Oil settles lower on US rate hike fears; investors watch Trump-Xi meeting
Oil prices fell as markets awaited the outcome of talks in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.
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Oil edges up ahead of Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing
Trump is expected to ask China for assistance in resolving the Iran war, but analysts said he is unlikely to get the support he wants.
Trump insider reveals where president left letter for Vance in case he gets assassinated
Sebastian Gorka, who has led the Trump administration’s counterterrorism strategy, said there were multiple ‘protocols’ in place in the event that something happened to the president
Singapore hedge fund hikes position in US-listed tanker shares
Frontline becomes Pinpoint’s seventh-biggest investment in New York-listed equities
Israel Prepares to Prosecute First Suspects in Oct. 7 Attack Led by Hamas [Gift Article]
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Senate confirms Trump pick Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh – Trump’s top pick – as the new Federal Reserve chair in the most partisan vote ever for the role. Warsh takes over as policymakers warn persistent price pressures could complicate President Donald Trum…
Republican redistricting effort is ‘evil incarnate’, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast
In interview with Stateside with Kai and Carter, Abrams says Republicans have raised the stakes beyond party linesFormer Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has slammed Republican-led states’ efforts to redraw their congressional maps to favo…
Mythos Preview is the first AI model to complete both of AISI’s cyber ranges, which measure models’ cyberattack capabilities; GPT-5.5 solved only one of them (AI Security Institute)
AI Security Institute:
Mythos Preview is the first AI model to complete both of AISI’s cyber ranges, which measure models’ cyberattack capabilities; GPT-5.5 solved only one of them — In February 2026, we internally estimated that th…
Pentagon hikes estimate of Iran war cost
The US Defense Department has raised the cost of the Iran war to $29 billion, well below analysts’ estimates
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Why Louisiana paused its US House primary election amid redistricting push
Louisiana governor suspends vote following Supreme Court ruling; critics say move sows confusion and violates law.