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Maxine T. Warne
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China’s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows, while sales drop at home
An aerial view of new cars awaiting export to oversea markets is seen at a port in Shanghai, March 10, 2026.
US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
President Donald Trump speaks during the 158th National Memorial Day Observance coinciding with the nation’s 250th anniversary, at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va.
Federal Reserve likely to cut key rate Wednesday and may signal another cut to follow
The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring.
World shares track Wall Street gains and oil prices climb on uncertainty over the Iran war
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
IMF more upbeat about US growth than just months ago, but outlook is dimmer than last year
The U.S. and global economies will grow a bit more this year than previously forecast as the Trump administration’s tariffs have so far proved less disruptive than expected, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, though the agency also said the extensive duties still pose risks.
SpaceX files initial paperwork to sell shares to the public and likely make Musk a trillionaire
Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia.
Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future
Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time
A jet takes flight as heat ripples radiate from the runway at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, on July 25, 2023.
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, left, and Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, right, walk in the yard of an apartment building heavily damaged after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, May 15, 2026.
World shares, US futures gain as most Asian markets stay closed for Lunar New Year holidays
A screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays an intraday number for the QQQ, tracking the Nasdaq-100, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
A worker lifts an aluminum beam on the factory floor at The Luxury Pergola, a company that manufactures aluminum pergolas, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Noblesville, Ind.
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry’s vulnerability to physical disasters
Israeli-US airstrikes targeting Iran’s capital sent smoke billowing into the skies above Tehran on Tuesday, with the sound of explosions ringing out across the city as the sun was setting.
Abe Foxman, advocate for American Jews as longtime head of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86
In this Feb. 25, 2004 file photo, Abe Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, speaks to reporters at the ADL’s office in New York.
Brent crude oil briefly tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Aramco oil company helicopter crashes in Saudi Arabia, killing all 14 on board
This is a locator map for Saudi Arabia with its capital, Riyadh
A top Federal Reserve official says dour jobs data backs the case for 3 rate cuts
A top official at the Federal Reserve said Saturday that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job market is strengthening her belief that interest rates should be lower.
PayPal’s online checkout empire is under siege as rivals squeeze its core business
The PayPal logo hangs displayed outside their company headquarters on March 10, 2015, in San Jose, Calif.
Rubio denies Zelenskyy’s claim that the US asked Ukraine to cede land to Russia for security deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting with Partner Countries at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Friday, March 27, 2026.
US stocks jump as employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs, raising hopes that rate hikes can wait
Specialist Michael Pistillo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug.. 5, 2026, in New York.
The Fed faces economic uncertainty and political pressure as it decides whether to cut rates
In a sign of how unusual this week’s Federal Reserve meeting is, the decision it will make on interest rates — usually the main event — is just one of the key unknowns to be resolved when officials gather Tuesday and Wednesday.