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Middle East Conflict

Fed Officials See Inflation Shock From Iran War, Push Cuts Further Out

Signals from Fed leaders suggest a longer hold on rates given rising inflation pressures.

U.S. Sends Kushner and Witkoff to Pakistan as Trump Extends Lebanon Ceasefire and Tightens Iran Blockade

Nvidia’s AI Lead Persists as Markets Weigh Google TPUs and a Memory Squeeze

Pentagon Courts GM and Ford in Early Talks to Boost U.S. Weapons Output

Joe Kent Denies Leak Allegations as Reported FBI Probe Raises Backfire Fears in Trump Circle

Switzerland Halts New Arms Export Licenses to U.S., Citing Neutrality in Iran Conflict

U.S. Debt Tops $39 Trillion as Interest Burden Swells and Fiscal Warnings Intensify

Unidentified Drones Over Fort McNair Spur Security Review, White House Meeting

Oil Leaps Past $108 as Hormuz Disruptions and New Strikes Jolt Markets Before Fed

Pentagon Gears Up for Iran Campaign Funding Request as Operation Epic Fury Costs Surge

Oil Retreats From Highs as Tentative Hormuz Passages Spark Equity Rebound

Hegseth’s ‘No Quarter’ Pledge Draws Legal Rebuke Over War-Crime Ban

Toronto Police Treat U.S. Consulate Shooting as National Security Incident

Gas Prices Surge as Iran Conflict Disrupts Oil Flows, With Phoenix Above $4 and U.S. Average at $3.47

India Rebukes UN at 80th Anniversary Over Terror Shielding and Demands Security Council Reform

Senate Confirms Mike Waltz as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Ahead of General Assembly

U.S. Orders Global Halt to Most Nonimmigrant Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders

Canada, UK and France Condition Palestinian State Recognition on Ceasefire and Reforms

Fragile Ceasefire Persists as U.S. and Iran Plan Talks Following Disputed Strikes