Category Archives: Economy
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-denied-food-water
Donald Trump deserves his frosty reception in Scotland
Bully-boy antics and broken promises to build the ‘greatest luxury golf resort in the world’ [...]
FACT CHECK: Trump Raised Oil Prices on Americans to Bail Out Big Oil By Cutting a Deal with Putin and OPEC
https://climatepower.us/news/fact-check-trump-raised-oil-prices-on-americans-to-bail-out-big-oil-by-cutting-a-deal-with-putin-and-opec/
Justice Department expands Trump settlement to cover his tax audits
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns-00927911
DOJ rolls out nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’ as part of Trump’s IRS settlement
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement-00925801
Alabama can use electoral map that favors Republicans, supreme court rules
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/supreme-court-alabama-republicans-new-congressional-maps
Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/oil-price-bets-ahead-iran-war-news-totalled-7-billion-reporting-shows-2026-05-07/
Trump claims hostilities have ended in Iran in letter to congressional leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/trump-iran-war-hostilities-letter
The Oil Supply Shock Will Scar the World for Years
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/major-oil-executive-warns-global-152800204.html
Live updates: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-22-2026
Trump news at a glance: Trump backs off threat to resume bombing Iran and extends ceasefire
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-today
Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/20/amazon-sellers-price-raises-california?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Trump administration launches tariff refund system as first step in paying back billions – US politics live
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/20/trump-tariff-refund-politics-vance-congress-latest-updates
Trump energy secretary says gas prices might not drop back under $3 a gallon until 2027
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/trump-energy-secretary-chris-wright-gas-prices
US attacks and seizes Iranian cargo ship, as Iran says ‘no decision’ yet on joining peace talks
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
Tracking the Economic Effects of Tariffs
https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/tracking-economic-effects-tariffs
Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns [...]
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