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The White House warned staffers not to use insider information to place bets on prediction markets as critics grow suspicious of lucrative trading activity around the Iran war. A White House official confirmed to The Post that the warning was sent to all staffers in an email from the White House Management Office on March […]
A Lufthansa passenger aircraft is parked at a gate while a SASCA fuel truck services it on the apron at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in Blagnac in Occitanie in France on March 15, 2026. Isabelle Souriment | AFP | Getty Images The surging price of jet fuel isn’t the airline industry’s only problem. Now, it’s whether […]
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The all-important spring […]
A year after President Donald Trump declared his “liberation day” and imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, kicking off a wave of economic and political uncertainty, some companies are still feeling the effects. While some industries have emerged largely unscathed — having weathered twists and turns of several tariff iterations — others, such as retail, automotive, […]
JetBlue is hiking its baggage fees to counter higher fuel costs sparked by the Iran war – potentially a taste of things to come from major US airlines as the cost of oil soars above $100 a barrel. Airlines have been charging hundreds more for tickets as the conflict disrupts global energy supplies, since fuel […]
Guvendemir | E+ | Getty Images The Iran war is redefining modern combat for the U.S. and driving demand for lower-cost tech. It’s the exact situation Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned against a few months ago. “We cannot afford to shoot down cheap drones with $2 million missiles,” Hegseth said in December. “And we ourselves […]
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Major luxury stocks have fallen 15% or more since the Iran war started, and sales in the increasingly important Middle East market could […]
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the 2025 IIF annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while the Iran war poses near-term risks, it may ultimately improve the prospects for […]
Crude oil prices would need to jump to roughly $138 a barrel amid the war on Iran and stay there for at least a few weeks to put the US at a serious risk of a recession, according to a new survey of economists released Thursday. Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital […]
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicted that soaring oil prices will cool off within the “next few weeks” after the war in Iran ends, while sidestepping a question about whether he expects crude to top $200 a barrel. Oil prices have been hovering around $100 a barrel in the futures markets since President Trump announced a […]
