Business Stories from June 18, 2026 (Change date)
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Toll hike coming? Board approves hearings on potential 45-cent increaseJun 18, 2026 10:25 am - Illinois tollway directors approved holding statewide public hearings on a 45-cent rate hike impacting I-PASS customers with passenger vehicles, and unveiled a new $26.5 billion capital plan Thursday.
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U.S. homebuilder sentiment falls, driven by drop in SouthJun 18, 2026 9:42 am - Confidence among US homebuilders slipped in June, dragged down by rising mortgage rates and materials costs, as well as a sharp drop in sentiment across the South.
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Ukrainian drones set a Moscow refinery ablaze in a major attack on the Russian capitalJun 18, 2026 9:13 am - Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery Thursday for a second time in a week, sending huge plumes of black smoke over the capital and disrupting flights at its airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion over four years ago, officials said.
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US filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as layoffs remain historically lowJun 18, 2026 8:26 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years.
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US gas prices fall below $4 for 1st time since March, but still 25% higher than last yearJun 18, 2026 8:15 am - U.S. gas prices fell below $4 a gallon on average Thursday, but just barely.
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