What comes next? Three attack scenarios as U.S. sends thousands more troops to Middle East
[ad_1] A satellite view of Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Province, Iran, within the Strait of Hormuz region on January 17, 2026. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images The U.S. is preparing to send thousands more troops to the Middle East, prompting speculation about a ground attack on Iran amid conflicting accounts of peace […]
U.S. Postal Service seeks 8% fuel surcharge for package deliveries as Iran war raises oil prices
[ad_1] Postal carrier Marc Jacques delivers the mail in a neighborhood on March 19, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday said it is seeking to impose a temporary 8% fuel surcharge for package and express mail deliveries to deal with rising transportation costs, which include higher […]
Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein warns Iran war fallout ‘is going to last’ even if ‘there’s a resolution tomorrow’
[ad_1] Goldman Sachs’ senior chairman and ex-CEO Lloyd Blankfein has warned that the damage from the Iran war “is going to last,” even if there were “a resolution tomorrow” — and urged investors to prioritize contingency planning amid the turmoil. Speaking with CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on Wednesday, Blankfein suggested that certain parts of the market […]
Oil giants raise the alarm over energy shortages as Iran war drags on
[ad_1] Wael Sawan, chief executive officer of Shell Plc, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A trio of European energy CEOs has sounded a warning over energy supplies, amid the ongoing conflict in Iran and restricted access through the […]
Recession odds climb on Wall Street as economy shows cracks beneath the surface
[ad_1] Vanessa Nunes | Istock | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week pushed back when asked whether stagflation posed a threat to the U.S. economy. His successor may face a tougher challenge, as Wall Street forecasters raise their expectations of recession, brought on in part by the Iran war and potential for […]
How the Iran war is changing the way countries think about renewables
[ad_1] Workers check vehicle frames on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The fallout from the Iran war is likely to expedite the shift away from fossil fuels and make countries think differently about […]
Stagflation alarm bells ring in the euro zone as energy crunch hits the global economy
[ad_1] Workers of German steel manufacturer Salzgitter AG stand in front of a furnace at a plant in Salzgitter, Germany, March 1, 2018. Fabian Bimmer | Reuters Private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March, amid mounting evidence of the impact the Iran conflict is having on the global […]
Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s worried about inflation in ‘fraught but intense’ climate
[ad_1] Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Monday that he’s more worried about inflation now than he is unemployment, even with apparent progress made on the war with Iran. In a CNBC interview, the central banker said policymaking is difficult in the current environment. He spoke shortly after President Donald Trump announced that progress […]
Trump tells CNBC ‘we are very intent on making a deal’ with Iran
[ad_1] President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday that, following talks with Iranian authorities, he ordered the U.S. military to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. He told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in a phone call shortly after the post that “we are very intent on making […]
More than 40 Middle East energy assets ‘severely damaged,’ IEA chief says
[ad_1] Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on Monday, March 23, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The head of the International Energy Agency said on Monday that at least 40 energy assets across nine countries in the Middle East have […]