Earnings season could finally give the stock market some good news. Here’s what’s ahead
[ad_1] Investors are hopeful that first quarter earnings can help the stock market move past the war in Iran, now that there is a tentative ceasefire. Stocks soared this week after President Trump suspended attacks on Iran for two weeks, driving up the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 1,300 points on Wednesday, its best […]
A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire sparks market relief — but no clear path to lasting peace
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe (L) and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (R) during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images News […]
Iran’s war propaganda homes in on Trump with Lego memes
[ad_1] Young Iranian women walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 26, 2026, the final day of Iran-U.S. talks that take place in Geneva. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Wartime propaganda […]
Trump signals possible delay to Beijing summit as U.S. pressures China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said his planned trip to China later this month could be delayed as Washington sought to pressure […]
How the Iran conflict is spreading — in pictures
[ad_1] The conflict in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the region as the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran enters its sixth day. Images published Thursday showed destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran has retaliated by launching a wave of missiles and drones at Israel, as […]
Emmanuel Macron spelled out a pivot in France’s nuclear strategy. Here’s why it’s so significant
[ad_1] France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) submarine “Le Temeraire” – S617 during his visit to the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, north-western France on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Yoan Valat | Afp […]