The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans' finances: higher interest rates.
- Associated Press
Photos from the ground as the war on Iran launched by the United States and Israel enters its fourth week.
- CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press
Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.
- TIM GRANT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Workers are discovering that a new overtime tax break is proving less generous — and more complicated — than expected.
- NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press
Trump also lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil, relieving some of the pressure that Washington traditionally used as leverage against Tehran.
- MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
As oil tops $100, the Iran war is testing Trump’s push for fossil fuels — and leaving U.S. consumers exposed to price spikes, experts say.
- ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTRY
Israel’s defense minister said Saturday that joint U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran will intensify in the coming week. In a video statement released after a meeting with military officials in Tel Aviv, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel would continue targeting senior figu…
Farmers have complained about costly fertilizer for years, but prices have soared even higher since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
It's a somber Persian New Year and Eid al-Fitr in the Middle East as a regional war nears its first month. US President Donald Trump has suggested a wind-down, but US reinforcements are on the way. Though some oil shipping may resume through the critical Strait of Hormuz, the direction of th…
Trump tapped former Fed official Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell, but his nomination stalled due to the investigation.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced he will stay on as chair pro tem if his nominated successor Kevin Warsh is not confirmed by the Senate before May.
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, with Chair Jerome Powell highlighting the increasingly uncertain outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation in the wake of the Iran war.
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Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and a Kuwaiti oil refinery ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has …
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As the government shutdown continues, the controversial decision has been made to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports countrywide in an effort to decrease skyrocketing wait times.
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Every year, foreign workers come to the United States on temporary visas to perform agricultural jobs that U.S. workers are not available to fill. These workers are required under federal law to be paid at least a minimum hourly wage. But there are numerous reports of H-2A agricultural workers not being paid, or being underpaid.
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A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved.
Iran's nuclear facilities came under attack Friday, state media reported, after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign.
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