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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, June 19, 2026 08:58:48 AM
The War with Iran has some hard lessons for the United States and will fundamentally change the global economy...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, June 18, 2026 09:09:19 AM
Wall Street's major indexes were poised for a higher open Thursday with technology shares leading gains as optimism about a Middle East peace deal offset worries about a.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, June 18, 2026 08:48:31 AM
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, June 18, 2026 08:45:02 AM
A backlog of ships stranded by nearly four months of conflict in the Strait of Hormuz could take weeks to clear despite a U.S.-brokered agreement to reopen the critical.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, June 18, 2026 08:30:09 AM
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has dipped below the $4 mark for the first time since late March, offering drivers some modest relief after.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, June 19, 2026 09:56:58 AM
Global shares fell and oil prices got a boost on Friday after U.S. and Iranian negotiators called off peace talks, while the risk of official Japanese intervention.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, June 19, 2026 09:33:17 AM
Elon Musk's SpaceX has soared into rarefied territory, becoming the world's sixth-most valuable company with a valuation exceeding $2.4 trillion - even as it continues.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, June 18, 2026 04:06:04 PM
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserve will likely raise.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, June 18, 2026 01:24:50 PM
Silver has had a rough month. After a powerful run that took the metal to record levels earlier this year, prices pulled back hard in June...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, June 18, 2026 11:11:16 AM
Gold edged lower Thursday, pressured by hawkish policy signals from the Federal Reserve and a stronger dollar, while the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal that dialed back.....[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 - Sunday, June 21, 2026 01:00:37 PM
Ethiopia's ruling party has maintained an overwhelming majority in parliament following the June 1 election, according to final results on Sunday. Prime Minister Abiy.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 12:49:39 PM
British political strategist Thomas Corbett-Dillon told Newsmax on Sunday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears determined to remain in office despite.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 11:23:39 AM
A conflict between politicians in Poland and Ukraine is a strategic mistake that will harm both sides, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday on X, as he.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 08:45:43 AM
A Booz Allen Hamilton report is intensifying a debate in Washington over whether popular Chinese artificial intelligence models are seeding U.S. software with security.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 08:16:39 AM
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ordered officials on Sunday to resume talks on reopening an Orthodox Christian seminary near Istanbul, an issue raised by President.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, June 18, 2026 04:39:21 PM
OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais pushed back on the International Energy Agency's prediction that there will be a supply glut in oil markets following the ending.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, June 18, 2026 10:47:10 AM
President Donald Trump on Thursday extolled the results of his administration's memorandum of understanding with Iran, touting falling oil prices, rising stock markets,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, June 17, 2026 02:03:29 PM
Nearly half of Federal Reserve policymakers have lost faith that merely holding borrowing costs steady will be enough to bring inflation back down to their 2% target in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, June 17, 2026 12:56:03 PM
Apple is preparing what may be its most ambitious product launch since the iPhone - a push into smart glasses that could reshape not only the emerging AI wearables.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, June 17, 2026 11:37:02 AM
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to address constraints in the U.S. munitions industrial base, citing concerns that production bottlenecks.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 10:20:59 AM
Two networks of super PACs tied to artificial intelligence rivals Anthropic and OpenAI have spent more than $37 million on 2026 congressional primaries, putting them.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 07:41:49 AM
Investors are seeking signs that the U.S. stock market rally fueled by artificial intelligence has more life left in it, and the upcoming Micron Technology earnings will.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, June 21, 2026 05:23:06 AM
King Charles III will reveal his personal tax bill in a bid to improve transparency, Buckingham Palace told UK media on Saturday, as royal finances come under increasing.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Saturday, June 20, 2026 02:16:27 PM
The AI boom is pushing tech investors into unfamiliar territory, CNBC reported Saturday. For years, big tech companies could rely on huge cash reserves and steady.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, June 19, 2026 07:03:29 PM
Normal commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not expected to fully resume until Iranian-laid naval mines are cleared from key shipping lanes, even as.....[Full Story]
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