A huge art work banner newly posted on the corner of Vali Asr Square depicts Iranian missiles with messages addressing Minab schoolgirls and victims of Epstein Island on March 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. = Kaveh Kazemi | Getty Images The U.S. is imposing sanctions on companies and individuals across the Middle East and China…
A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed “Epic Fury”, an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on…
Campaign signage showing Virginia’s current electoral map alongside the proposed electoral map at a Republican Party volunteer table outside a polling location at Burke Centre Library in Burke, Virginia, US, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down the state’s recently passed redistricting…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs…
Traders are embracing the “NACHO” trade, a new Wall Street acronym for “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens.” as investors grow skeptical the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end soon. Maica | Istock | Getty Images Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz…
A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Gallo Images | Getty Images The U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack. The renewal of hostilities further imperils…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Iran is “currently reviewing” messages from the U.S. that it received via Pakistani mediators, but it has yet to reach a conclusion or deliver a reply, an Iranian official said Thursday,…
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join President Donald Trump on his visit to China next week, a source familiar with the plane maker’s plans told CNBC on Thursday. Trump is currently set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15. Ortberg said on an earnings call late…
The flags of the European Union fly in front of the European Parliament. Philipp von Ditfurth | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The European Union is considering rules that would restrict its member governments’ use of U.S. cloud providers to handle sensitive data, sources familiar with the talks told CNBC. The European Commission…
An employee works on core components of circuit breakers for wind turbines at Siemens Energy’s Hangzhou Plant on February 28, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images The Iran war appears to have supercharged the clean energy transition, providing a catalyst for wind power giants…
