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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, March 16, 2026 06:57:49 AM
Fears of a global energy crisis rose Monday as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel's bombardment of.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, March 13, 2026 02:10:23 PM
Crude futures climbed higher Friday as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, but analysts were wary the weekend might bring surprise changes in the status of the war two.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, March 13, 2026 01:35:41 PM
Long before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, the Islamic Republic had devised its own weapon: holding the world's main oil lifeline hostage to offset its foes'.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, March 13, 2026 01:13:43 PM
Fuel costs in California are soaring even more than in the rest of the U.S. due to several unique factors, with fallout from the war in Iran forecast to push pump prices.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, March 13, 2026 10:29:06 AM
The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 13, 2026 08:50:37 PM
Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter said, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 13, 2026 11:01:23 AM
When stock markets are as manic as they've been recently, it's natural to want to do something to protect your retirement savings. Historically, though, staying calm has.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, March 12, 2026 08:51:47 AM
US natural gas is likely to be a major winner as the Iran war fallout intensifies, and savvy investors will be eyeing the inevitable opportunities...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 02:15:51 PM
Bill Ackman is pitching investors on a sweeping plan to take Pershing Square public alongside a new closed-end fund in a deal that could raise as much as $10 billion and.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 01:27:57 PM
Meta said Wednesday it is acquiring Moltbook, a social network built exclusively for artificial intelligence agents to make posts and interact with each other...[Full Story]
Opinion
Frank Gaffney - Thursday, May 09, 2024 04:23:50 PM
The Biden administration is stealthily preparing to surrender our sovereign, constitutional republic and the freedoms it guarantees to the World Health Organization's.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Friday, April 09, 2021 02:44:12 PM
"Managed decline" is a euphemism for the proposition that the United States is a terminally waning power and must accommodate itself to the inevitable rise of Communist.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, April 06, 2021 04:13:28 PM
What the Fight Over Georgia’s Election Law is Really About..[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Wednesday, March 03, 2021 10:08:37 AM
Especially alarming is the relentless inflaming of racial tensions with the reinstitution of virulent "critical race theory" curricula, systematic vilification of white.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:56 AM
The former President laid out his vision for restoring an America in which elections are once again free and fair, our borders secure, our economy vibrant, our enemies.....[Full Story]
Global Talk
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 08:05:22 AM
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies on a "viable collective plan" to reopen the key.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:44:47 AM
The Israeli military said on Monday it had destroyed a plane used by Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Tehran's Mehrabad airport overnight. It said the aircraft.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:22:20 AM
President Donald Trump is suggesting he may delay his much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:16:05 AM
Neutralizing Iran could make crude oil much cheaper because the threat posed by Tehran imposed a "terror premium" that inflated global oil prices for decades, a top.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:00:57 AM
Cherry blossom spotters from the Japanese government announced Monday the first blooming of the country's favorite flower in three cities, marking the official start of.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, March 12, 2026 01:38:39 PM
For years, Washington sold Americans a fantasy wrapped in a window sticker. We all saw huge MPGe numbers on window stickers, but they just seemed unreal. Because they.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:45:26 AM
The promise of an AI-driven work utopia — where technology frees employees from routine tasks and gives them more time for creative thinking — isn't materializing......[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 08:01:58 AM
The U.S. car business is grappling with a stubborn affordability problem, one that threatens to relegate more Americans to the used-car lot and leave automakers.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, March 10, 2026 05:13:31 PM
Artificial intelligence has officially arrived on Capitol Hill. Senate aides have now been cleared to use ChatGPT and other A.I. chatbots for official work, according to.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, March 05, 2026 03:59:11 PM
State legislatures across the country are bracing for the announcement on which of their laws will be declared "onerous" in a Commerce Department report due by March 11...[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:52:42 AM
President Donald Trump used two lengthy social media posts to denounce Supreme Court justices who "disrespect the Presidents who nominate them to the highest position in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:50:51 AM
U.S. stock index futures rose Monday with shares of Meta among top gainers after a report said the megacap was prepping for sweeping AI-related layoffs, even as elevated.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:38:53 AM
About 3,800 workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants were set to strike Monday morning in Colorado in what union representatives said would be the first.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:22:20 AM
President Donald Trump is suggesting he may delay his much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 07:16:05 AM
Neutralizing Iran could make crude oil much cheaper because the threat posed by Tehran imposed a "terror premium" that inflated global oil prices for decades, a top.....[Full Story]
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