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Chevron CEO Wirth on Oil Prices, Strait of Hormuz, Venezuela

That an app 'Fits on a Floppy' is still a useful measure in 2026

Analysis: An end to the Iran war may be just the beginning of a new era of U.S. inequality

For some Americans' finances, the Iran war was over almost as soon as it began. Those with access to stocks — a majority of Americans have some, though the ultrawealthy have most — saw the S&P 500 dip about 8% when the war started, only for it to bounce 19% starting in late March, more than making up its losses. The index is now up 10.7% for the year, which if it held would make for the fourth consecutive year of double-digit stock increases.

‘An endless silent scream feeling’: artist Roni Horn on horror, hope and landing in a lake in Iceland

She’s famous for sculptures that seem both solid and liquid. Now she has created a show amidst the ‘downfall of America’ inspired by a phrase from a comedy routine that came to obsess herA few weeks ago, Roni Horn, 70, was removed from her flight, just before takeoff from the US to Germany. A male steward was so irritated when he asked her to adjust her seat – and she politely refused to move it any further, since it was already as upright as she could get it – that he had the flight stopped...

Beatrice and Eugenie's finances laid bare as they lap up royal homes rent-free

Beatrice and Eugenie's finances laid bare as they lap up royal homes rent-free EXCLUSIVE: Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie face renewed scrutiny over their finances after a National Audit Office report revealed that King Charles is footing the bill for their London homes - even though they are not working royals Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are facing uncomfortable questions about their finances after "extraordinary" revelations about their cushty living arrangements. The sisters retained...

Fed Chair Warsh makes first hires at central bank, including ‘Project 2025’ author

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has hired two conservative economic policy researchers to work with him at the central bank, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The two researchers are Paul Winfree, the author of the chapter on the Federal Reserve in the conservative policy blueprint "Project 2025," and Daniel Heil, a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution think tank, where Warsh held a position before joining the Fed. The two are "working as temporary contractors to support...

Inside Andrew's tense talks with Charles over rent-free Eugenie and Beatrice and 'secret deal'

Inside Andrew's tense talks with Charles over rent-free Eugenie and Beatrice and 'secret deal' EXCLUSIVE: A new audit of royal residences has shed light on Beatrice and Eugenie's subsidised living arrangements - and raised more questions about why Andrew left Royal Lodge King Charles has been footing the bill for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to live in swanky apartments in royal palaces, and one royal expert believes the "outrageous" arrangement may have informed Andrew Mounbatten...

Iran war: Even a peace deal won't fix energy crunch

Iran war: Even a peace deal won't fix energy crunch June 4, 2026As the Iran war approaches 100 days on Sunday, a comforting but flawed assumption has taken hold. Many policymakers, businesses and investors believe that a rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will quickly bring down energy prices, once stranded oil and gas tankers can finally leave the Gulf. Yet top oil executives, shipping sector leaders and economists are predicting the opposite.

Doctors thought this kidney drug helped some patients. It may help millions more.

Doctors thought this kidney drug helped some patients. It may help millions more. - Date: - June 8, 2026

Nosferatu spider bite: what to do as more giant spiders spread on Baltic Sea coast

Germany’s nature group NABU has for years tracked the spread of the giant Nosferatu spider. It now seems established on the Baltic coast, often seen on Rügen and Usedom. But how dangerous is it really?