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NEGOTIATING SAFETY: Passage through the Strait of Hormuz is open to all except ‘Iran’s enemies’ and is possible by coordinating with Tehran, an official said Reuters, TEL AVIV, JERUSALEM and WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that…

ARAD, Israel — Iran and the allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah stepped up attacks on Israel on Sunday after the United States and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure in the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week. Iran said the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to oil and other exports, would be “completely…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks dropped on Friday after the latest producer price index data came in much hotter than expected, adding sticky inflation to a list of concerns that has caused market turbulence this…

Mutual Funds (MFs) are typically held to be the go-to investment vehicle in times of crisis and the latest one in the Middle East is no exception to the rule. There are definite categories of MFs that investors can look into for their investments to tide over the crisis. However, investors may need to prioritize…

ARAD, Israel — Iran and the allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah stepped up attacks on Israel on Sunday after the United States and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure in the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week. Iran said the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to oil and other exports, would be “completely closed”…

Dow leads stocks lower as Powell flags slower rate cuts Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock US stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors wrestled with renewed inflation fears and the prospect that the Federal Reserve could hold off on rate cuts longer than expected. The Dow Jones dropped 768 points, or 1.6%, to 46,225. The S&P…

ARAD, Israel (AP) — Iran and its ally, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, stepped up their attacks on Israel on Sunday, launching strikes across the country after the United States and Iran threatened to widen their targets in the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week. As Israel came under renewed fire,…

Billionaire Warren Buffett famously proclaims to pay a lower effective tax rate than his secretary, as he wrote in a New York Times op-ed. He does so by simply taking advantage of IRS rules that enable many wealthy people to minimize taxes, such as how investment income is often taxed at a lower rate than…

BEIJING — The timing of a highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in doubt after Trump asked to delay it by “a month or so” so he can focus on the widening war with Iran. It’s the latest complication from the U.S.-Israeli attack on Tehran, which has close…

The energy sector can be volatile. We’ve seen that in the past year. Crude oil prices slumped last year before going hyperbolic in 2026 due to the war with Iran. However, despite energy price volatility, the sector can still be a great place to generate reliable dividend income. Here are three top energy dividend stocks…