Jonah Green

A spike in oil prices helped consumer prices jump by their biggest amount in nearly four years, with gas prices doing most of the damage.

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economics editor Dan Burns has been studying the numbers and what they may say about inflation going forward.

You can hear more about how the war and a potential ceasefire have been impacting investors on today's episode of MorningBid.

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California's gubernatorial race has been rocked by sexual assault allegations against one of the leading Democratic candidates.

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Representative Eric Swalwell has denied allegations by a former congressional staffer.

But several leading Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, have urged Swalwell to end his campaign for governor.

In a large field of candidates from multiple parties, Swalwell has been widely considered one of the leading contenders to advance to a runoff in California's nonpartisan voting for governor.

The top two finishers in June's primary will advance to the general election in November, even if they are from the same party.

The Trump administration has unveiled designs for a massive arch in Washington, a 250-foot monument that would tower over the Lincoln Memorial.

The ivory and gold structure, meant to mark America's 250th anniversary, features a 60-foot Statue of Liberty with angel wings flanked by golden eagles and would be built between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

It's the latest move for Trump to put his stamp on the Capitol.

He's also trying to build a massive private funded ballroom at the White House after bulldozing the East Wing.

The triumphal arch will need approval from a commission stacked with Trump appointees, but residents have already sued to block it.

Turning now to Hungary and a vote that could reshape the country's politics.

Voters will head to the polls tomorrow in a pivotal election, one that could bring an end to Viktor Orban's 16-year grip on power and potentially pull the country back toward the European Union mainstream.

Opinion polls show the opposition Tiza party leading.

Voters there are weighing years of economic stagnation, corruption concerns, and Orban's close ties to both Moscow and Donald Trump.