World Business
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US stocks approach their all-time high as oil prices tumble
U.S. stocks rose toward their all-time high on Tuesday after oil prices eased further on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude.
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Oil sells off as traders calmly look beyond the bombs in the Middle East
If oil prices are any measure, Iran just flinched.
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Stocks rally and oil tumbles as Wall Street hopes for a limited retaliation after US strikes on Iran
U.S. stocks rallied, and the price of oil tumbled Monday on hopes that Iran will not disrupt the global flow of crude, something that would hurt economies worldwide but also its own, following the United States’ bunker-busting entry into its war with Israel.
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Russia’s economy minister says the country is on ‘the brink of recession’
Russia's economy is "on the brink of going into a recession," the country's economy minister said Thursday, according to Russian media reports.
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Hackers say they wiped out $90 million from Iran cryptocurrency exchange
Hackers with possible links to Israel have drained more than $90 million from Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to blockchain analytics firms.
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Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly missile strike in Ukrainian capital Kyiv
A Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Moscow intensifies attacks in the war.
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Canadian tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum could rise depending on trade talks, says Carney
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he will impose new tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports on July 21 depending the progress of trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide after a spring rush to beat tariffs
Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back from a spending surge early this year to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports.
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Stocks slump and oil prices jump as Trump urges Iran’s unconditional surrender
U.S. stocks slumped on Tuesday under the weight of another jump for the price of oil. It was a return to form for financial markets after Wall Street’s worries about Israel’s fighting with Iran had seemed to calm a bit on Monday.
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Trump will sign an order extending deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell app
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week to extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app, the White House announced Tuesday.
