would have moved farther west so it would be on his back again, as he returned to the camper.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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