A woman rolls a baby stroller past a replica of the Soviet RDS-4 nuclear bomb installed in memory of its creators in a park in Moscow on July 29, 2026. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images For decades, allies worldwide rested in the comfort of the U.S. nuclear umbrella, confident they didn’t need their…
President Donald Trump speaks with the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, after a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, May 22, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump spoke recently to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, the president said Monday. The Wall Street Journal…
Alan Greenspan, the longtime Federal Reserve chairman known as “the Maestro” who became one of the most influential economic policymakers of his era and famously warned of “irrational exuberance,” has died. He was 100. The influential economist died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said his wife of 29 years, Andrea Mitchell, the chief Washington…
Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images “The hard part is done,” President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation Wednesday night about the Iran…
U.S. dollar banknote and decreasing stock graph are seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Fresh off its worst performance since Richard Nixon was president, the U.S. dollar faces a variety of headwinds heading into the second half of the year that could have important investing implications. The greenback tumbled…
