Month: March 2026
Iran strike on U.S. base in Saudi Arabia injures 12 troops, U.S. official says: Reuters
TOPSHOT – Women walk past a ballistic missile launch vehicle in Tehran on February 11, 2026, during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) – | Afp | Getty Images Twelve U.S. troops were wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian military strike on […]
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Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent looks on passengers queue to go through security at New York’s LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the […]
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Epstein victims to get $72.5M from Bank of America settlement
A Bank of America branch in New York, US, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of America has agreed to pay victims of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein $72.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the bank facilitated his sex trafficking operation, a New York […]
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Trump calls Strait of Hormuz the ‘Strait of Trump’
President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Miami, March 27, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the “Strait of Trump.” Iran has to […]
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Dow tumbles almost 800 points and enters correction, S&P 500 posts fifth straight losing week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 27, 2026. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled on Friday and fell into correction territory, while Brent topped $110 after incidents in the Strait of Hormuz exacerbated investors’ energy supply concerns and President Donald Trump’s latest comments […]
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Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year, driven down by war worries, Meta legal woes
Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg (C) arrives for a meeting U.S. Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A bad week for stocks was particularly rough for tech investors, as the Nasdaq suffered its worst weekly drop since April 2025. […]
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TSA officers will start getting paychecks as early as Monday, DHS says
Staff work at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 13, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | AFP | Getty Images Read more CNBC government shutdown coverage “Today, at the direction of President Trump and @SecMullinDHS, TSA has immediately begun the process of paying its workforce,” DHS said in the post on X on […]
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China’s BYD sees first profit drop since 2021, even as the Tesla-rival takes global EV crown
BYD new energy vehicles awaiting shipment for export in Yantai Port, Shandong, China on March 26, 2026. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese automaker BYD said Friday its annual sales rose to a record $116 billion, outpacing Tesla’s, but its profit fell for the first time since 2021 under pressure from cutthroat competition. BYD, the largest […]
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White House launches app touting Trump’s record, with some key omissions
The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House on Friday launched a smartphone app that touts a selection of President Donald Trump’s second-term accomplishments and curates favorable news articles. It also invites users to report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. […]
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Analysis: What might trip up Kevin Warsh and his agenda as Fed chair
Oil prices are surging. Inflation forecasts are rising. Futures markets increasingly raise the chances of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. And then there’s Kevin Warsh and his stated desire — and edict from President Donald Trump — to cut interest rates. Even before a hearing is scheduled on his nomination as the next Fed chair, Warsh’s ambitious agenda for “regime change” at the Fed […]
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