Crude oil rose to around $79 a barrel on Monday, extending gains from the previous week as uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz continued to support prices. Iran and Oman have yet to finalize an agreement to reopen the strategic waterway, and conflicting signals …
Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran is not currently engaged in direct talks with the United States to end the broader conflict or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report from Iran's Mehr news agency. He added that "messages are being …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of President Trump's Gaza peace plan in televised remarks to his cabinet on Sunday, saying "Israel does not accept the 15-point document." He said Israeli forces "will not carry out anyWithdrawaluntil Hamas is disarmed... it means …
The United States has indicated it is prepared to rely on economic pressure rather than renewed military strikes to push Iran toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The White House said it is "low-keying" negotiations with Tehran, citing Iran's highInflationand currency weakness as reasons …
The Census Bureau recorded more than 531,000 new business applications in June, an increase of 81% compared with the average monthly figure in 2019. The trend, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic, has continued to build momentum, supported by artificial intelligence tools, limited hiring …
• CVSA shares surged approximately 13.46 percent to $140.98, a gain of $16.72 from a prior close of $124.26.
Missouri voters rejected Amendment 5 on August 4th, a proposal that would have given the state legislature five years to phase out the individual income tax while expanding sales and use taxes to offset the lost revenue. The measure failed by a wide margin, …
Ahead of November's midterm elections, neither major party has articulated a detailed legislative agenda for what it would pursue with control of Congress. Republicans have not proposed further tax reforms, spending cuts, or new legislation addressing the president's tariff policies, despite tariffs remaining among …
The United States exported $171 billion in agricultural goods last year, according to the Department of Agriculture, just $2 billion more than Brazil's export total. Brazil's exports rose 6% in the first half of this year to a record $87 billion, putting 2026 on …
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after Republican senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina secured written assurance that the Department of Justice would rescind a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. The fund had been created …