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Dow futures drop as first day of U.S.-Iran talks sees Trump threaten Tehran on Hormuz: ‘You close it and you won’t have a country’

Dow futures drop as first day of U.S.-Iran talks sees Trump threaten Tehran on Hormuz: ‘You close it and you won’t have a country’

resident Donald Trump boards Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 19, 2026.

U.S.-Iran talks just started and Trump is already threatening to attack, causing negotiations to pause

U.S.-Iran talks just started and Trump is already threatening to attack, causing negotiations to pause

Vice President JD Vance waits to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict

Why men keep dropping out of the labor force: It starts in childhood, when kids see how males around them struggle, economists say

Why men keep dropping out of the labor force: It starts in childhood, when kids see how males around them struggle, economists say

The labor force participation rate for men slipped to 69.5% last month from 76% in May 2026.

The union behind California’s billionaire tax is blinking, but Gavin Newsom wants to inflict total defeat

The union behind California’s billionaire tax is blinking, but Gavin Newsom wants to inflict total defeat

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on May 20, 2026.

Meet Labour’s ‘King of the North,’ the 56-year-old representing Greater Manchester and challenging Keir Starmer

Meet Labour’s ‘King of the North,’ the 56-year-old representing Greater Manchester and challenging Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham, Britain's Labour candidate for Makerfield, speaks in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18, 2026 where

Rural America’s farms are already being crushed by an economic crisis. They now face the risk of a ‘mini-Dust Bowl’ as a rare Super El Niño looms

Rural America’s farms are already being crushed by an economic crisis. They now face the risk of a ‘mini-Dust Bowl’ as a rare Super El Niño looms

South of Lamar, Colorado, a large dust cloud appears behind a truck traveling on highway 59 in May 1936.

Oil keeps flowing through Hormuz despite Iran saying it’s shut

Oil keeps flowing through Hormuz despite Iran saying it’s shut

Vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz on June 18, 2026.

Ground beef is up 20% since last year. A parasite, a drought and a July 1 trade deadline could push it higher

Ground beef is up 20% since last year. A parasite, a drought and a July 1 trade deadline could push it higher

President Donald Trump attends a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France.

High gas prices are just the beginning: How the Iran war is changing the global energy map

High gas prices are just the beginning: How the Iran war is changing the global energy map

The largest global energy-supply shock in history is causing chaos around the world. Here are the winners and losers.

“I had to turn down President Obama”

“I had to turn down President Obama”

Maurice Lévy.