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EconomyMar 30, 20266 min read

Insider trading concerns around oil and military moves are on the rise. Can anyone police the bets?

A flurry of bets made prior to major announcements about the Iran war has ramped up speculation that individuals or groups with advance knowledge of U.S.…

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EconomyMar 30, 20264 min read

Markets plunge and U.S. oil hits $100 as Trump’s ability to reassure Wall Street hits its limit

President Donald Trump is used to bending financial markets to his will. But with the war in Iran, he may have reached the limit of his…

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EconomyMar 29, 20264 min read

Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and CBP, in bid to end extreme airport delays

WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved…

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EconomyMar 28, 20263 min read

Savannah Guthrie returning to ‘TODAY’ in April

“TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will return to the NBC morning show on April 6, as investigators continue to search for her 84-year-old mother in Arizona. In…

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EconomyMar 28, 20265 min read

Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety

LOS ANGELES — A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first…

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EconomyMar 28, 20263 min read

Nasdaq moves into correction territory as Iran war weighs on markets

U.S. stocks and bonds sold off Thursday and oil continued its weekslong upward trajectory, as optimism faded about possible peace talks or a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. The…

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EconomyMar 28, 20262 min read

FAA investigating close call involving United Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter in California

Federal authorities are investigating a close call this week involving a military helicopter and a United Airlines plane approaching John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana. United…

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EconomyMar 28, 20263 min read

Judge blocks Trump administration from limiting Anthropic’s contracts with federal government

A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off the AI…

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EconomyMar 27, 20262 min read

What we know about the LaGuardia plane and fire truck crash

The two pilots killed in the collision between a passenger jet and a Port Authority fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday have been…

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EconomyMar 27, 20262 min read

At least 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity halted, Reuters calculations show

At least 40% of Russia‘s oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a disputed attack on a major pipeline and the seizure…

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EconomyMar 27, 20264 min read

Stocks rally, oil prices fall amid talk of Iran ceasefire

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and global oil prices fell in yet another volatile trading session as traders and investors were buffeted by constant headlines about the…

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EconomyMar 26, 20263 min read

Savannah Guthrie says family is ‘in agony’ in first interview since her mother’s disappearance

“TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie has opened up about the ongoing search for her mother, detailing the “agony” her family is going through more than seven weeks…

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EconomyMar 26, 20264 min read

Delta suspends specialty services for members of Congress amid shutdown-driven TSA delays

Delta Air Lines has cut off special services for members of Congress at airports, as the industry continues to feel the effects of the government’s failure…

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EconomyMar 26, 20263 min read

Senate Republicans believe they have a solution to reopen DHS and end airport chaos

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are buzzing with optimism that they’ve found a viable path to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, four sources familiar with negotiations…

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EconomyMar 26, 20261 min read

Trump backs off escalation, but Iran war goes on amid ‘productive’ talks

The clock that was ticking toward a dramatic new escalation in the Iran war may now be counting down to a deal that would end it.…

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EconomyMar 26, 20264 min read

America’s wealth gap is growing, and Trump’s policies are making it bigger

This article is part of “Unaffordable America,” a series examining rising economic inequality in the U.S. and the policies that drive it. How’s the economy? Not…

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EconomyMar 26, 20262 min read

Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials

The Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on…

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EconomyMar 26, 20263 min read

U.S. stocks rise, oil prices fall after Trump backs off threat to hit Iran’s power grid

U.S. stocks surged Monday, after President Donald Trump announced that he was postponing all military strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day period. Trump said…

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