Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures were down 0.3% and 0.25% respectively. Nasdaq was fractionally in the green, as technology and energy stocks weighed on sentiment. Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 34 points, or 0.1%, to close at 47,707. S-P 500 fell 15 points,or 0.2%, to 6,781.
US inflation data on Wednesday is the week's centrepiece, but with oil nearing seven-month highs, Bitcoin (BTC) sentiment shifting, and the Australian dollar at three-year highs. Japan's wholesale inflation cooled for a third month in February as government fuel subsidies blunted rising commodity costs, but analysts warn the respite may be brief.
Evidence mounting that US strike hit Iranian school on February 28th. New York Times investigation found fragments of a US-made missile near the site of the strike. It is not clear where or how the fragments were recovered – or whether they pertain specifically to the school strike. They contain serial numbers and other details that are consistent with how the US department of defence categorise and label munitions.
Edmonton had two goals on four power-play opportunities against an Avalanche team that had the NHL's third-best penalty kill. McDavid’s goal, his 36th of the season, came on a snap shot on the power play with 10:57 remaining in the third period. Ross Colton, Martin Necas and Valeri Nichushkin scored for the Avalanche.
Iran's role in Central Asia’s trade geography extends well beyond food. The region, which had been quietly deepening economic ties with Tehran for years, now faces the consequences of that proximity. The landlocked republics have long viewed Iranian ports as a gateway to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
Rates for 30-year loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) were up 2 bps to 5.97% on Tuesday. In January, the FHA held benchmark rates steady at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. Rates for jumbo loans were unchanged at 6.01%.
Video shows what experts say appears to be an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast. Trump said yesterday it was a “little excursion” that would conclude “soon”
Nasa MODIS satellite imagery from March 9 captured a long, dense plume of black smoke hanging over Tehran. US-Israeli strikes targeted oil storage and refining sites around the capital. The attacks, seen in videos circulating on social media, appeared to mark the first time oil facilites have been targeted.
The Democratic candidate and Tuskegee grad led the mostly Republican field Tuesday night, securing more than 37 percent of votes cast in the race. Harris won 37.3 per cent of the vote while Fuller topped a crowded Republican field of a dozen candidates with 34.9 per cent. Since none of the candidates secured more than 50 per cent, the top two recipients will meet in a runoff April 7.
Global Entry had been shuttered since Feb. 22 amid the partial government shutdown affecting DHS. The fast-tracked service that helps paying members speed through passport control after an international flight back to the U.S. will resume at 5 a.m. EST Wednesday. Global Entry allows vetted members approved via an interview process to bypass the normal passport control lanes.
Voting technology firm Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal indictment for money laundering. It blames President Donald Trump and his allies for seeking its prosecution as part of a “campaign of retribution” against those they blame for his 2020 election loss. The criminal case against Smartmatic and its employees stem from payments, between 2015 and 2018.
Teams that profit from wildlife imagery should also invest in protecting the species they represent. 727 professional organizations use wild animals in their names, logos or fan nicknames. The Wild League is a framework to enage sports clubs, sponsors and fans in conserving the species represented in their mascots.
Haiti's former president is accused of conspiring to kill him. Prosecutors say he was killed by a group of men dressed as police officers. They claim he was trying to steal power from the Haitian government. He is now being held in a US detention center in Miami, Florida, awaiting trial.
Lebanese Shiites are openly blaming the group for their current misery. There was a similar outcry during the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that ended in 2024 and the monthlong war in 2006. Hezbollah was exempted because it was fighting Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon at the time.
Rapper-politician Balendra Shah unseats Nepal's ex-PM as he heads for victory. Shah, 35, received 68,348 votes compared to Oli's 18,734 to unseat the former leader in his parliamentary constituency. The rapper typically shuns the media, but told the Financial Times while he was on the campaign trail he would be "the candidate for all of Nepal"
Two individuals emerged from a white Honda CRV SUV at around 4:30 a.m. and fired multiple shots at the building before fleeing. Two Toronto-area synagogues were struck by gunfire last weekend. The American and Israeli consulates as well as embassies in Ottawa will see more security.
Iran’s constitution dictates that the Assembly of Experts (an 88-member clerical body) selects the supreme leader. That matters when assessing why Mojtaba is seen as a viable supreme leader amid critiques he lacks the senior religious standing traditionally associated with the office. His successor represents both continuity and contradiction in the revolutionary system established after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Chief suspect rises to protest against judge's decision to hear other defendants before Mr Imamoglu. Imamoglu could be heard shouting: "If he's got any guts, he'll let these people go and face me alone" Judge said Imamoglu would be one of the last to testify, prompting the mayor to ask to speak sooner.
