American and Iranian officials sat down for a first round of direct talks Saturday in Oman, a major step after years of rising tensions and stalled diplomacy that will continue with further discussions next weekend, according to a statement released by the White House. The meeting between U.S. Special Envoy Steven Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was the ...
Look at the New Orleans Saints. Take a really good look. Because they are a team that now has a huge say in the 2025 NFL draft. Then again, they often do, because the team is often bad. The franchise is no stranger to picking high in the draft. They are doing it again this season as New Orleans has ...
Global markets took a beating this week as investors and world leaders reacted to sweeping tariffs announced by the Trump administration on April 2, with tensions between the US and China escalating. After last week’s losses, this week started with a brief but sizable 8.5 percent surge on Monday (April 7), followed by a sharp decline that extended into Tuesday’s ...
The latest update from crypto exchange titan Binance has left traders speculating over a potential price impact on 10 crypto assets. An official press release by the exchange on Saturday, April 12, revealed that the collateral ratio of 10 tokens under portfolio margin is being updated. These tokens include DENT, ENJ, NOT, DASH, CHZ, AXS, ENS, SAND, THETA, and QNT. ...
Shandong’s crude stockpiles reached record highs in March amid intensifying US sanctions. This was due to Chinese teapot refiners increasing their imports of sanctioned crude, defying the US sanctions, Vortexa said in a report. China’s seaborne crude imports, driven mostly by record Iranian crude arrivals into the Shandong region, reached 10.6 million barrels per day in March, the highest level ...
Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday, capping a roller-coaster week, after the White House hinted it was open to reaching a trade agreement with China. A wave of renewed optimism sent the major indexes soaring, providing some relief after days of intense volatility. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 658 points, or 1.7%. ...
Delegates from the United States and Iran are holding talks in Oman on Saturday in a delicate effort to restart negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. The talks, between a mediator to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, come nearly seven years after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran’s nuclear deal with ...
New York state’s top financial regulator struck a $40 million settlement Thursday with Block Inc., the parent of Cash App, the popular money transmission service, after having found the company had “serious compliance deficiencies” related to its anti-money laundering program and transaction monitoring processes. The deficiencies at Block, some involving cryptocurrencies, “created a high-risk environment vulnerable to exploitation by criminal actors,” ...
China has sharply escalated its trade confrontation with the United States, raising tariffs on American goods to 125% from 84% in response to President Donald Trump’s reciprocal duties. The announcement, made on Friday by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, marks a new peak in the tit-for-tat trade battle that has battered global markets and dampened hopes for ...
BP’s shares fell in early trading Thursday after the energy group announced it expects weak first-quarter gas marketing and trading earnings and a rise in net debt. The release provides an initial look into BP’s quarterly results amidst increased scrutiny of its debt and expenditures, following activist investor Elliott Management’s recent acquisition of a stake in the company. The first ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Over the 44 years since my release as a hostage of the Iranian regime, I have witnessed firsthand the unmet aspirations of the Iranian people and the vibrant, if often painful, struggles of the Iranian diaspora. Millions of Iranians have consistently and bravely reached for democracy, time and again defying a regime ...
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has had a technical foul rescinded by the NBA after being ejected from Tuesday night’s road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Doncic was thrown out of the 136-120 defeat in the fourth quarter, with the Lakers forced to wait at least one more game to get the win that would clinch them a ...