War

Tariffs were already squeezing small businesses. Now the Iran conflict is pushing them to the brink as rising oil prices boost shipping costs
Economy

Tariffs were already squeezing small businesses. Now the Iran conflict is pushing them to the brink as rising oil prices boost shipping costs

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Middle East

It’s looking like Trump’s war created a private oil lane for China and other countries willing to play ball with Iran

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300 years of wars show they are ‘always disaster times’ for holders of government debt because of inflation and financial repression
Investing

300 years of wars show they are ‘always disaster times’ for holders of government debt because of inflation and financial repression

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for the Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference at the Federal Reserve on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Banking

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says U.S. economy is ‘amazing’—but admits ‘we just don’t know’ as inflation, jobs, and oil shocks cloud the outlook

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.
Economy

Jerome Powell says you’re right to blame data centers for making your bills more expensive: ‘probably pushing inflation up’

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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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Middle East

Ray Dalio warns a brutal ‘final battle’ for the Strait of Hormuz is coming—and losing could end the American empire

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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Politics

‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz

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A bomb disposal officer in 1945 pulling a mine from the sea on the South East coast of Britain near Hythe.
Middle East

Iran’s simplest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage

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The new U.S. Dime design for the country's 250th Anniversary features an eagle clutching arrows but not an olive branch.
North America

The U.S. Mint dropped the olive branch from the dime. What does that mean for the country?

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March 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida.
Energy

The fog of war is coming from inside the White House—and it cost oil markets $84 million in 10 minutes

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Iran’s new supreme leader may have been wounded at the start of the war, Israeli intelligence says
Middle East

Iran’s new supreme leader may have been wounded at the start of the war, Israeli intelligence says

By The Associated Press, Jon Gambrell and David Rising
March 11, 2026
The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn’t be
Europe

The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn’t be

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March 6, 2026
An older and younger man embrace at an airport.
Middle East

23,000 canceled flights and debris raining on Dubai hotels: The Iran war is jeopardizing the $12 trillion global travel industry

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March 6, 2026
Trump’s strike on Iran and the new breed of AI wars mean bombs can drop faster than the speed of thought
AI

Trump’s strike on Iran and the new breed of AI wars mean bombs can drop faster than the speed of thought

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