The price of oil had spiked to nearly $120 a barrel on Monday, drawing remarks by President Trump that he believed the war on Iran was “very complete.”
Category: United States Politics and Government
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Oil Falls and Stocks Rise After a Day of Drastic Swings
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U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy
The New York Times – Business:More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
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F.D.A. Opens Door to More Flavored E-Cigarettes
The New York Times – Business:The agency is proposing allowing other tastes for vapes, like mint, coffees, spices or tea, to appeal to adults. At the same time, illicit candy-flavored types aimed at teenagers have flooded the market.
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U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank
The New York Times – Business:Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey’s assistance “was instrumental” in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.
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The Bank Trump Is Relying On for Rare-Earth Minerals
The New York Times – Business:The Export-Import Bank is providing a $10 billion loan to Project Vault, an initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The project is the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on China.
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How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened
The New York Times – Business:Polymarket users placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 predicting an imminent American strike, raising concerns about insider trading.
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Oil and Natural Gas Prices Extend Rally as Iran Attacks Escalates
The New York Times – Business:Energy prices continued to rise on Tuesday as attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran intensified, along with the country’s response.
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Tariffs Confound Small Businesses Again
The New York Times – Business:Chocolate makers and fig-paste importers are facing a tangle of unknowns, including whether to seek refunds for tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court.
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Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles
The New York Times – Business:General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
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Trump Says He Will End Boycott of White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The New York Times – Business:The mentalist Oz Pearlman is this year’s speaker. “Hopefully, it will be something very Special,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
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Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms
The New York Times – Business:The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.