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Even higher diesel prices are coming

Even higher diesel prices are coming

Marketplace vor 1 Monat

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The average cost of a gallon of diesel was $5.68 on Wednesday —
just 13 cents shy of a record high. Tariffs and ongoing wars are
both to blame. But so is a seasonal upswing that happens every
fall. In this episode, why diesel prices are likely going to get
even steeper before they cool off. Plus: A computer model helps
make the case for fewer mandated parking spots in city
construction projects, Uber wants to shrink its middle
management, and Alaska families celebrate dipnetting season.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

Why high diesel prices are coming at a particularly bad time

What it takes to reopen 19 months after a wildfire

Uber lays off 10% of their workforce to make the company
"simpler and faster"

To spur more housing construction, Denver changed its parking
rules

Male loneliness epidemic? Try economic loneliness epidemic

In Alaska, dipnetting for salmon is about more than what’s
caught