Officials from Iran and the United States are expected to begin the next phase of talks to end the war in the Middle East on Sunday at a remote, high-altitude resort in Switzerland beloved by Hollywood stars of yore. Bürgenstock is a mountain and home to the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, overlooking the waters below….
Inflation accelerated for a third straight month in May amid a stalemate in negotiations to end a war with Iran that has pushed up energy prices, adding to the burden on already strained consumers. The Consumer Price Index rose 4.2 percent in May from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday,…
The labor market has shifted into a higher gear, powering through an energy shock and immigration restrictions to pull more people into work even as consumers sour on an economy that is straining their wallets. The vigorous pace of hiring over the past few months is a reversal from the stagnation of 2025, a year…
Even as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears poised to become the largest on record, Trump administration officials have not articulated a clear plan for caring for Americans at risk of the disease. Hundreds of Americans, including federal officials, aid workers and journalists, are expected to be in parts of Congo,…
Jerome H. Powell has wrapped up his final news conference as chair of the Federal Reserve. Here are a few takeaways: The biggest news out of the Fed meeting was that Mr. Powell plans to stay on as a governor after his term as chair ends May 15. He cited legal threats against the institution…
But few of his crypto actions have attracted as much attention or scrutiny as his memecoin. Unveiled three nights before the presidential inauguration in January 2025, $TRUMP emerged from a partnership between Mr. Trump and a longtime associate, the serial entrepreneur Bill Zanker. When the coins went on sale, the Trump family and its business…
Democrats’ success in pushing through one of the country’s most aggressively gerrymandered congressional maps on Tuesday in Virginia represented the latest example of the party’s willingness to take the gloves off as it seeks to win back control of Congress and thwart President Trump’s agenda. It was a stark reversal for a party that has…
More than a dozen American warships are patrolling the waters around the Strait of Hormuz to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports, aided by American fighter jets and surveillance aircraft. The goal is to force Iran to cave in to American demands by depriving the government in Tehran of its biggest single source of revenue…
