The Faroe Islands are rolling out road trips for travelers looking to explore beyond the usual hot spots. The catch? Visitors don’t know where the trips will take them. Â The Danish archipelago’s tourism board, Visit Faroe Islands, on Tuesday launched 30 itineraries that take travelers on self-guided driving tours. The tours are accessible via…
Reverend Alberto Rojas, Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino Ordaining Prelate and Principal Celebrant, leads the Ordination to the Priesthood mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Will Lester | Medianews Group | Getty Images A Catholic bishop in California has issued a rare decree…
Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates, split between concerns over tariff-fueled inflation and signs of labor market weakness and economic strength. Minutes from the June 17-18 meeting released Wednesday showed that policymakers largely held to a wait-and-see position on future rate moves….
Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday criticized the effects of war-led disruptions to oil markets, weeks after Tehran’s 12-day hostilities with Israel sent crude price soaring. In remarks via videoconference for the OPEC seminar in Vienna, Mohsen Paknejad said, “Whatever the cause, an aggression of war that leads…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters President Donald Trump told campaign donors last year that he had threatened to “bomb the s–t out of Moscow” if Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, according to a new report. Trump at the same donor meeting claimed…
The silhouette of a pedestrian is seen walking past the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images If leading the Federal Reserve isn’t challenging enough, the next central bank chair faces an additional burden: credibility issues now that President Donald Trump has stepped up efforts to…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks as workers react at U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters As President Donald Trump’s tariffs against more than a dozen countries spark fresh concerns about looming country-specific trade measures, often overlooked are the levies on specific products and commodities that…
Investors may want to consider bracing for a weaker stock market performance over the next six months. According to Vanguard’s Roger Hallam, it’s prudent for long-term investors to have sufficient exposure to fixed income in this environment. “Our outlook for the second half of this year is that growth will slow,” the firm’s global head…
People shop at a grocery store in Brooklyn on May 13, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Fears earlier this year that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would result in a sharp inflation spike have completely receded, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Tuesday. The central bank’s monthly Survey…
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is, once again, the busiest airport in the world. The airport, which is Delta Air Lines’ largest hub, processed more than 108 million passengers in 2024, according to a report published today by Airports Council International World. However, that’s still some 2% fewer passengers than the airport processed in 2019. The…
