Washington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz but the changes are unlikely to avert Chinese and Russian vetoes,
May 09, 2026
U.S. stocks rose to records following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected
May 08, 2026
U.S. producer Diamondback Energy bought options to sell the price difference between U.S.
May 09, 2026
U.S.
May 08, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican
May 08, 2026
America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war
May 08, 2026
Consumer sentiment declines to another new record low as Americans fret over Iran war
May 08, 2026
A Vatican statement after Pope Leo's meeting with U.S.
May 08, 2026
World food prices climbed in April to their highest in more than three years, with vegetable oils particularly elevated due to the Iran war and the effective closure of the
May 08, 2026
Inflation-linked bonds — despite the promise in their name — have stumbled along with the rest of the bond market as the Iran war drives
May 08, 2026
Southeast Asian leaders were united on Friday in calling for a regional fuel-sharing framework to be ratified quickly, as their summit ended
May 08, 2026
China's export growth likely quickened in April, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as companies rushed to stockpile components from the manufacturing powerhouse amid fears
May 08, 2026
Rubio and Pope Leo discuss areas of disagreement after weeks of tensions with Trump
May 06, 2026
The U_S_ military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces."
May 07, 2026
European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on Thursday that there appeared to be a disconnect between record stock market valuations and the risks facing the
May 08, 2026
With the war in Iran and economic concerns putting pressure on consumers and how they spend their money, Whirlpool is having to adjust to Americans delaying big-ticket purchases while also raising prices to help stabilize its North American business
May 07, 2026
Germany's council of tax experts cut its forecast for tax revenues over the next five years, heaping more pressure on a government already
May 07, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday there was no "immunity" for Israel's enemies, a day after the Israeli military targeted a
May 07, 2026
President Donald Trump announced that he will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as a rift over the Iran war widens between the Republican's
May 07, 2026
A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a campaign issue as they seek to
May 07, 2026
The jump in diesel prices triggered by the Iran war is expected to accelerate electrification of China’s heavy truck fleet this year, analysts
May 07, 2026
Wall Street bonuses are likely to be flat to slightly positive in 2026, as geopolitical tensions due to the Iran war and the private credit turmoil could
May 07, 2026
Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state
May 07, 2026
Emirates airline has the financial muscle to withstand higher jet fuel prices and disruption from the Iran war, the Gulf carrier said on
May 07, 2026
British builders saw one of the biggest month-on-month jumps in cost inflation on record in April, according to a survey on Thursday that also showed the Iran war increased
May 07, 2026
Market rebound: Why some stocks are looking past the Iran war
May 07, 2026
Fed officials are growing anxious about the Iran war
May 07, 2026
In 24 hours, the Trump administration’s stance on the Iran war has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic
May 07, 2026
With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war
May 06, 2026
Who is Pete Hegseth calling ‘Pharisees’?
May 07, 2026
At the UAE port of Fujairah, conveyor belts offloaded grain from bulk carriers on Wednesday, while crude oil flowed
May 06, 2026
The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has climbed 31 cents in the past week and is now 52% higher than before the Iran war began
May 06, 2026
Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy’s disparities, new research released Wednesday showed
May 06, 2026
Developments in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran will steer the dollar in the near term, said FX strategists in a Reuters poll, who held on to their
May 06, 2026
Euro zone negotiated wage growth trends are largely unchanged since the start of the Iran war, the European Central Bank's wage tracker showed on Wednesday, offering
May 06, 2026
Jewellery brand Pandora said a drop in spending by mid- to low-earners pushed down comparable sales by 2% in North America, as new CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier
May 06, 2026
British services firms last month reported the sharpest acceleration in cost pressures in three-and-a-half years as the Iran war drove up prices for fuel and raw materials, a
May 06, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has visited Iowa to promote the administration's tax and tariff policies while campaigning on behalf of Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn
May 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is renewing his criticism of Pope Leo XIV
May 06, 2026
Oil pulls back after hitting a 2026 high on day one of Trump’s plan to unblock Hormuz
May 05, 2026
UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ crisis for seafarers in Persian Gulf as war strands crews at sea
May 05, 2026
U.S. stocks fell from their record heights, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran
May 04, 2026
Middle East tensions including war in Iran have led Berkshire Hathaway-owned Dairy Queen to put expansion plans in the region on hold, as
May 04, 2026
The Iran war has made life even more precarious for millions of foreign workers in the Middle East
May 04, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war
May 04, 2026
Shares of Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways rose on Monday, after rival Spirit Airlines shut shop, fueling hopes the carriers can capture market share, control
May 04, 2026
A European Central Bank rate hike in June is all but inevitable as higher energy costs are bound to spread to the broader economy and developments in the Iran war have not
May 04, 2026
An unfinished Iran war could give Xi the upper hand in Trump talks, sources say
May 04, 2026
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May 03, 2026
Trump threatens more cuts after US announced withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany
May 02, 2026
Major airlines and the U.S. government scrambled to help stranded passengers and employees after bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines
May 02, 2026
(This May 2 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.)
