Some vacationers are anxious about catching Covid-19 and vacation disruptions. But for other people, the reasons are much more particular, stories CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli.
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These charts show how Iran’s economy is in freefall
An Iranian salesperson sits beside a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his fruit shop in the Shahid Boroujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran’s already fragile economy into freefall. Tehran’s […]
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Treasury yields are little changed as U.S.-Iran standoff persists
Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday as investors await updates on the resumption of U.S.-Iran peace talks. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — ticked lower to 4.296%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, was […]
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Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait
In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Navy | Getty Images President Donald […]
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