Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran in the weekslong war, experts say. Any future claims that the U.S. cleared the waterway where 20% of the world’s oil typically passes might fail to convince commercial…
The Kremlin offered more indications that it’s acknowledging Russia’s economy is in trouble after years of relying on military spending for growth. Last week, Economy Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov told a business conference that the economy “is not easy” and…
Companies in the heart of the U.S. oil patch don’t plan on opening up the taps anytime soon—even as the recent spike in crude prices offers a windfall opportunity—due to all the uncertainty weighing on the longer-term outlook. In a…
Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly feed purchases, prompting some to abandon plans to expand their herds. The dryness is expected to persist through spring after…
President Donald Trump reported dozens of bond purchases and sales in March totaling millions of dollars, according to a financial disclosure. The latest report, published Friday evening, showed 175 transactions, overwhelmingly purchases punctuated by 11 sales. The transactions are nearly all…
The Trump administration is weighing whether to invoke the Defense Production Act to support a potential bailout of Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity because the talks are private. The 1950…
U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran’s top diplomat arrived in Islamabad and ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives. The latest effort to broker a…
“America’s energy policy should be grounded in facts, fiscal responsibility, and the national interest — not ideology or politics,″ they wrote. One of the lawmakers is Rep. Jen Kiggans, a former Navy helicopter pilot who represents a coastal district in…
Due to the rising cost of housing and wages not catching up to inflation, Gen Zers and millennials are delaying major life milestones like buying a home or becoming a parent. In some cases, they’re pushing off these major milestones…
In 2022, I was hired to build AI operations at a health-tech startup. At the time, we were pioneering the use of AI in healthcare, which required significant human oversight until one day, it didn’t. GPT-4 launched and within a…