Trump’s Iran ultimatum and signals of a possible deal keep investors on tenterhooks
Investors head into what could be the most consequential week of the Iran conflict, scrambling to position for binary outcomes:…
Economy
Warsh nomination moves ahead, putting Trump’s competing Fed plans on a collision course
A Senate committee will consider Kevin Warsh's nomination even as one of its members still plans to block it. ...
Trump warns Iran ’48 hours before all Hell will reign down,’ while search for missing crew member intensifies
The U.S. military continued to search for a missing American airman on Saturday after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over…
Apple at 50: The iPhone maker ‘blew a 5-year lead’ on AI, but former insiders say it can still win
In dominating consumer devices, Apple sold users on the promise of privacy. To compete in AI, it may have to…
Trump tariff fallout: Some industries grapple with lingering effects one year later
A year after his "liberation day," Trump's trade war has reshaped how companies in industries such as retail and autos…
Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure, saying its government ‘knows what has to be done’
The threat comes a day after he said in a nationwide address that the U.S. military will be hitting Tehran…
U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%. ...
TSA shutdown: GOP leaders Thune and Johnson boost two-track approach to funding DHS
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security — including the TSA — lapsed in February, over Democratic concerns about the…
SpaceX confidentially files for IPO, setting stage for record offering
Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly targeting a valuation of around $1.75 trillion in its forthcoming IPO. ...