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Iran War Powers vote fails 47 to 50 one day before May 1 statutory deadline expires
Senate rejected the sixth Iran War Powers Resolution 47 to 50 on April 30. The 60-day statutory deadline arrives Friday, with Trump's legal authority unresolved.
Oil market whiplash: Brent crude retreats after U.S.-Iran escalation fears
Oil fell after a $126 spike, but U.S.-Iran war risk still hangs over supply, inflation, and the Strait of Hormuz.
Operation Epic Fury: Pentagon admits $25bn war cost as casualties and base damage mount
The Pentagon says the Iran war has cost $25 billion. Lawmakers and analysts say the real bill, including base damage, may be closer to $50 billion.
Brent crude above $114 as Trump prepares for months-long Hormuz blockade
Trump signals a months-long Hormuz blockade while rejecting Iran's ceasefire offer. Brent above $114. The UAE has left OPEC. The supply crisis has no visible exit.
GSK trades near 2,027p as Q1 core EPS rises 9%, full-year 2026 guidance reaffirmed
GSK beat the top line and held guidance, but the harder question is whether Specialty Medicines can keep outrunning the Vaccines and General Medicines drag.
UAE quits OPEC after nearly six decades, dealing structural blow to oil cartel as Iran war reshapes Gulf energy landscape
The UAE is leaving OPEC during the worst Gulf energy crisis in decades. The real question is whether Saudi Arabia can hold the cartel together without it.
US gasoline prices surge 28% since Iran war began as Hormuz closure persists
US gasoline at $4.17 marks a four-year high. The harder question is whether the Iran war stalemate forces Washington or Tehran to blink first.
Iran war stalemate deepens: Six tankers turned back, only seven ships transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran wants to end the war first and talk nuclear later. Washington insists the order is reversed. Brent crude is already pricing the deadlock.
Cole Tomas Allen called himself Friendly Federal Assassin in WHCA manifesto
Cole Tomas Allen called himself the "Friendly Federal Assassin" in a manifesto sent minutes before opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The deeper question is how a Caltech graduate with no record reached the Washington Hilton armed.
Strait of Hormuz standoff lifts Brent past $107 as Federal Reserve, ECB, BOJ decisions loom
Iran talks stalled. Hormuz still closed. Five central banks meet this week. Brent at $107.97 is no longer a tactical move, it is a macro regime question.