July 30, 2026 8:12 am, EDT | Update: July 30, 2026 10:13 am, EDT Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, on July 29. (Farid Abdulwahed/AP) key takeaways: Crude oil prices remained volatile after the US said early on July 30 that it had launched
July 27, 2026 8:20 am, EDT A line of cars at the Gulf Oil Station on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Boston on July 19. (Gene J. Puskar/AP/File) key takeaways: Oil prices fell as the US and Iran avoided fighting while discussing a possible resumption of talks on an interim ceasefire agreement. The Fed is meeting
July 23, 2026 8:37 am, EDT | Update: July 23, 2026 10:49 am, EDT (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Bloomberg) key takeaways: The escalating war with Iran has pushed Brent crude sharply higher. Rising oil prices are weighing on stocks as they make consumers more cautious about spending while most businesses’ costs increase and their profits decrease. Airlines
July 23, 2026 11:20 am, EDT A combine harvester at work during wheat harvesting in a field in Chemlitz, Germany. (Kriztian Bocci/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Crop prices surged to three-year highs as heat waves in Europe and rising Black Sea swells threatened global grain trade and food supply chains. Prices of wheat, soybeans and other crops
July 22, 2026 1:36 pm, EDT A driver prepares to refuel at a gas station in Palo Alto, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) key takeaways: The Big Five are expected to report their third-highest quarterly profits after the Iran war boosted crude oil prices and fuel markets. Analysts expect companies to earn $45.8 billion as refining
July 22, 2026 8:25 am, EDT | Update: July 22, 2026 10:13 am, EDT (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) key takeaways: Oil prices have increased further following the ongoing attacks between the United States and Iran. Rising oil prices were again driving inflation, just as price rises were slowing more than economists expected. Stocks of computer
July 21, 2026 8:02 am, EDT | Update: July 21, 2026 10:48 am, EDT People stand on a bridge destroyed after an attack in Hormozgan province in southern Iran on July 18. (Amirhossein Khorgoui/Iranian Student News Agency via AP) key takeaways: Oil prices climbed as the US announced another round of strikes targeting Iran for
July 20, 2026 8:25 am, EDT | Update: July 20, 2026 2:20 pm, EDT An overturned car rests on a section of a bridge destroyed after an attack in Hormozgan province in southern Iran on July 18. (Mahdi Negahban/Mehr News Agency via AP) key takeaways: Oil prices steadied after rising earlier, as the US announced
2026 World Cup: A tournament marred by controversy, spectacle and FIFA’s relentless pursuit of profit Argentina’s victory at the 2026 World Cup may go down in the record books, but the real legacy of this tournament is one of scandal, compromise and the persistent prioritization of revenue over the soul of the game. As the
The prices of luxury watches have gone in the wrong direction over the last few years. The buying frenzy faded after the pandemic, flipping ceased to be profitable, and secondary market prices dropped as supply finally caught up with demand. That slide seems to be reversing. Latest data from Morgan Stanleycreated watchchart Pricing shows improved