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The Strait of Hormuz crisis intensified overnight as former U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled “Project Freedom,” a U.S.-led effort to “guide” nearl...
U.S. futures edge higher while Asia rallies on Iran de-escalation hopes Early Monday, S&P 500 contracts added 0.11 %, Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.33...
Georgia Power has broken ground on a massive new energy hub at the retired Plant Wansley near Carrollton, marking the utility’s most aggressive move y...
Washington, D.C. – The showdown between the United States and Iran is hurtling toward a decisive moment as a 60-day War Powers deadline expires today,...
Wall Street wavered into Thursday after a choppy session that left the major averages little changed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,86...
Silver prices stumbled at the open on Monday, slipping 0.02% to $75.28 per ounce at 9:45 a.m. ET after touching fresh 10-year highs last week. The pul...
(Tehran/Muscat, 27 April 2026) Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Moscow on Monday as diplomatic efforts intensified to end the six-we...
As dawn broke over northern Ukraine on April 26, 2026, sirens once again pierced the still air around the defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Exact...
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated overnight after U.S. Navy forces intercepted and seized an Iran-flagged cargo vessel that American official...
Lead paragraph Tensions in the Gulf spiked overnight after former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercept...
A widespread spring cold snap is prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue Freeze Watches across the central and eastern United States thi...
USO Stock Dips as Crude Retreats After Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire: What Investors Need to Know USO stock—the ticker for United States Oil Fund LP, th...
Updated 17 April 2026 – 09:20 ET Wall Street looks set to add another bullish chapter today, with pre-market indicators pointing higher and investors...
SEOUL—In a decisive bid to shield its economy from Middle East turmoil, South Korea has locked in 273 million barrels of crude oil—enough to cover mor...
Nairobi—A continent-wide energy crunch is intensifying after Kenya’s energy regulator approved the steepest fuel-price hike in the nation’s history, r...
A pair of US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since hostilities with Iran erup...
Wall Street’s major benchmarks retreated Tuesday as renewed Middle-East tensions and a spike in crude prices kept risk appetite in check. The Dow Jo...
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)—the chemicals flagship majority-owned by Saudi Aramco—has entered 2026 in full restructuring mode, unveilin...
A sudden spring reversal in the upper atmosphere is signaling a full polar vortex collapse, and forecasters warn that the remnants of this Arctic engi...
The Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) Index has surged to 469.56 points, extending a powerful month-long rally that has lifted the benchmark 16 % since ...
News today: Top stories for Wednesday, April 1 2026 Global flashpoints Intensifying Middle-East tensions dominated news today after Iranian forces ...
Brasil protege bolso do consumidor em meio a novo choque do petróleo Introdução Enquanto diversas economias enfrentam uma disparada dos combustívei...
Lansing, Mich. — Consumers Energy’s 1.9 million electric customers will see bills rise beginning 1 May 2026 after state regulators approved a $276.6 m...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—All eyes turn to Harvard University today as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a high-profile speech that could clarify ho...
U.S. stock market news today – March 20 2026 U.S. stock futures edged higher in pre-market trade Friday, suggesting Wall Street may claw back a por...
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil extended its march higher early Thursday, changing hands near $97 per barrel after briefly topping $98 ov...
Accra—Ghanaian energy magnate Kevin Okyere, founder of Springfield Exploration & Production, has flown back to Accra after Dubai prosecutors ruled the...
Fire Weather Watch alerts are stacking up across the central and southern High Plains this weekend as a potent spring storm tightens pressure gradient...
A landmark federal court decision has reignited the national conversation over the Jones Act, America’s century-old cabotage law formally known as the...
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is facing a surge of criticism after declaring on Fox News that the United States is “going to make a ton of money” ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) opened Monday sharply lower, sliding 719 points, or 1.5 %, to 47,235 as Wall Street reacted to U.S. crude oil ...
Dow Jones futures plunged more than 900 points Sunday evening, signaling a sharply lower open after West Texas Intermediate crude oil roared past $100...
Georgetown, Guyana—Fresh off the 2026 Guyana Energy Conference, the Caribbean’s fastest-growing economy is positioning itself for a new surge of offsh...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used a nationally televised address on Saturday to issue an explicit apology to Gulf neighbors hit by Iranian miss...
Dow futures ticked higher in early Friday trading, signaling a steadier open for Wall Street after a bruising week dominated by oil-price volatility a...
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures staged a cautious rebound early Wednesday, reversing a portion of Tuesday’s slide as oil prices extended their ra...
Across the United States, fuel stations are bracing for a fresh wave of price hikes as crude oil surges past $94 a barrel in the wake of renewed tensi...
London—Royal Dutch Shell plc is doubling down on Latin America, pledging a 3.5 billion-real (US $668 million) lifeline to its Brazilian sugar-and-etha...
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), often called Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” surged nearly 20 percent to 25.69 at Tuesday’s close, its highest reading si...
Surging Oil Prices Rekindle Global Inflation Fears Geopolitical tension in the Middle East has pushed Brent crude toward the $95 a-barrel mark, reig...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said the United States “is not currently postured” to deploy ground forces inside Iran even after the latest ...
Wall Street’s blue-chip barometer opened the week in a tailspin as geopolitical shockwaves rattled global markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sl...
African consumers and businesses face fresh cost pressures this week as governments across the continent confirm sharp fuel-price increases for March ...
More than 3,500 Metro Detroit homes and businesses are without electricity this morning, according to the live DTE outage map, which pinpoints 3,499 a...
Prague – A flurry of political and economic developments is keeping the Czech Republic in the international spotlight this week as lawmakers debate hi...
Key Takeaways • President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms new European “energy and military support packages” are due by 24 February, the fourth anniver...
WASHINGTON—In a move that could redefine U.S. climate policy for decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today repealed the 2009 “endangerm...
Wall Street slipped Wednesday as a hotter-than-expected January jobs report revived debate over when the Federal Reserve will start easing policy. The...
Rivian’s long-awaited R2 electric SUV has entered its final validation program, marking the last engineering gate before production begins later this ...
Tesla is accelerating a strategic pivot beyond electric cars, layering aggressive solar manufacturing targets onto a fresh push to commercial-scale tr...
Global IEA Outlook Signals Tipping Point for Power Mix in 2026 The International Energy Agency’s freshly released “Electricity 2026” outlook shows th...
WARSAW—Poland reopened Lublin and Rzeszów–Jasionka airports over the weekend after a temporary shutdown triggered by overnight Russian missile strikes...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average vaulted 1,100-plus points (2.3%) in Friday trading, smashing the historic 50,000 barrier and erasing the week’s earli...
Forecasters are warning millions across the United States to brace for an extreme cold warning as a fresh Arctic blast charges southward this weekend....
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) slumped 592 points, or 1.2 %, to 48,908.72 on Thursday as a broad risk-off wave swept U.S. equities, erasing t...
Wall Street’s risk-off mood intensified on Thursday as a broad tech-led sell-off sent major U.S. equity benchmarks to multi-week lows. By late morning...