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By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressJune 17, 2026
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By Catherina GioinoJune 17, 2026
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By Eleanor PringleJune 17, 2026
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By Tristan BoveJune 17, 2026
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By Jeremy BashMarch 21, 2026
CommentaryThe Strait of Hormuz is the fourth large supply shock this decade. Welcome to the new era of global disorder
By Jon HilsenrathMarch 21, 2026
EnergyThree weeks into the Iran war that’s requested $200 billion, here’s what success for Trump might look like
By Jordan BlumMarch 21, 2026
Middle EastIt’s looking like Trump’s war created a private oil lane for China and other countries willing to play ball with Iran
By Jason MaMarch 20, 2026
RetailThe Middle East is one of the world’s fastest growing luxury markets—and the war in Iran may cut its sales in half, analysts say
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 20, 2026
BankingAs the U.S. gears up for a potential ground war in Iran, $100-plus oil threatens ‘demand destruction’ — starting in Asia
By Jim EdwardsMarch 20, 2026
EconomyThe next time the Fed moves it’ll be to hike, according to one economist—whether or not Trump gets his new Fed chair
By Eleanor PringleMarch 20, 2026
EnergyTrump officials say gas prices will return to normal in ‘a few more weeks,’ but his own Energy Department says it will be 2027
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026
CommentaryThe U.S. attacked Iran to show its power but the war is already lost. Epic Fury looks like an Epic Fail
By Guillaume LongMarch 18, 2026
EconomyThe world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
EconomyEconomists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2026
Big TechAs Trump rages against his allies, Republicans are asking what the plan is to end the chaos in Iran
By Jim EdwardsMarch 18, 2026
PoliticsWho is Joe Kent? Meet the Green Beret, MAGA loyalist, and former political candidate who quit over Iran
By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026
CommentaryTrump’s Iran War looks improvised. It isn’t. Here’s the playbook he’s been running for decades
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 17, 2026
EconomyA market correction of 10% could be on the cards as consumer psychology shifts due to gas prices, says top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 17, 2026
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Middle EastRay Dalio warns a brutal ‘final battle’ for the Strait of Hormuz is coming—and losing could end the American empire
By Eva RoytburgMarch 17, 2026
EnergyVenezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it can’t solve for the Strait of Hormuz ‘math problem’
By Jordan BlumMarch 17, 2026
Politics‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz
By Eva RoytburgMarch 16, 2026
EconomyThe energy crisis isn’t recessionary yet, but there’s a scenario where oil prices could bring the US economy to a ‘standstill,’ Oxford Economics says
By Tristan BoveMarch 16, 2026
Middle EastIran’s attacks have collapsed, and the trend is ‘overwhelmingly positive,’ analysts say. But the military side is separate from politics and markets
By Jason MaMarch 16, 2026
BankingGoldman’s top international execs say the Iran war has parallels to the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but there are key differences
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
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EnergyDespite Greenland crisis, Trump suggests NATO owes him help on Iran war after U.S. support for Ukraine. ‘We’ve been very sweet’
By Jason MaMarch 15, 2026
CommentaryThe closed Strait of Hormuz is testing Asia’s energy security. The answer lies across the Pacific—in Canada
By Barrett BingleyMarch 15, 2026
Middle EastThe war with Iran has defense experts wondering if Khamenei will attempt to activate sleeper cells on U.S. soil
By Eleanor PringleMarch 15, 2026
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