Economy news summaries — Page 12

Essential facts and source links for recent economy stories.

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   CNBC2026-09-22

   Qantas plans next-August ticket sales for 2028 New York–Sydney nonstop

   Qantas plans to start selling tickets next August for its first nonstop New York–Sydney service, with flights planned for 2028 and an estimated journey of about 18 hours—close to today’s longest nonstop route.
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   HuffPost2026-09-22

   Rollins points shoppers toward other proteins as beef prices hit records

   Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins advised Americans priced out of beef to choose chicken, pork, salmon or eggs during a Monday podcast interview. She blamed former President Joe Biden and Democrats for high beef costs, and said cheaper beef was “coming soon.”
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   Snopes2026-09-22

   Snopes finds viral Biden-Trump inflation graphic’s figures don’t match BLS data

   Snopes rated a viral graphic’s claim about higher inflation for household goods and utilities under Joe Biden than Donald Trump false, saying it could not reproduce the cited BLS figures; the graphic compared Biden’s 48 months with Trump’s first 20 months of his second term.