Residential electricity bills will be 8.5 percent higher on average this summer than last, NEADA projects, with steeper increases in the South. A combination of natural gas prices, grid rebuilding costs and rising data center demand is pushing rates up at four times the pace of overall inflation.
Startup accelerator 50:50 Startups, which pairs Palestinian and Israeli entrepreneurs in joint ventures, completed its latest cohort with investor pitches in Boston. About 35 entrepreneurs participated, fewer than usual due to ongoing conflict that prevented some from traveling.
L'Oca d'Oro, an Italian restaurant in Austin, runs a weekly pay-what-you-will night to draw customers who have pulled back on dining out. Co-owners say tariffs, labor costs and menu inflation drove the experiment, which has held up financially.