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Today: August 22, 2026
Today: August 22, 2026

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Wall Street week ahead: Reports on consumer confidence and inflation on tap

Wall Street will get key updates next week on closely-watched measures for consumer confidence and inflation

Wall Street week ahead: Reports on consumer confidence and inflation on tap
Economy|MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump says Iran not ready to make the 'right deal'

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Trump says Iran not ready to make the 'right deal'
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The Latest: Supreme Court chief justice allows White House ballroom renovation to continue for now

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now

The Latest: Supreme Court chief justice allows White House ballroom renovation to continue for now
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Six months of war

The world's top central bank chiefs gather in Jackson Hole next week against a jittery backdrop, half a year into the Iran war and with bond markets rattled by a selloff in long-

Six months of war
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|World

War-hit European markets are far from down and out

European markets are back in favour, thanks to the economy weathering the Iran war better than anticipated, a clearer

War-hit European markets are far from down and out
Asia|Political|World

North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

North Korea says the U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea doesn't change what it views as the provocative nature of the drills

North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
Business|Economy|Environment|US|World

Red lights are flashing in energy markets

Red lights are flashing in energy markets

Red lights are flashing in energy markets
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Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because of a lack of clear signalling on its reopening

Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists
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The Latest: Disney sues Trump's FCC over broadcast license challenge

Disney has filed sui against the Federal Communications Commission says every media outlet in the nation is at risk due to the Trump administration's retaliation over Jimmy Kimmel's satire

The Latest: Disney sues Trump's FCC over broadcast license challenge
Economy|Political|World

‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war

‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war

‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war
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US 30-year yields hit highest level since 2007 as war, oil worries fester

U.S. 30-year Treasury yields rose to their highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as stalled talks to end the U.S.-Iran war and worries of an imminent

US 30-year yields hit highest level since 2007 as war, oil worries fester
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The Latest: Trump calls concerns about conditions on USS Lincoln ‘fake’

President Donald Trump has downplayed reports about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln to reporters in the Oval Office

The Latest: Trump calls concerns about conditions on USS Lincoln ‘fake’
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Stocks, dollar fall after weak data; yields rise

U.S. stocks ended down on Monday and the dollar hit a two-month low against the euro as soft U.S. economic data, including an unexpected drop in retail

Stocks, dollar fall after weak data; yields rise
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Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news
Economy|World

JD Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran

JD Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran

JD Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran
World

Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news

Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who were reportedly captured when their jets were downed early in the war, but Qatar denies the allegations

Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news
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US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships

US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|World

Iran war a boon for China's e-trucks, fuelling export surge

China's exports of electric trucks to other Asian countries have spiked, adding to a surge in domestic sales as higher fuel costs as a result of

Iran war a boon for China's e-trucks, fuelling export surge
Political|World

The press faces a Pentagon ‘black box’ on the Iran war

The press faces a Pentagon ‘black box’ on the Iran war

The press faces a Pentagon ‘black box’ on the Iran war
Business|Travel|World

Stranded travelers share firsthand accounts from the Middle East

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers amid flight cancellations and airspace closures

Stranded travelers share firsthand accounts from the Middle East
Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|MidEast|World

War with Iran chokes flows of oil and natural gas, highlighting energy security risks for Asia

The war with Iran is disrupting oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy trade, sending prices higher and threatening global growth

War with Iran chokes flows of oil and natural gas, highlighting energy security risks for Asia
Crime|Political|US|World

Everything we know on day 6 of the Middle East war

Everything we know on day 6 of the Middle East war

Everything we know on day 6 of the Middle East war
US|World

Homeland Security funding bill falters again in Senate as Republicans warn of Iran risk

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is stalling out again in Congress

Homeland Security funding bill falters again in Senate as Republicans warn of Iran risk
Crime|Political|US|World

US troops killed in war with Iran identified

Six US service members have been killed in the war with Iran, and President Donald Trump is set to attend their dignified transfer. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty explains who they were as people.

US troops killed in war with Iran identified