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Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Insurance giant Chubb will be the lead underwriter for a U.S.-government led program to provide insurance […]
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Investor ban on buying homes stalls housing affordability bill
Homes in suburban Chicago, April 26, 2023. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A major housing affordability bill poised to clear the Senate as soon as Thursday will hit a wall in the House, in part over concerns about a ban on major investors from buying single-family homes. During a meeting at […]
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IEA agrees to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil to address the supply disruption triggered by the Iran war, the largest such action in the organization’s history. The IEA did not set out a timeline for when the stocks would hit the market. It said that the reserves would be […]
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Tim Scott hopes Fed Chair Powell investigation ‘going away’ to clear Kevin Warsh confirmation
Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday said he hopes the federal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “goes away” so the Senate can take up the nomination of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the head of the U.S. central bank. “That proceeding going away allows for us to get the Fed fully […]
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Who is Markwayne Mullin? Trump ally will bring conservative immigration policies to DHS
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, holds a rubber ball while speaking to members of the media as he departs the U.S. Capitol after a vote in the U.S. Senate on funding for DHS, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. Nathan […]
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Senators call for investigation into release, redaction of Epstein files
Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a sheaf of entirely redacted pages, are seen in handouts released by the Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, Dec. 19, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday called on the […]
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Oil prices inch back toward $90 mark as traders shrug off prospect of historic reserve release
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off the coastal city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on Feb. 25, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices moved higher early on Wednesday, despite a report that there would be a historic release of emergency reserves […]
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Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway
Rotterdam hopper dredger vessel operated by Van Oord sits anchored, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Iran has continued to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the […]
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Anduril expands into space as defense tech angles to support Trump’s Golden Dome
Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, during a Bloomberg Tech interview at Anduril’s headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, Oct. 10, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anduril acquired missile tracking and intelligence firm ExoAnalytic Solutions as it extends its reach into U.S. defense interests in space, the company announced on Wednesday. Through the […]
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Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Microsoft threw its support behind Anthropic on Tuesday, saying a judge should issue a restraining order that would block the Pentagon’s designation of the artificial intelligence giant as a supply chain risk […]
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