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War in Iran
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Trump is playing with economic fire by calling the peace deal with Iran ‘over’
Jul 8, 2026
Three weeks of fragile peace bought President Donald Trump some time and leverage over Iran. But not too much.
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OPEC is in a struggle for its survival. It could mean $40 oil
Jul 6, 2026
The Iran war exposed a long-simmering feud within the world’s most powerful oil cartel, boiling over this spring when it contended with the biggest oil supply shock in history.
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150,000 square feet of barnacles and sea gunk: The latest problem in the Strait of Hormuz
Jun 23, 2026
Warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers stranded in the Persian Gulf. Sounds like a job for the “bottom cleaners.”
Affordability in America
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Seattle’s solution for the middle-class housing squeeze: government housing
Jul 1, 2026
The eight-story, 150-unit Elara at the Market looks like just another sleek apartment building in Seattle’s trendy Belltown neighborhood.
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The stock market rally that’s making some people rich and everyone else miserable
Jun 29, 2026
The saving grace of this economy that everyone hates: Wealthy Americans are keeping it afloat by spending.
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America is in the middle of the biggest property tax revolt in 50 years
Jun 18, 2026
Thirty-four states passed property tax reforms from 2020 to 2025, according to the National Association of Counties.
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CNN Breaks it Down
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CNN’s experts break down the most pressing questions in business and politics.
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The Federal Reserve Chairman’s views on monetary policy
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Why college is so expensive
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How President Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is impacting the labor market
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How is artificial intelligence changing the workforce?
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Your Money
Tech and AI
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This popular mobile game wants players to help recover lost Revolutionary War treasures
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Microsoft axes about 4,800 jobs, including major cuts to Xbox
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White House lifts export control on Anthropic that froze its most advanced models
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China’s humanoid robots have captivated the world. A rental market is exposing their limits
Media
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The New York Times countersues EEOC, alleging ‘retaliatory, bad faith use of’ authority
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State AGs finalizing antitrust lawsuit over Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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Judge tosses Trump Media’s $3.8 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post
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Prince Harry loses privacy case against UK tabloid publisher