Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen have completed preparations to attack ships transiting the Red Sea’s southern access point, a maritime security group led by the U.S. Navy has warned. “Sources close to the group stated that the Houthis have completed preparations to attack shipping, including the deployment of missiles and drones positioned near Bab el-Mandeb,”…
Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday introduced a bill that would rein in President Donald Trump‘s broad tariff powers by eliminating some of his…
A “Coming Soon” sign outside a home for sale in Hercules, California, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued their climb last week, but homebuyers trickled back into the market, perhaps taking advantage of less competition and some price cuts. That helped push total mortgage…
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Eric Lee | Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Congressional Democrats are looking to close what they characterize as loopholes created by the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allow foreign entities to funnel money into U.S. elections. The bill, led by Rep….
A billboard for Kalshi showing 2024 US presidential election odds across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Kalshi will launch a new hub allowing political junkies to see how traders in many event contracts think the midterm elections…
Oil well pumpjacks at work in the oil fields of North Dakota. John Coletti | Photodisc | Getty Images Oil prices were 4% higher on Wednesday morning following the 11th consecutive round of U.S. strikes against Iran overnight, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Strait of Hormuz remains a sticking point between the…
PICKAXE MOUNTAIN NEAR NATANZ NUCLEAR FACILITY, IRAN — NOVEMBER 14, 2025: 12 — Vantor satellite image shows tunnel construction activities and a large spoil pile near the Natanz nuclear complex at Pickaxe Mountain. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor. Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb an…
For the fifth day in a row activists with banners and flags protest against the resignation of Ukrainian Defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a rally near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on July 20, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
Pressure from President Donald Trump to manufacture advanced semiconductors in the U.S. is increasing costs and squeezing margins at TSMC, the world’s leading chipmaker. Following Trump’s return to power in 2025, the president has repeatedly threatened tariffs on companies that don’t make their products in America. Since then, TSMC has announced a total of $200…
POLAND – 2025/01/25: In this photo illustration, the Wistron Corporation company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Wistron Corporation shares jumped 9.7% on Wednesday after the Taiwan-based technology service provider announced the opening of its first U.S….
