TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images…
Oil prices retreated on Friday, but notched sharp weekly gains after soaring above $100 a barrel for the first time in months. Brent crude oil futures, the global benchmark, settled down 2.8% at $104.61 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate was down 2.4% to settle at $100.05 per barrel. On Thursday, Brent crude peaked at…
A driver refuels a vehicle at a Chevron gas station in Miami, Florida, Sept. 3, 2026. Zak Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation remained stubbornly high in August — and economists said consumers are likely to continue to feel the financial pain in coming months as tensions flare in the Middle East, driving up gasoline and…
Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The Iran-backed Houthis reportedly advanced to Yemen’s strategic Perim Island on Friday, delivering a major boost to the militant group’s push to take control of one of…
U.S. diesel prices hit $6 per gallon on Friday for the first time ever, as fuel supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine and Iran wars raises transportation costs across the entire economy. Truckers and farmers are paying about 63% more to fill up their semis and tractors than they did at this time last year,…
US President Donald Trump speaks at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas on Sept. 10, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about starting the Iran war and added that “If I had it to do again, I would do exactly what…
U.S. crude oil prices surged past $100 per barrel on Thursday, the highest level in more than three months as fighting has sharply escalated between Washington and Tehran this week. West Texas Intermediate futures hit a session high of $100.88 per barrel, levels last seen in May. U.S. crude oil was last up 3.4% to $99.32…
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise interest rates on Thursday, but uncertainty around the U.S.-Iran war is clouding the outlook for its…
Vantor satellite image shows tunnel construction activities and a large spoil pile near the Natanz nuclear complex at Pickaxe Mountain. Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Iran “not to get cute” over activity at a suspected nuclear site on Pickaxe Mountain, following a barrage of attacks between both countries…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One for a trip to the Republican National Midterm Convention, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 9, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said energy prices that have been elevated due to the Iran war will not come…
