World Business
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Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker’s hardware leader
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity.
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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project
Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval last month of oil company BP's ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and Africa
The Iran war's global energy shock is causing some nations in Asia and Africa to boost nuclear power generation and spurring atomic energy plans in non-nuclear countries on both continents.
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European airlines face fuel shortages within weeks
The war in Iran has forced airlines to raise prices and cut flights. But soon, some of them, particularly in Europe, could struggle to find enough jet fuel to put planes in the sky.
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Wall Street hits a record as S&P 500 continues its 2-week rally on hopes for an end to the Iran war
The U.S. stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won’t create a worst-case scenario for the global economy. Whether Wall Street is correct to have so much hope for peace and whether stocks should be the highest they’ve ever been remains to be seen.
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Wall Street rallies to the edge of its all-time high as oil prices ease
U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of an all-time high Tuesday, and oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war and avoid a worst-case scenario for the global economy.
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Citing fallout from the Iran war, IMF cuts the outlook for global growth, expects higher inflation
The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
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Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO’s home charged with attempted murder
The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home had written about AI's purported risk to humanity and traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, authorities said Monday.
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Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday
Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday.
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Federal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs
The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again.