May 02, 2026
Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first
May 01, 2026
Expensive tortillas, fewer buses: How war in Iran is squeezing Latin America
May 02, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war
May 01, 2026
The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens
May 02, 2026
The Pentagon says the United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months
May 02, 2026
U.S.
May 01, 2026
The past weeks have not been reassuring for those who thought that Europe could navigate its tricky relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.
May 01, 2026
The war with Iran has boosted prices of globally traded natural gas by throttling exports from the Gulf.
May 01, 2026
A gauge of British manufacturers' cost pressures jumped in April and delivery delays were the most widespread since mid-2022 due to the standoff in the
May 01, 2026
HF Sinclair posted a surprise first-quarter adjusted profit on Friday, helped by higher refining margins, refined product sales and throughput volumes.
May 01, 2026
The cost of sending some aid to Sudan - the world's largest displacement crisis - has more than doubled since the Iran war disrupted shipping, pushing
May 01, 2026
Israel and the UAE find common cause as the Iran war cracks old Middle East alliances
May 01, 2026
ExxonMobil and Chevron earnings fall, but bigger profits are on their way because of soaring oil prices
May 01, 2026
U.S.
April 30, 2026
Trump threatens to pull some US troops from Germany, Italy and Spain amid spat over Iran war
April 30, 2026
Gas prices in Massachusetts rise another 20 cents in past week
May 01, 2026
As the Iran war enters its third month, consumers are paying for its disruption of worldwide energy production
May 01, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appeared before Congress at a pair of hearings this week for the first time since the Trump administration started the Iran war
April 30, 2026
The U
April 30, 2026
Mastercard joined Visa and American Express in posting a quarterly profit beat on Thursday, highlighting spending resilience as well as allaying fears of a
April 30, 2026
U.S. economic growth regained speed in the first quarter as businesses boosted investment in artificial intelligence and government spending
April 30, 2026
A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve
April 30, 2026
U.S. economic growth picked up in the first quarter on a rebound in government spending, but the increase is likely temporary as the war with Iran drives up gasoline
April 30, 2026
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday and set out a range of possible economic impacts from
April 30, 2026
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers would continue
April 30, 2026
Soaring oil prices from the Iran war pushed inflation higher to 3% in Europe in April
April 30, 2026
US economy showed solid growth in the first quarter as Iran war began
April 30, 2026
Due to uncertainty caused by the Iran war, the Bank of England moved away from a single economic forecast in its April 2026 Monetary Policy Report and instead produced
April 30, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized on Thursday the importance of the transatlantic partnership with the U.S., just hours after President Donald Trump
April 30, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war
April 30, 2026
The United States is unlikely to serve as an effective mediator in international conflicts, given its actions on the global stage, senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev
April 30, 2026
Most emerging market stocks and currencies dipped on Thursday on concerns that the Iran war could escalate, sending oil prices soaring over 7%, while investors
April 30, 2026
Financial markets are finding it harder to look past the rising economic costs of the Iran war as the continued closure of
April 30, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Jerome Powell's parting gift as Fed Chair was a proper hawkish tilt - the U.S. central bank held interest rates steady but in the
April 30, 2026
Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertiliser shortages
April 30, 2026
Remy Cointreau reported positive annual sales on Thursday for the first time since 2023 but still fell short of forecasts, undermining CEO Franck Marilly's
April 30, 2026
Unilever said on Thursday it would raise prices to soften the hit from higher-than-expected costs driven by the Iran war, even as it reported
April 30, 2026
China's factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, as manufacturers cranked up production to ship goods early to buyers worried the Iran war will
April 30, 2026
President Donald Trump is leveling a new threat against NATO ally Germany by suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S. military presence there
April 30, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced nearly six hours of questioning Wednesday from House lawmakers for the first time since President Donald Trump’s administration launched the war against Iran
April 29, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran
April 29, 2026
More jumps for oil prices sent tremors through the bond market, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon
April 29, 2026
The United States' war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military's price
April 29, 2026
U.S.