The U.S.-Israeli campaign has struck heavy blows to Iran’s leadership. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top military figures have been killed. Southern Iran has been the target of some of the most intense bombardment. Airstrikes have hit a number of sports facilities around Iran, apparently because the Gua.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to defend Cyprus, days after dispatching a warship to the east Mediterranean island nation. A Shahed drone struck a British air base on its southern coast last week during the Iran war. Macron said he was visiting Cyprus primarily to show solidarity with the count.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday threatened to choke off Middle East oil exports if attacks by the United States and Israel continue. Brent crude fell more than 7% on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that the Middle East war could end soon. Oil prices fell after hitting their highest level in more than three years in the prior session.
President Donald Trump and his administration's rhetoric on Iran has been jarring. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted that US forces were "punching them while they're down" Critics say the administration's messaging revels in the destructive power of the US military. "I mean, I think they're fighting, and I respect that," the top US general said.
Australia grants asylum to 6 members of Iranian women’s soccer team. One of the women changed her mind and plant to return to Iran. The president of Iran's football federation said Australia pressured members of the team into seeking asylum. The government confirmed all but a few of the delegation were individually offered refuge as they embarked on their journey home.
Republican Clayton Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff in the special election to serve out the remainder of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s term in Congress. Trump-endorsed Republican advances to runoff in Georgia special election for MTG's seat. With 10 of 10 localities reporting, Fuller will face Harris in a runoff on April 7.
Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team. Five members of Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum by Australia. They were called ‘traitors’ for refusing to sing their country’’ national anthem at the Asian Cup tournament. The team was visiting Australia for a tournament when the Iran war began.
Images taken near Iranian school hit in deadly strikes show fragments of U.S.-made missile. Weapons experts were confident that the images of missile fragments did appear to show an American Tomahawk cruise missile. NBC News cannot verify where the fragments were found or whether they were connected to the school strikes.
Moltbook is a Reddit-style forum where AI agents create accounts and interact with each other while humans only observe. The acquisition expands Meta’s social networking ecosystem beyond humans and into the realm of autonomous AI agents. Facebook's parent company Meta arguably already operates the biggest social netw
Thinking Machines was founded last February by Mira Murati. Murati is the former chief technology officer of OpenAI Group PBC. The company aims to make AI systems "more widely understood, customizable and generally capable" Murati has had clout in the AI industry, thanks to her stints at OpenAI and Tesla.
A federal judge ruled that Amazon provided "strong evidence" that Perplexity's Comet browser accessed its website without its authorization. The judge cited that move in her ruling. The court, at least preliminarily, rejected that logic, but the question is now squarely before the court. The case is being heard in San Francisco.
The war has choked off major supplies of oil and gas to world markets and sent fuel prices rising across the U.S. Hours later, Trump posted on social media: “If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far"
Solar accounted for 54% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the U.S. grid in 2025. Two-thirds of all solar capacity installed in 2025 was built in states won by President Trump. Despite regulatory actions targeting clean energy and changing tax policy, the United States is still expected to add 490 GW of new solar capacity by 2036.
Police probe if deadly bus fire was 'deliberate act' in western Switzerland. Bus caught fire on main street of town of Kerzers in Fribourg canton. At least six dead and five injured, three of them seriously, police say. This is the second major incident of deadly fire in Switzerland this year.
Woman Accused of Shooting at Rihanna’s Home Charged With Attempted Murder. Woman charged with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearem and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling. Prosecutors claim there were 9 people on Rihanna's property when Ivanna Lisette Ortiz allegedly opened fire.
A second royal commission into New Zealand's pandemic response has found "scars" were left by the government's handling of COVID-19. But on the whole it was "considered and appropriate", the report said. The Labour leader quoted the report which stated: "New Zealand had among had one of the best pandemic responses"
Iranian embassy in Beirut's second secretary, third secretary, attaché, and person assigned to the mission are among those killed. Israeli military says strike followed "precise IDF intelligence" that senior Quds Force officials were "hiding in a civilian hotel" Israeli military had warned Iranian government representatives in Lebanon to "leave immediately before they are targeted"
Israeli military launches fresh strikes on Iran. Iran launches new round of missiles toward Israel, IDF says. Sirens blared and the Israeli military warned citizens. U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth says 90% reduction in Iranian missile launches due to U.s. and Israeli strikes.
