House Dem Sam Liccardo probes suspicious oil trades during Iran war
[ad_1] Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., attends a news conference with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during the House Democrats’ 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, March 13, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is probing whether the nation’s top financial regulators are […]
UK Government Prepares For Food Shortages As Iran War Continues
[ad_1] A cabinet minister has confirmed that the government has planned for food shortages this summer amid economic strains caused by the Iran war. Business and trade secretary Peter Kyle said ministers were engaging in “scenario planning” as Iran continues to block the major oil shipping waterway, the Strait of Hormuz. It comes after The […]
Israel’s central bank chief pins hopes on peace as economic shock looms
[ad_1] The Israeli economy is facing a significant hit to growth projections as a result of the Middle East conflict — but its central bank chief is hopeful that a rapid resolution to the wars in Lebanon and Iran can help ease the shock. Speaking with CNBC’s Karen Tso at the IMF-World Bank spring meeting […]
Spain touts energy resilience to Iran war as Trump tensions cast shadow over trade
[ad_1] Wind turbines operated by Gamesa Eloica SA near Zaragoza, Spain, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Renewables are helping cushion the blow of higher oil and gas prices in Europe. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo lauded the country’s energy resilience to the Iran war, saying a pivot to solar […]
Airline worker who shared photos of Dubai bomb damage on his private WhatsApp is lured to meeting and arrested by authorities after they secretly snooped through his messages
[ad_1] By ANDREW JEHRING, CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 18:05 EDT, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 22:35 EDT, 16 April 2026 Dubai police snooped on a private WhatsApp group to snare an airline worker who shared images of a building damaged in the Middle East crisis. Authorities accessed a closed chat between colleagues, downloaded evidence and […]
Trump says gas prices ‘not very high’ as most U.S. voters blame him for price spike
[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside concerns about much higher gas prices because of the Iran war, even as a new poll showed that most […]
US eyes Iran fast boats with ‘kill’ tactics tested in Venezuela drug-boat strikes
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. is preparing to take on Iran’s fast-attack boats using a playbook it already has tested in another theater — lethal strikes on small vessels tied to drug trafficking networks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Since September 2025, U.S. forces have conducted dozens of […]
US announces aggressive expansion of Iran blockade, warns regime to ‘choose wisely’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The US military will “actively pursue” any Iranian-flagged vessels or any ships attempting to support the regime elsewhere in the world, Gen. Dan Caine Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced Thursday — in an expansion of the blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. Caine explained that in […]
EasyJet’s stock drops 5% as the Middle East conflict, fuel costs weigh on bookings outlook
[ad_1] EasyJet‘s stock fell on Thursday after the European airline warned the Iran war and higher fuel prices are weighing on customer bookings. The group said it took on roughly £25 million ($34 million) in additional fuel costs in March alone as global oil prices soared, and it expects airline costs to remain tied to […]
UK economy grew 0.5% in February, beating economists’ expectations by a long shot
[ad_1] Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew by 0.5% in February, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics published Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month. […]