April 29, 2026
The United States became a net exporter of crude for the first time since World War Two as the country shipped a record volume of oil
April 29, 2026
OPEC+ will likely agree a small oil output quota hike on Sunday despite the loss of the lion's share of its exports due to the U.S.-
April 29, 2026
Oil prices surged over 6% on Wednesday to settle at their highest in weeks, as deadlocked U.S.-Iran negotiations made investors more concerned
April 29, 2026
Phillips 66 posted a surprise first-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday, as strong refining margins and higher capacity utilization helped
April 29, 2026
The dollar strengthened against major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S.
April 29, 2026
Spot premiums for physical crude have slipped from record highs reached earlier during the Iran war as refiners are
April 29, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday his relationship with U.S.
April 29, 2026
The United Arab Emirates is reassessing its role and contributions across multilateral organisations but is not considering any further withdrawals at this time, a UAE
April 29, 2026
U.S.
April 29, 2026
Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday that it continues to see resilient market demand despite headwinds from memory chip supply shortages and the impact of the Iran
April 29, 2026
Federal Reserve officials last met just over two weeks into the U.S.-led war on Iran and then had little data at their disposal beyond surging gasoline prices to
April 29, 2026
British shares drifted lower on Wednesday as investors parsed a mixed bag of corporate earnings, with attention turning towards central bank decisions on both sides of the
April 29, 2026
Inflation rose in three key German states in April, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could increase
April 29, 2026
Euro zone economic sentiment plunged to a three-and-a-half-year low this month as the Iran war hit the services sector hard and inflation continued to
April 29, 2026
Top American companies from GM to Coca-Cola are trying to reassure investors they can weather the financial fallout from the Iran war, even as surging fuel and
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump's approval rating sank to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of the cost of
April 28, 2026
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said it was quitting OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil producers' group as an unprecedented energy crisis caused by the
April 28, 2026
BP’s profit more than doubled in the first quarter as the war in Iran drove energy prices sharply higher
April 28, 2026
U.S. single-family house prices were unchanged on a monthly basis in February, but elevated mortgage rates as the war with Iran continues could keep the dream of
April 28, 2026
JetBlue Airways said on Tuesday it plans to slow hiring, cut capacity and hike fares to soften the blow from soaring jet fuel costs after
April 28, 2026
British grocery inflation eased to 3.8% in the four weeks to April 19 from 4.3% in the previous period, data from Worldpanel by Numerator showed on Tuesday,
April 28, 2026
Japanese parts suppliers to automakers including Toyota face mounting cost and supply uncertainties due to the Iran war, warning that oil-related
April 28, 2026
South Korea's monetary policy board said a cautious, wait-and-see approach is appropriate for now as heightened uncertainty from the Iran war warrants more monitoring of
April 28, 2026
Euro zone banks tightened access to credit in the three months to March and expect to continue doing so this quarter as the war in Iran pushes up energy prices and
April 28, 2026
The U.S. stock market’s record-breaking rally slowed after uncertainty rose about what will happen next in the Iran war
April 27, 2026
Britons' short-term and long-term inflation expectations fell in April, in a surprise reading from a monthly survey by YouGov for U.S. bank
April 28, 2026
Authorities in Ukraine say a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa has wounded 14 people including two children
April 27, 2026
Around 60 governments, including Brazil, Germany, Canada and Nigeria, will hold the first international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil
April 27, 2026
The Bank of Canada is expected to keep rates on hold at 2.25% on Wednesday as the oil price shock from the Iran war is a temporary blip unlikely to
April 27, 2026
British retailers reported the broadest year-on-year decline in sales in more than 40 years as the Iran war raised households' inflation fears, a survey
April 27, 2026
Two months since the outbreak of the Iran war, the charts below show how the economic toll is spreading beyond the Middle East, with
April 27, 2026
Farmers around the world are facing the second surge in fertiliser prices in four years due to the Iran war.
