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Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says
People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Amazon‘s data center in Bahrain was targeted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the company’s support […]
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South Korea stocks crashed 18% in two days. Could it happen here?
A man walks past in front of an electronic screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul on March 3, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean stocks quickly fell from grace following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. But Wall Street doesn’t see that […]
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Tech industry group expresses ‘concern’ to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, arrives for a medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Jim Lo Scalzo | EPA | Bloomberg | Getty Images A tech industry group, whose members include Nvidia, Google and Anthropic, sent a letter to […]
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Texas Reps. Menefee, Green advance to runoff as first midterm primaries show incumbents on shaky ground
Christian Menefee and Al Green. Al Drago | Sergio Flores | Reuters The first round of primary elections is showing how this year’s midterms will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents. That was particularly true in Texas — the first state to redraw its congressional districts last year — where incumbent members […]
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Iran war and your portfolio: The historical stock market patterns investors should know
Andriy Onufriyenko | Moment | Getty Images The escalating war in the Middle East jolted the stock market on Tuesday — a reaction that history suggests is common after a global shock, but often not lasting. While the market rebounded Wednesday morning, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, a broad measurement of how U.S. companies’ […]
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Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff
State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will face depends on a May runoff between longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton — a race expected […]
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Coinbase leads crypto stocks higher after Trump signals support for digital asset market structure bill
In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Coinbase and other cryptocurrency companies surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the industry’s battle against U.S. banks over yield-bearing stablecoins — adding to momentum the firms were already feeling from bitcoin‘s bounce. Coinbase was last […]
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Oil price surge eases after Bessent pledges support for oil trade during Iran war
Oil prices held steady Wednesday, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will provide support to oil tankers transiting the Persian Gulf and announce more measures in the coming days. U.S. crude oil rose 12 cents, or 0.16%, to $74.68 per barrel by 9:46 a.m. ET. Global benchmark Brent was up 37 cents, […]
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Trump sides with crypto firms in trillion-dollar battle with banks over stablecoin yield
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1, 2026, on his way back to Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind crypto firms in their high-stakes battle with U.S. banks over […]
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Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year
President Donald Trump’s recently announced 15% global tariff will likely be implemented sometime this week, rising from its current rate of 10%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. Bessent also predicted that U.S. tariff rates would, by August, effectively return to where they stood before the Supreme Court recently struck down the often-steeper duties […]
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