costs

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But the rise in energy costs will hurt households’ purchasing power, while firms are facing supply bottlenecks and weaker demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

While the surge in prices is happening around the world, gas costs more in California than almost anywhere else because of higher taxes, fees and cleaner-fuel requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

By 2030, national energy prices may have an average increase of up to 29%, with areas that have high concentrations of data centers like northern Virginia expecting an almost 60% increase in costs.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

That risks leaving the public more in the dark at a time when inflation and borrowing costs both are concerns, and there’s anxiety around artificial intelligence and the economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

He took obsessive zeal in recording captured goods and would defend them at all costs.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson