WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size…
Read more Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be ‘Rocket Fuel’ for the economy. He is losing that fight so farNEW YORK — Oil prices eased in early trading Sunday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and Iran refrained from launching…
Read more Oil prices ease after US and Iran pause their attacksCAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city…
Read more Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in YemenIran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, while the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes…
Read more US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night as Tehran strikes tanker in the Strait of HormuzDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched airstrikes Sunday targeting Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for the killing of American troops in Jordan, further widening…
Read more US strikes Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over attack that killed troops in JordanDuring his prime-time fireside rant on Thursday night, Trump barely mentioned Iran, telling Americans only that the U.S. was “winning big in Iran, and you will see the…
Read more Trump Is Finding Out About Forever WarWASHINGTON — A spectacular economic upturn is on its way, President Trump promised Americans last week, galvanized in part by a deal brokered this month to end his war with…
Read more Costs of Iran war will linger despite conflict’s end, experts sayDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched a second round of airstrikes Saturday targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction as Tehran hit both Bahrain and…
Read more US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim dealDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A series of tankers made their way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary…
Read more Oil tanker navigates Strait of Hormuz despite threats from Iran’s Revolutionary GuardTYRE, Lebanon — Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement. The persistent…
Read more Deadly fighting persists in Lebanon as the US-Iran deal is under threatWASHINGTON — Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits several overdue reports to lawmakers, including its investigation into a deadly…
Read more Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strikePresident Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country,…
Read more US-Iran deal takes ‘immediate effect’ after both sides sign, Pakistan premier saysNEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending in May as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain…
Read more Retail sales up 0.9% in May as the weather improved and gasoline prices cooled
