TOKYO — Oil prices resumed their climb and Asian markets mostly declined Monday as the U.S. military prepared to blockade ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the planned blockade after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in … Read more
SEATTLE — Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker’s 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak. Whittaker died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, … Read more
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “The water bill went up. The light bill went up. Now property taxes — what exactly are we doing here?” This was one of many cries of worry and frustration voiced by New York City residents at a recent public meeting, where they said that Mayor Zohran … Read more
Acting deputy TSA administrator Adam Stahl says the agency is concerned about the growing number of sick calls among TSA officers, which is leading to long security lines at airports across the country. “If the call rate does climb, there could be scenarios where we may have to shut down airports,” he told CBS News. … Read more
Global energy prices remain elevated after Iran’s new Supreme Leader vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed in a statement released Thursday. Laura Sanicola, senior writer for Barron’s, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source link
The price of oil continued to surge on Friday amid growing concerns that the Iran war will disrupt global crude supplies. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. oil benchmark, rose 6.8% to $86.57 per barrel on Friday morning, according to data from Factset. Brent crude, the international benchmark, jumped 4.7% to $89.44. Both were trading near their highest … Read more
U.S. stocks slid Thursday and the price of oil continued to climb amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. After a relatively calm trading session on Wednesday, the price of U.S. crude oil shot higher by more than 7% on Thursday. The international oil benchmark also popped nearly 4%. Stocks resumed a sell-off that started … Read more