Trump says he has

President Trump on Sunday night said he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade. “We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload because they need… they … Read more

Trump says his ‘preference’ would be to ‘take the oil in Iran’

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering seizing the export hub of Kharg Island, which is responsible for more than 90% of Iran’s oil exports. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said his “preference would be to take the oil.” “To be … Read more

UConn’s Dan Hurley on the intensity he brings to coaching, his superstitions, and living up to the family name

When the NCAA basketball tournament, better known as March Madness, starts in nine days, the University of Connecticut will try and do something that no men’s team has done since Richard Nixon was president: win a third straight national title. You might think this would infuse UConn’s man in charge with blazing optimism and swollen … Read more

Oil jumps, stocks slide ahead of U.S. stock market open as Iran war rounds one month

Global oil prices jumped and U.S. stock futures slid ahead of Monday’s market open after the weekend saw Iran-backed Houthi militants launch ballistic missiles at Israel and 3,500 additional U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East as the conflict rounded one month. Advanced trades on the three major U.S. stock indexes were down as much … Read more