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Something will cause inflation to go up this year, but it’s not oil

It’s often said that the inflation of the 1970s and ’80s in the U.S. and elsewhere was caused by the two oil crises of 1973-74 and 1979-80. Not so.

By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodMarch 9, 2026

Stocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war could be over soon

By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026

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U.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say

By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

Like Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels

By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026

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Dubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict

By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Iran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say

By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026

Latest Stories

AI Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns AI’s hunger for internet comments could degrade the world’s ‘information ecosystem’

By Catherina GioinoMarch 9, 2026

A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”

Economy Health care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 9, 2026

Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham pours water on his face during a break

Arts & Entertainment The 2026 World Cup will bring a uniquely American sports tradition to the beautiful game: Mid-match ad breaks

By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

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AI AI layoffs are coming. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits

By Jacqueline MunisMarch 9, 2026

Crypto Strategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock

By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026

Personal Finance How to invest in gold: 6 ways to buy this precious metal

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 9, 2026

Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.

Success After losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

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Energy Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full

By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

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Joe Biden

Politics Biden condemns antisemitism, says people are forgetting that ‘Hamas unleashed this terror’

By Zeke Miller and The Associated PressMay 7, 2024

Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden

Politics Bernie Sanders knows Biden’s tenure might play out like LBJ and Vietnam but he’s fighting anyway: ‘You have to have a certain maturity when you deal with politics’

By Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMay 7, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Politics Hamas claims it accepts cease-fire after Israel orders evacuation from Rafah with offensive imminent

By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressMay 6, 2024

Joe Biden

Politics ‘Order must prevail’: Biden rejects campus protesters’ demands to change stance on Israel

By Chris Megerian and The Associated PressMay 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Politics Biden to address nationwide campus protests, White House official says

By Chris Megerian and The Associated PressMay 2, 2024

An Airbus A340 passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa stand next to Air France aircraft parked in a storage facility

Retail Air France-KLM and Lufthansa’s cost-cutting plan takes off as tough first quarter loss hits

By Kate Duffy and BloombergApril 30, 2024

Columbia protests

Politics Columbia warns protesters they face suspension if they don’t clear out tent encampments

By Jake Offenhartz, Jonathan Mattise and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024

College protests

Success Many campus protestors shocked arrests may be on their record forever: ‘The level of punishment is not even just draconian, it feels like over-the-top callousness’

By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024

Columbia University

Politics Columbia University, the epicenter of the controversial campus Gaza protests, is well aware of its 1968 legacy and the Vietnam era

By Deepti Hajela and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024

Campus protests

Politics Hundreds of college students arrested nationwide as Gaza protests escalate into social justice crisis

By Christopher Weber, Carolyn Thompson, Margery A. Beck and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024

Success Ex-Googler and Palestinian-American fired for opposing Project Nimbus speaks out: ‘This was not my idea of what the American workplace should be’

By Chloe BergerApril 23, 2024

Israel

Politics Israel downgraded by S&P on risk of military escalation with Iran

By The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

United Nations

Politics U.S. vetoes UN membership for Palestine after 12 out of 15 on Security Council vote in favor

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

Wall Street

Finance Oil prices jump about 3% after explosions reported in Iran

By Zimo Zhong and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

Iran

Politics Iran fires air defenses after spotting drones as reports of attack from Israel swirl

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

Janet Yellen

Politics Janet Yellen sees potential ‘economic spillovers’ from Iran’s ‘malign and destabilizing activity’

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressApril 16, 2024

The Coins Bitcoin struggles to regain momentum after weekend wipeout erased more than 10%

By Niamh RoweApril 16, 2024

Leadership From celebrity chef to a direct line to the White House, here’s how José Andrés became the face of food philanthropy and a major player in international politics

By Sunny NagpaulApril 5, 2024

McDonald's

Politics McDonald’s just bought out its Israeli franchisee of more than 30 years, taking over 225 restaurants for undisclosed terms

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressApril 5, 2024

Jose Andres

Politics Biden expresses ‘deepest condolences’ to Jose Andres after 7 of his philanthropy’s World Central Kitchen workers die in Gaza

By Ashraf Khalil and The Associated PressApril 3, 2024

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Politics America actually just called for a Gaza cease-fire at the UN—and China and Russia vetoed it

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2024

Newsletters The Middle East is pitching itself as the future of crypto. Will companies follow?

By Leo SchwartzMarch 6, 2024

AWS CEO Adam Selipsky

Tech Amazon Web Services among firms investing over $10 billion in Saudi Arabian data centers

By Matthew Martin and BloombergMarch 4, 2024

Joe Biden

Health With thousands of Gazans facing starvation, U.S. military begins making emergency food drops

By Tara Copp, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMarch 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Politics Gaza cease-fire is up to Hamas now, White House says

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 2, 2024

Gaza journalists

Politics ‘Attacks on journalists are also attacks on truth,’ Leaders at NYT, AP, more express solidarity with journalists in Gaza

By David Bauder and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2024

Finance Saudi-led alliance pushes Palestinian statehood plan as war rages between Israel and Hamas

By Sam Dagher and BloombergFebruary 29, 2024

Leadership Saudi Arabia needs a second airline because it’s ‘not as easy as it should be’ to get to ‘the home of Cristiano Ronaldo,’ says the CEO of the country’s next carrier

By Lionel LimFebruary 28, 2024

Israel embassy

Politics 25-year-old Air Force member livestreams setting himself on fire in protest of war in Palestine, dies of his injuries

By Michael Balsamo and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2024

Centcom Red Sea

Environment The Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping have created an 18-mile oil slick and an ‘environmental disaster’ that could only get worse, U.S. military says

By Samy Magdy and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2024

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