Oil prices drop to cheapest level since early days of Mideast conflict ^49.9%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske - 6/15/2026, 1:33 AM

Appeal to Authority 23.7% - Biased Writer Voice 19.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 16.2%

Crude oil prices are down sharply on Monday morning, after President Trump, Iranian leaders and Pakistani negotiators all indicated that a deal to end the war with Iran will be signed on Friday. President Trump posted online about the deal on Sunday evening. Oil futures prices promptly sank around 4%, after markets reopened for trading... more

Trump wants a gas tax holiday. There's a much bigger problem looming ^16.1%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske, Stephan Bisaha - 5/28/2026, 9:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 15.9% - Negativity Bias 13.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.1%

President Trump has called for a temporary waiver of the federal gas tax, which costs drivers 18.4 cents per gallon. It's one of several attempts to relieve pain at the pump as voters grow increasingly frustrated with gasoline prices, which have hit four-year highs thanks to the oil trade disruption triggered by the war with Iran. A... more

How well can EVs handle the heat — and the cold? AAA put them to the test ^23.9%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske - 5/1/2026, 11:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 10.2% - Indoctrination 8.9% - Optimism Bias 7.8%

Electric vehicle batteries are a lot like people, in one important respect: They're most comfortable in temperatures around 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. When the weather gets much colder or hotter than that, a battery works less efficiently. It has to work harder, too, to keep the vehicle's cabin comfortable for its equally picky human... more

Tesla's profits beat expectations, but Elon Musk says big costs are ahead ^61.5%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske - 4/22/2026, 11:23 PM

Anecdotal 18.2% - Negativity Bias 15.5% - Availability Heuristic 12.9%

Tesla's first quarter earnings beat Wall Street's expectations, with profits coming in 16% higher than the first quarter of last year. The results briefly sent the company's stock surging in after-hours trading. But then CEO Elon Musk started off the quarterly earnings call with investors and analysts by reminding them that the company... more

Why it’s so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices ^6.2%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske - 3/20/2026, 9:00 AM

The near-total halt of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway through which about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas typically passes, has created a catastrophic disruption in oil markets. Crude oil prices have now topped $110 per barrel, and could climb more. Those higher prices have rippled through to... more

Cars are essential in most of the U.S. They're also increasingly unaffordable ^66.5%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske - 10/30/2025, 8:43 AM

Negativity Bias 22.5% - Anecdotal 15.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.5%

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live? Fill out this form to share your story with NPR. What's the item? Car ownership more

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat ^76.1%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske - 9/13/2016, 1:59 PM

In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine. The article draws on internal documents to show that an industry group called the Sugar Research Foundation wanted to "refute" concerns about sugar's... more