More than 3,200 Australians over 23 commercial flights have returned to Australia since the US and Israel attacked Iran. A total of seven members of the Iranian women’s football team have now been granted humanitarian visas in Australia, home affairs minister Tony Burke has confirmed. We have seen jerry cans coming off the shelves at Bunnings and lines at the pump.
Ed Martin is a senior Justice Department official in the Trump administration. The complaint accuses Martin of professional misconduct tied to actions he took while briefly serving as U.S. attorney for the district. Martin then asked the court to suspend the disciplinary attorney handling the case and dismiss the complaint, according to the filing.
Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop Wednesday into the weekend. Damaging winds are likely to be the primary hazard, though large hail cannot be ruled out. Flash flooding remains a major concern (see the Flood Watch for additional details) The FOX Forecast Center said the storm system could bring the most impactful weather.
Two men fired multiple shots at the US consulate in Toronto early on Tuesday in what police described as a ‘national security incident’ The individuals approached the consulate in downtown Toronto at about 4.30am ET, exited a white SUV and fired several rounds from a handgun at the consulate, police said.
Family of Canada mass shooting victim sues OpenAI over ChatGPT chatbot. Maya Gebala, 12, remains in hospital following the shooting. OpenAI says: "What happened in Tumbler Ridge was an unspeakable tragedy""The purpose of this lawsuit is to learn the whole truth about how and why the mass shooting happened," it says.
Iran has laid a few dozen mines in the key waterway, sources say. It remains unclear whether any mines have been laid since February 28. The waterway carries about a fifth of the world's oil supply. The U.S. government says it is working with Iran to find a solution to the problem.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it “will not allow the export of even a single liter of oil from the region to the hostile side and its partners until further notice” Trump warned that “If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far.”
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is considering its largest-ever release of oil reserves to curb escalating prices. G7 countries, supportive of the IEA's plan, recognize the urgency due to pricing spikes. Final decisions on execution specifics, including total volumes and involvement of nations like China and India, remain pending.
NBC News reported that video shows what experts say appears to be an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps next to the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school. More than 170 people, including many children, were killed in the attack.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was raked over the social media coals on Tuesday after proclaiming the night before that he’s asking his constituents “to send their sons and daughters over to the Mideast.” It all started when Graham, appearing on Fox News”s Hannity on Monday night, declared: “I go back to South Carolina.’
Wordle is a deceptively simple daily word game that debuted in 2021. What is today’s Wordle? There is a pair of repeated letters in today's Wordle answer. What's the first letter of today's word? T. The answer today is T-T-T.
Video shows what experts say appears to be an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps next to the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school that was hit, killing more than 170 people, including many children. The White House didn’t answer why Trump falsely asserted on Monday that Iran has access to the U.S.-made Tomahawks.
The UAE also condemned the drone attack on its consulate in the Kurdistan region. Iraq's foreign ministry said it would take legal action against those responsible. The ministry said the targeting of diplomatic missions and premises constituted a crime. It said it was committed to providing full protection to its diplomatic and consular missions.
Explosions heard in Tehran and central Isfahan. At least 10 explosions heard in Tel Aviv. Iran and Israel have been locked in a war of words over the past few months. The conflict is over disputed territory in the Persian Gulf, which is claimed by both countries. The U.S. and Israel claim responsibility for the conflict.
The softening of crude prices offered partial relief to equity markets that have been rattled since the conflict began. Analysts note that while volatility may persist in the short term, easing crude prices could act as a stabilising force for global equities if diplomatic efforts continue and supply fears remain contained.
The disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to trigger major security and logistical concerns for countries dependent on energy imports from the Gulf. For India, the deployment of naval escorts could become a crucial measure to ensure that vital oil and gas shipments continue reaching its shores safely.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards forced through the choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader. The Revolutionary Guards see him as a more pliant version of his father who would back their hardline policies, senior Iranian sources told Reuters. He is the second son of the late Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
You'll only have six guesses to find each day's word, though you still can use grayed-out letters to help narrow things down. Wordle is a deceptively simple daily word game that debuted in 2021. Here are some clues and the first letter for today's w.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence on Sunday reported the successful interception of a significant number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The UAE also said its consulate in Erbil, northern Iraq, was targeted with a drone, causing damage but no injuries. The Kuwaiti military says it successfully intercepted and downed six drones.
Five Iranian women's soccer players granted humanitarian visas in Australia. They were in Australia for a tournament when the war broke out. The women were labeled "traitors" on Iranian state television. President Trump had said the U.S. would grant the women asylum if Australia didn't. The Australian government has granted the visas.
Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the same news conference that the US military is moving into the 11th day of its operation against Iran.