Ben Carter

Ben Carter is a staff writer at P&L, covering markets, dealmaking, and public companies. He previously worked in equity research, focusing on valuation, earnings, and IPOs.

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Aug 20, 2026

Economy

Jobless Claims Hold at 209,000 as Philly Fed Index Jumps to 41.4

U.S. initial jobless claims came in at 209,000 for the week ending August 15, just under the 210,000 consensus, while the Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing index landed at 41.4 against expectations of 25.

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Aug 11, 2026

Markets

U.S. Crude Tops $84 as U.S.-Iran Talks Stay Deadlocked

U.S. crude climbed 2.7% to $84.36 a barrel on Tuesday as U.S.-Iran talks stayed deadlocked, with Brent at $89.94 and U.S. stock futures subdued.

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Aug 6, 2026

Markets

Dow Hits a Record as Hormuz Hopes Push Oil Lower

Dow futures ticked up after a record close and crude slid as Iran-Oman talks raised hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz — with Friday's payrolls print the next hurdle

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Aug 6, 2026

Economy

US jobless claims edge up to 199,000 in latest week

Initial claims rose by 1,000 to 199,000 in the week ending August 1, while the four-week moving average slipped 4,500 to 198,750, the Labor Department reported.

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Aug 5, 2026

Markets

GOOGL chart asset QA

A five-day GOOGL chart validating the P&L Post ticker treatment in light and dark mode.

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Aug 4, 2026

Markets

Chart asset QA — GOOGL adaptive SVG

This noindex QA post verifies the adaptive SVG homepage asset and its paired fixed-white PNG email asset. It is not editorial content and will not be sent

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Aug 4, 2026

Markets

Chart style QA — GOOGL no grid

This is a noindex visual QA post for the P&L Post Markets ticker-chart treatment. It is not newsletter content and will not be sent by

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Aug 4, 2026

Markets

[QA Fixture] Theme layout sample 01: Latest 01 Markets Futures

QA fixture for theme validation. Not editorial coverage. This deterministic fixture exercises cards, metadata, typography, and archive layouts. Fixture key: latest-01-markets-futures. Layout validation [QA Fixture]

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Aug 4, 2026

Economy

[QA Fixture] Theme layout sample 02: Latest 02 Economy Inflation

QA fixture for theme validation. Not editorial coverage. This deterministic fixture exercises cards, metadata, typography, and archive layouts. Fixture key: latest-02-economy-inflation. Layout validation [QA Fixture]

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Aug 4, 2026

Tech

[QA Fixture] Theme layout sample 03: Latest 03 Tech Semiconductors

QA fixture for theme validation. Not editorial coverage. This deterministic fixture exercises cards, metadata, typography, and archive layouts. Fixture key: latest-03-tech-semiconductors. Layout validation [QA Fixture]

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