Here's the inflation breakdown for May 2026 — in one chart
Inflation jumped to a three-year high in May as the Iran war continued to fuel higher energy prices.

Inflation jumped to a three-year high in May as the Iran war continued to fuel higher energy prices.
Amazon has been spinning out more of its in-house logistics offerings for others to access, posing a growing threat to industry incumbents.
Gates reportedly prepared for his testimony with the help of Jake Greenberg, who previously was the Oversight committee's chief investigations counsel.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says AI will drive the most important political decisions in the U.S. and shouldn't be decided by party lines.
Crypto traders are currently pricing the SpaceX pre-IPO perp on Hyperliquid at $161, about 19% above the company's fixed IPO price of $135 per share.
The president's comments came after U.S. forces on Tuesday evening launched strikes against Iran.
The proposed rules from the commission will now face a public comment period.
Self-driving freight truck technology company Einride rose significant in its first day of trading on the Nasdaq after a SPAC deal.
The cost of attendance at a growing number of colleges is now more than six figures a year, according to data from The Princeton Review.
The arrival of the invasive New World screwworm in Texas could hit consumers this summer with beef prices already an acute source of inflation.
North Carolina has invested heavily in AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic while avoiding a direct stake in SpaceX.
Oil prices rose after the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran, raising concerns that renewed clashes may threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Global wagers on the 2026 World Cup could top $50 billion, according to Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon. That’s up from more than $35 billion in the 2022 tournament.
Mortgage demand from both current homeowners and potential buyers rose sharply, even though interest rates climbed as well.
There's reason for optimism, judging by bullish options flows around stocks that do better when interest-rates stay lower, and call-buyers who are prepared for the biggest move in Oracle since Covid.
Pandemic-era shortages are still pushing up used car prices, and automakers learned lessons from that time that stands to keep supply tight
Precious metals were firmly in negative territory, as fears about inflation and the Federal Reserve's interest rate path weighed on investor sentiment.
We're making our fourth sale this week to bring our cash position close to 12%, in preparation for what we expect will remain a volatile market ahead.
Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Robinhood, SoFi and Morgan Stanley's E-Trade are among the brokerage platforms making SpaceX shares available.
The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package after months of debate.
GM is expanding efforts to capitalize on the expected growth of energy storage and data centers and the development of next-generation sodium-ion batteries.
Super Micro is the latest company tied to the AI boom to announce that it's tapping the capital markets.
"If you look at our associates, they're spending a lot less time doing models or comparables than before," Orlando Bravo, founder of Thoma Bravo, told CNBC.
Anthropic said the broad release is possible because of new safeguards that block responses in specific high-risk areas.