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As the conflict in Iran enters its second month, the financial burden on American households is mounting rapidly, with new data showing that domestic fuel expenditures have surged by billions of dollars since hostilities commenced in late February. The Price Of Conflict Since the onset of the Iran...

As geopolitical tensions in Iran and stagflation fears drag broader U.S. markets into the red, small-cap stocks are showing surprising resilience, leaving market experts sharply divided on what comes next. A Striking Market Divergence Despite the specter of war and rising crude oil prices, the...

President Donald Trump appointed Vice President J.D. Vance “Fraud Czar” to head a federal anti-fraud initiative on Friday, offering no evidence for his claim that fraud is “massive and pervasive” across the U.S. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, emphasizing Vance...

President Donald Trump has proposed a fiscal 2027 budget that would raise defense spending by some 44% while cutting non-defense discretionary programmes by 10%, according to a White House budget document released on Friday. The proposed surge in defense spending to $1.5 trillion, up from about $1...

U.S. Rep.Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) is introducing legislation to restore thousands of jobs at the Social Security Administration, arguing that mass federal layoffs ordered by the Trump administration have left constituents waiting hours for basic benefit assistance. Service Collapse on the Ground...

The Treasury Department, led by Secretary Scott Bessent, is reportedly moving to drastically downsize the Office of Financial Research, a key agency created to monitor systemic risks following the 2008 financial crisis, drawing fierce pushback from Democrats. Deep Cuts Amid Market Turmoil According...

Skybridge Capital co-founder and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci alleged Friday that President Donald Trump‘s administration orchestrated a massive insider trading scheme tied to geopolitical announcements that yielded up to $400 million in illicit profits. The $...

Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament, on late Thursday, took to X to threaten a targeted exposure of American financiers, asking the public whether he should reveal Wall Street insiders he says are allegedly manipulating U.S. policy against Tehran. Following The Money Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,...

U.S. stock markets are shuttered today, April 3, in observance of Good Friday, marking a quiet start to the Easter holiday weekend across global financial hubs. Exchange Closures And Trading Resumption Both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq are closed today. While Good Friday is not...

A United Nations Security Council vote to secure commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz faces a potential veto, as China strongly opposes a draft resolution authorizing the use of defensive military force. UN Security Council Set To Vote On Hormuz Reopening The 15-member council is scheduled...

A federal judge has rejected a proposed IRS settlement that would have allowed churches to endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt status, keeping a decades-old restriction firmly in place—for now. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in Tyler...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to announce 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that have not secured pricing deals with the White House. The announcement could come as soon as Thursday, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The tariffs stem from a...

U.S. crude oil ETFs skyrocketed overnight after President Donald Trump announced an extension of “Operation Epic Fury,” warning of relentless military strikes on Iran for another “two to three weeks.” The geopolitical escalation coincides with a historic decoupling between...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2026 rose by 0.6% to $738.4 billion, slightly rebounding from a revised 0.1% dip in January. When excluding...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is stepping up oversight as prediction markets surge in popularity, warning traders that insider trading will not be tolerated. CFTC Cracks Down On Prediction Market Insider Trading Speaking Tuesday at New York University's School of Law, CFTC enforcement...