WTI, Brent, Iran accuse U.S. of ceasefire breach

This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province. CN-STR | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices rose Thursday after Iran accused the United States of violating elements of a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising concerns that tensions could escalate again…

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Asia-pacific markets: U.S., Iran, Negotiations

An electronic stock board displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 28, 2025. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday, as Iran’s parliamentary speaker charged the U.S. of breaching the terms of the two-week ceasefire agreement. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump had…

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Zeldin gives keynote address at climate skeptic conference

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin delivered the keynote address Wednesday at a conference organized by the climate denial group. Zeldin told attendees at the conservative Heartland Institute’s conference that they should “celebrate vengeance.” He claimed that in the past, a “cabal” was deciding which climate models the US would base its climate forecasts…

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