American and Iranian officials are meeting today in Switzerland to discuss U.S. demands for Iran to abandon its nuclear program, amid threats from President Donald Trump and a…
Read more Brink of war: President Trump demanding Iran abandon its nuclear program or face military actionMEXICO CITY — Argentina’s president called it “excellent news for the free world.” Iran condemned it as a “blatant violation of national sovereignty.” Canada said little, except that it was…
Read more Around the world, U.S. attacks on Venezuela prompt praise, anger — and fearWASHINGTON — The U.S. and British militaries were bombing more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike…
Read more U.S., British launch massive retaliatory strike against Houthi rebels in YemenUpdated Jan. 1, 2024 12:05 am ET A surprise surge in American oil and gas production and exports is helping to keep the world stocked, blunting the impact…
Read more Shale Is Keeping the World Awash With Oil as Conflicts AboundDENVER (AP) — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s secretary of…
Read more When Colorado removed Trump from the ballot, a Supreme Court showdown looked likely. Maine removed all doubt.Oil futures fell on Friday, but finished off the session’s lows to eke out a gain for the week — the first for U.S. and global benchmark crude…
Read more Oil prices post first weekly gain in 8 weeks amid ship attacks in Red SeaJERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that its fighter jets have begun striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in the clearest sign yet that the…
Read more Israel fighter jets begin striking Gaza strip targets again as Hamas truce expiresDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a ceasefire deal that began Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in…
Read more Hamas releases first group of hostages under truce agreement with IsraelWASHINGTON (AP) — The negotiations hardly ran smoothly. But, in the end, persistence paid off. Six weeks ago, not long after Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in…
Read more How the Hamas hostage-release deal evolved — and nearly fell apart — in final daysPresident Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping near San Francisco Wednesday, and hanging over the summit is the threat of war over the island…
Read more How the Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco could help prevent a world warDozens of foreign passport holders could be seen entering the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt on Wednesday. It appeared to be the first time foreign passport holders…
Read more Foreign passport holders leaving Gaza for first time since war beganOil futures dropped Sunday night as markets saw a calm opening following Israel’s launch of a ground offensive in Gaza that drew implied threats from Iran amid market…
Read more Oil falls, markets hold steady as Israel launches Gaza ground offensiveFuel prices, with the cost of gasoline and diesel at the pump both down from a month ago, don’t appear to be fazed by the escalating risks to…
Read more Here’s what the Israel-Hamas war has done to U.S. gasoline and diesel pricesTEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and on to Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas…
Read more Biden will travel to Israel Wednesday amid rising concern conflict will spreadPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would ask Congress to take “urgent action” to aid Israel after what he called “sheer evil” attacks by Hamas. “When Congress…
Read more Biden to ask Congress for ‘urgent action’ to help Israel after ‘sheer evil’ Hamas attacksA major Wall Street bank is warning about the risk that inflation expectations could become unanchored in a fashion similar to the 1970s stagflation era. Weekend attacks on…
Read more 1970s-style stagflation may be at risk of repeating itself, Deutsche Bank warnsWall Street on Monday shook off a bout of selling sparked by the Israel-Gaza war. That’s in keeping with the historical tendency of investors to look past geopolitical…
Read more Will Israel-Gaza war sink stocks and shake the global economy? Watch oil prices.A major Wall Street bank is warning about the risk that inflation expectations could become unanchored in a fashion similar to the 1970s stagflation era. Weekend attacks on…
Read more 1970’s-style stagflation may be at risk of repeating itself, bank warnsU.S. stocks were slightly lower Monday as investors edged away from equities and other assets perceived as risky in favor of traditional havens after a surprise attack by…
Read more U.S. stocks lose ground after Hamas attacks IsraelOil futures opened with strong gains late Sunday as traders reacted to an attack by Hamas on Israel, raising Middle East tensions and stoking worries about the outlook…
Read more Oil prices jump 4% after Hamas attack on Israel
