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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he thinks the U.S. is “going to end up with a great deal” with Iran to end the weekslong war, even as he said he does not expect to extend a ceasefire due to expire on Wednesday.”I think they have no choice,” Trump said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” when asked what he expected to come out of a second round of peace negotiations with Iran.”We’ve taken out their navy, we’ve taken out their air force, we’ve taken out their leaders,” the president said.Read more U.S.-Iran war news”We’ve taken out their leaders,…
Warsh likely to seek lower rates, smaller balance sheetA Federal Reserve police officer keeps watch while posted outside the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington September 16, 2015.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersA Warsh-led Fed would likely mean lower interest rates, a lighter regulatory touch and a smaller balance sheet.Publicly, Warsh has largely held to the belief that the Fed has room to ease monetary policy, though he has not restated that position since the Iran war began nearly two months ago. He has been a long-time advocate of the central bank having a smaller imprint in the bond market, though he has…
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Moving to a solar-dominated grid When it comes to supplying electrons for those alternatives, the central story is solar power. “The absolute increase of solar PV generation in 2025 is the largest ever observed for any source,” the IEA says, “excluding years marked by rebounds from global economic shocks such as COVID-19.” In other words, with nothing in particular driving the energy markets in 2025, Solar’s growth was unprecedented. On its own, its growth covered a quarter of the rising demand for all forms of energy. If you limit it to electricity, increased solar production covered over two-thirds of the…
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside concerns about much higher gas prices because of the Iran war, even as a new poll showed that most U.S. voters blame him for the pump price spike.”Well, they are not very high,” Trump told a reporter at the White House after she asked how much longer Americans would continue to see high gas prices.Trump said those prices are not as high as what was expected they…
JPMorgan Chase will extend a $1.5 trillion investment program designed to bolster U.S. economic resilience across Europe, the Wall Street giant said on Tuesday. The 10-year Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI) was launched in the U.S. last October with the aim of facilitating, financing and investing in industries deemed critical to American economic security and resilience. It was announced in November that the U.K. would be brought into the plan, which is focused on several key areas, including supply chains and manufacturing, defense and aerospace, energy independence, healthcare, and strategic technologies like AI. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, said…
Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAs its high-margin compounded GLP-1 business evolves, Hims & Hers Health may be finding a new opportunity in peptides. Shares of the telehealth company jumped Thursday after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the FDA plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting to review peptides for potential inclusion on the 503A bulk list, a designation that allows drugs to be compounded on an individual prescribed basis rather than mass producing. For Hims, the bigger story is how expanding compounding for peptides could unlock new revenue streams…
France’s Engie discussing refund for offshore wind projects with Trump administration Source link
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the stock market’s muted reaction to escalating tensions in the Middle East shows investors are focused on forces far bigger than geopolitics.”When you saw the news…you had to believe we were just going to get clobbered today,” the “Mad Money” host said, referring to headlines over the weekend that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Despite the U.S. oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude, jumping more than 5% Monday, stocks “barely blinked.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average remained relatively unchanged, only down 4.87 points, the S&P 500 fell 0.2.4%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.26%.The resilience…
Young people explain what matters to them ahead of the Senedd election in May. Source link