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Middle East

‘The United States is undermining itself’: China is ignoring Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

By The Associated Press and Didi Tang
March 18, 2026
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Economy

White House suspends the Jones Act for 60 days. Analysts see a gas price impact of 3 cents

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
March 18, 2026
Smoke and flames rise from an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /
Energy

It’s almost inexplicable why oil prices aren’t much higher. But here’s why markets are ‘resilient’ so far despite the biggest energy supply shock ever

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March 18, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy

Jerome Powell says this economy isn’t as miserable as the 1970s, but ‘maybe that’s just me’

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March 18, 2026
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Cybersecurity

Every Fortune 500 CEO’s nightmare: the Iran war and the Pandora’s Box of AI cyber warfare

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March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen presides over a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department on May 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. The council received an update from the Financial Market Utilities Committee and an update on market developments related to corporate credit, as well as a presentation and to vote on a report on nonbank mortgage servicing. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Economy

The Fed holds rates steady and punts on the Middle East: ‘uncertain’

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March 18, 2026
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard with Trump
Politics

Tulsi Gabbard won’t say whether she warned Trump that Iran could block the Strait of Hormuz

By The Associated Press, Eric Tucker, David Klepper and Stephen Groves
March 18, 2026
Chris Wright, US energy secretary sitting next to US President Donald Trump
Energy

Trump officials say gas prices will return to normal in ‘a few more weeks,’ but his own Energy Department says it will be 2027

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March 18, 2026
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City.
Energy

Oil prices hit nearly $110 as Iran vows to escalate the war in ‘new ways’

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March 18, 2026
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Commentary

The U.S. attacked Iran to show its power but the war is already lost. Epic Fury looks like an Epic Fail

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March 18, 2026
A sign displays the price of diesel fuel, which is at $5.99 at a Maverick gas station
Energy

‘I just want all of it to end’: U.S. gas prices reach highest level since 2023 with no end for the Iran War in sight

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
March 18, 2026
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Energy

Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and sell its oil. Now it’s starting to happen

By The Associated Press, Fatima Hussein and Regina Garcia Cano
March 18, 2026
A technician in Germany works on a battery system for a Volkswagen electric vehicle.
Economy

The world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter

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March 18, 2026
Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
Success

Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel

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March 18, 2026
Customer Jann Gregg of Schenectady pumps gas at the GasWay Xpress Mart at 1120 Erie Blvd. pump gas on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y.
Economy

Economists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist

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March 18, 2026

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