The Fed is no stranger to oil crises. But this time could be different
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The worst global oil crisis in decades could become a major problem for the Federal Reserve, whose policymakers meet this week to determine the next moves for the US economy.
The war with Iran is complex, but the reason why the Middle East conflict matters to your financial well-being comes down to three simple facts.
The efforts to mitigate an global oil shortage did little to dampen the rise in crude prices
Buzzfeed, the digital media company that took the mid-2010s by storm, said on Thursday it has “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a business.
A bipartisan group of senators passed a bill Thursday aimed at improving housing affordability.
Stocks fell and oil prices surged Thursday as the war with Iran continued to stoke fears of higher energy costs and disruptions to the global economy.
Ever since the US and Israel struck Iran, the jump in oil and gas prices has become a major focus for markets and consumers alike. But that’s only the top of a long list of goods that stand to get more expensive.
Stocks have climbed, bond yields have fallen and the US dollar has weakened across President Donald Trump’s second term so far — market movements the president has welcomed.
Meta, the company that changed its entire brand identity five years ago on the promise of a technology it turned out no one wanted, just spent an undisclosed sum to acquire Moltbook, a “social network” built for “AI agents.”
Dozens of countries have done the unprecedented, releasing an historic amount of crude from emergency reserves to prevent high oil prices from crippling the economy. If that doesn’t work, there’s only one serious option left: ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz.
In an era marked by President Donald Trump’s wars and trade turbulence, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is counting on a plan to shield his country from the storm and win its race with the US: driving innovation to transform China into a global tech superpower.
Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel again overnight, three days after it hit a four-year high, as the US and Israel’s war with Iran continues to have a historic impact on global fuel supplies.
Brent crude oil prices shot up as the US and Israeli war against Iran disrupted oil supplies in the Middle East. CNN’s Word of the Week asks: How did the benchmark barrel of oil get the name “Brent”?
Annual inflation was unchanged last month at 2.4%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday.