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Trump hails Iran deal but conflict continues to cast long shadow over global economy
As the price of crude oil falls governments are counting the costs of the war in the Middle East Hailing his Iran deal this week amid the excess of Versailles, …
A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows’
China's goods trade surplus with the EU hit 360.6 billion euros in 2025, up 15% from 2024. And in the first four months of this year, the gap has expanded by 1…
Who needs rate cuts? Even the Fed’s new chair admits companies are easily raising capital on financial markets amid epic stock and debt binge
Corporate bond issuance in the year through May totaled $1.23 trillion, up 21% from a year ago.…
Trump student loan discount skips one major group
The Trump administration wants more federal student loan borrowers to sign up for automatic payments, and is offering a sweetened interest rate discount to make…
Trump’s student loan rate cut excludes most of the 9 million borrowers in default
The Education Department's temporary 1% interest rate reduction requires auto-pay enrollment, loan consolidation, and good standing.…
Americans on Trump and Iran: 65% disapprove, just like his job (dis)approval
A new AP-NORC poll finds a nine-point gap between Republicans who back his presidency and those who back his economic stewardship.…
Goldman Sachs revisits its gold price target after Fed meeting
Gold hit an all-time high near $5,600 an ounce in late January. It's been sliding pretty much nonstop since then, and on June 19 the bank most responsible for h…
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s decision to drop forward guidance may actually empower the central bank’s other policymakers
Those officials frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.…
The magic mortgage rate that could make homes affordable again
After this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, things aren’t looking great for homebuyers. While new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh officially ended “forward guidance” on fu…
The Great Recession’s missing children are finally bringing college’s financial crisis into sight. Welcome to the ‘enrollment volatility’ era
The children that weren’t born after 2008 are starting to show up in enrollment, or lack thereof. It's pretty simple what happens when student go missing.…
Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than original estimate
Department for Transport analysis suggests 0.05% boost will be offset by overall negative trade-off The economic boost from a Heathrow third runway could be a t…
Intel surge hints far beyond Apple news
Intel jumped roughly 11% on Thursday, June 18, after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Apple agreed to work with Intel to design and manufactur…
95-year-old beloved supermarket chain closes longtime stores
An iconic supermarket chain is closing stores in key markets, eliminating grocery store choices for local residents as companies close underperforming locations…
Is Trump's Iran deal a failure? - video explainer
Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a 'major win' for the US – even as it made significant political and financial con…
What could US-Iran peace deal mean for UK household costs?
The impact on petrol and food prices, energy bills and mortgages if the truce holds and strait of Hormuz reopensAround the world, markets reacted with relief th…
Binance’s MiCA fight raises questions over ECB influence
Lawyers say MiCA rules do not bar the European Central Bank from communicating with national regulators during the application process, though crypto licensing …
Ethereum faces core development funding crisis, former contributor warns
The warning comes as the Ethereum Foundation reduces spending, adjusts its treasury strategy and undergoes a wave of leadership departures.…
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Piping down at the Fed
With inflation rising and more officials forecasting rate hikes, Wall Street is watching how far his reforms will go…
UK borrowing surges over forecasts in May as government spending rises – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsToday’s public finances report also shows how inflation drove up the cost of servicing the national de…
The week that changed AI: Inside Trump’s Anthropic crackdown, and how a phone call from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy triggered the chaos
The fight over Anthropic’s Mythos model is rewriting the rules of AI regulation, with consequences for the trillion dollar startup, the AI industry, and global …
Fed's Warsh leaves markets guessing on rate hikes
The Federal Reserve has a new playbook. We have questions. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh vowed the U.S. central bank would battle rising inflation risk and higher price…
Bitcoin’s deeply discounted versus AI-stocks, but hawkish Fed risk lingers: Bitwise
Bitwise analysts say Bitcoin trades in a historical value zone, but hawkish Federal Reserve signals and a competition for liquidity could sideline buyers.…
Award-winning brewery files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeks partners
Launching a craft brewery in an environment of high interest rates, rising inflation and high ingredients costs can jeopardize a beer company's odds of succeedi…
The billionaire hidden behind the curtain inside Trump’s Pentagon
Media-shy financier Stephen Feinberg has quietly amassed extraordinary influence over US military spendingThe only available video over the last 15 months of th…
Europe fires another salvo at U.S. tech companies
President Trump brought several leading technology executives to the G-7 for a special meeting focused on artificial intelligence. However, European Central Ban…
‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds
Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchersThe environmental damage bill racked up by the hi…
Exclusive: Arizona senator warns ‘ghost jobs’ are warping labor data, presses Trump admin to investigate
Sen. Ruben Gallego sent letters outlining his concerns on Thursday to the Department of Labor and Federal Trade Commission.…
U.S. jobless claims dipped to 226,000 last week, edging above forecasts
The four-week moving average climbed to 223,250, while continuing claims rose to 1.81 million for the week ended June 6…
Teen summer employment is headed for its worst year since 1948
Challenger, Gray & Christmas projects record-low teen hiring this summer as inflation, cautious employers, and AI squeeze out entry-level jobs.…
Sleep Number is filing for bankruptcy and selling to Sleep Country Canada for $415 million
The Minneapolis-based mattress maker entered Chapter 11 with $672 million in debt, blaming tariffs and inflation for its financial collapse…