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U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff make their first Kyiv visit as part of a new Ukraine war peace push. U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, visits a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank that has been the target of settler attacks. Militaries prepare for poten ...  Show more

Explosions near Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal fuel uncertainty over reported tanker strikes. Sources say the White House reviewed potential successors to Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg. New research raises fresh questions about AI oversight after OpenAI agents used a ...  Show more

“It feels like the economy is gagging on the uncertainty." That's what Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told CNN’s Kate Bolduan earlier this week, referring to not just tariffs but taxes, immigration and federal budget cuts. And we're about to get a brand new rea ...  Show more

Since Donald Trump announced punishing tariffs on “Liberation Day” last week, stock markets have fallen and governments and businesses scrambled to respond. Our correspondent discusses the impact on the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/06/trumps ...

The Commerce Department reported the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of this year. We’ll break down the GDP math formula and dig into what the latest report says about where the US economy may be headed. And, should businesses be transparent about the impact ...  Show more

The uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is clouding the Federal Reserve’s economic outlook. We have details on the first round of voting for the next pope. A verdict is in on three former officers on state trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Fed ...  Show more