April 27, 2026
German consumer sentiment is expected to worsen heading into May as households' income expectations have become bleaker in the face of rising inflation, driven higher by
April 27, 2026
Global orders to build liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGC) are set to rebound this year after a 2025 slump as growing LNG output and vessel fuel
April 27, 2026
(Corrects April 27 story to delete first bullet point and paragraphs 3-4, which incorrectly said that Iran's attack on Jubail complex halted SABIC's production of PPE resin) By Che Pan, Liam Mo and
April 27, 2026
The Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold this week and try to look ahead to the damage building up for Britain's economy from the Iran war
April 27, 2026
The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most
April 27, 2026
Analysts have shaved their forecasts for Egyptian economic growth in a Reuters poll for this year and next as the Iran war drives up energy prices and puts
April 26, 2026
A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war
April 24, 2026
Next week combines the big three obsessions for investors right now - the war in Iran, the path of interest rates and the AI boom.
April 24, 2026
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with
April 24, 2026
UK's main stock indexes recorded weekly losses as investors assessed tentative signs of renewed U.S.-Iran peace talks, while a Bank of England warning that global stocks could
April 24, 2026
U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low in April as households shrugged off a ceasefire in the war with Iran, remaining focused on the inflation
April 24, 2026
Consumer sentiment rebounds slightly after hitting lowest level on record
April 24, 2026
Norway should use some of the income from its $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, to help civilians suffering from the war in Iran,
April 24, 2026
The United States could seek to punish Britain for its lack of support on the Iran war by reviewing its position on London's claim to the Falkland Islands
April 24, 2026
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April 24, 2026
German business morale fell more than expected in April, as the Iran war made companies more pessimistic and threatened the long-awaited recovery of
April 24, 2026
British motorists worried about fuel price increases rushed to the pumps immediately after the start of the Iran war, pushing up total sales volumes
April 24, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. weapon deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street
April 23, 2026
The Iran war is having a devastating humanitarian impact globally with higher energy prices making everything from filling the tank of an aid lorry to
April 23, 2026
The global economy is facing ever more tangible strains from the energy shock triggered by the Iran war
April 23, 2026
India's inflation risks have increased, driven by supply-side disruptions including the Iran war and weather-related uncertainties, the central bank
April 23, 2026
The risk of Germany slipping into recession has risen sharply due to the Iran war, a study by the IMK institute seen by Reuters on Thursday showed, as higher energy prices
April 23, 2026
U.S. business activity picked up in April after nearly stalling in the prior month, but supplier delivery times at factories worsened as the war with
April 23, 2026
More than 30 million people will be pushed back into poverty by the impacts of the Iran war including disruptions to fuel and fertiliser supplies just
April 23, 2026
When the European Union outlines looser state aid rules next week to help governments cushion the blow from energy prices driven
April 23, 2026
Inflation indicators from British companies flashed red in two long-running business surveys published on Thursday, which showed record
April 23, 2026
British manufacturers have turned their most pessimistic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the Iran war and a measure of the expectations for inflation has
April 23, 2026
U.S. stocks are rebounding and investors, reassured by diplomacy around the Iran war, are coming off the sidelines as AI-related
April 23, 2026
Stocks are at record highs and shrugging off the war with Iran
April 23, 2026
Germany's private sector contracted for the first time in almost a year in April as the Iran war put the brakes on the country's economic recovery, hitting demand and
April 23, 2026
Some people in Sudan say they have struggled to obtain medicines, and the war in Iran has made that worse
April 23, 2026
U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq setting a new high and the S&P 500 a new closing high, as tech and earnings optimism
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 23, 2026
Condom maker may raise prices because of Iran war
April 22, 2026
$28 billion and counting: Europe tallies the cost of another energy crisis
April 22, 2026
Companies from consumer goods to travel and mining warned on Wednesday that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is
April 22, 2026
The president of Cyprus says fellow European Union leaders meeting on the island nation need to start preparing a playbook on what should happen if an EU country under attack puts out the call to bloc partners for help
April 22, 2026
Tom Barrett tapped into voter frustration over high gas prices as part of his successful 2024 run for Congress in Michigan.
April 22, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will make an official visit to London this week for talks on the wars in Iran and Ukraine, a Turkish diplomatic source said on
April 22, 2026
The natural gas demand destruction currently resulting from the Iran war as governments implement measures to mitigate the crisis risks becoming
April 22, 2026
British consumers are gloomier about the economy than at any time since records began in 1978, according to a survey published on Wednesday that showed the Iran war and soaring
April 22, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused the biggest oil supply disruption on record by daily output lost, though
April 22, 2026
Inflation in the U.K. climbed in March, driven by a sharp rise in fuel prices following the Iran war
April 22, 2026
Shares are mixed in Asia and oil prices are little changed as markets watch for the latest developments in the war with Iran
April 22, 2026
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