The Strait of Hormuz isn’t totally closed. Meet the ‘shadow fleet’
The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Since the beginning of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, oil tanker traffic through the world’s…
Finance
Republicans want Trump focused on affordability, but his mind is on voter suppression
President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year: build on an already strict national voter identification law to ban mail…
Iran gloats about hitting Trump where it hurts: ‘Just look at the state of the global economy and energy markets — it has been very painful for them’
The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A surge in oil prices points…
Americans’ opinions on the Iran War: polarized, except on the issue of whether to escalate
Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support. Polls…
Bill Ackman is a self-described ‘Buffett devotee’—and wants his $28 billion Pershing empire to be the ‘modern-day’ Berkshire
Bill Ackman has never been one to temper his ambitions, but by filing to take Pershing Square public, he may have taken the first step toward reaching his biggest goal…
Israeli President’s message to CEOs in D.C.: ‘We need to be steadfast, take a deep breath, and finish the undermining of Iran’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke Wednesday to a group of business leaders gathered in Washington at the Yale CEO Caucus. While discussions during the gathering were off the record, Herzog…
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil on how stuck golfers got out of a besieged Gulf: ‘Precise planning, excellent resources and tremendous leadership’
When Iranian missiles shut down Gulf airspace, several professional golfers bound for LIV Golf’s Hong Kong tournament found themselves stuck in Dubai. In all, eight LIV players, three broadcasters, four…
How the Iran war’s nearly $1 billion-a-day price tag is deepening America’s debt crisis
On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office released its closely-watched, 10-year projections for the U.S. budget, this addition covering FYs 2026 to 2035. As expected, the numbers were extremely dire,…
Retirees wait for the day they can sell their homes and cash in—but there’s a secret Medicare ‘trap’ that could stop them in their tracks
Aside from loads of extra free time and the freedom to pursue new hobbies, one of the most exciting moments of retirement can be when it’s finally time to sell…
Oracle blows investors away with 22% ‘hyper growth’—but cash flow crunches to negative $24.7 billion
Oracle called the third quarter of fiscal 2026 its best in 15 years with revenue up 22% to $17.2 billion and cloud infrastructure up 84% to $4.9 billion. The market…