Washington once enjoyed a near monopoly over this type of economic warfare, but now American consumers and companies are starting to feel the pain. Source: washingtonpost.com

A new estimate puts the cost of dealing with robocalls, hidden fees and customer service chatbots that can’t solve most problems at $165 billion. Source: nytimes.com

The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Source: seattletimes.com

The U.S. brings superior size to economic warfare, but China and Iran have fought back through control of critical economic assets. Source: wsj.com

The Ministry of Energy says the East-West pipeline is back to pumping about 7 million barrels per day. Source: aljazeera.com

Top EU countries and US states appear one after the other in economic size rankings. However, US states surpass the top EU economies in GDP per capita, both in nominal terms and purchasing power. Source: euronews.com