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The United States is mobilizing disaster relief resources for Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes devastated the country’s northern coast and capital city. President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to deploy U.S. resources after back-to-back tremors of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck near Venezuela’s northern coast, flattening buildings in Caracas. Trump announced the commitment on Truth Social,…
Soccer fans from around the world are pouring significant sums of money into travel for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The tournament, which marks the first time three nations have co-hosted the World Cup, is drawing enormous international interest and unprecedented levels of fan spending. Many supporters…
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index plunged 9.99% on Tuesday, closing at 8,203.84 as investors rushed to exit positions following an extraordinary record-breaking rally. The sell-off was sharp enough to trigger a circuit breaker, prompting the Korea Exchange to suspend trading for 20 minutes after the index breached a decline of 8%. Trading resumed but conditions…
In June, job cuts at U.S. manufacturing facilities neared their highest levels since the global financial crisis ended in 2009, S&P Global reported Tuesday. The surge in layoffs also rivaled reductions seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, raising fresh concerns about the durability of any industrial recovery. S&P Global’s manufacturing “flash” purchasing managers index came in…
Phil Godlewski says Victor Wembanyama got him thrown out of the Ritz-Carlton the same night New York needed the Spurs star most. The hotel never said who had the other suite. He goes by Phil Godlewski online.Content out of Pennsylvania, live streams, big following. He didn’t deny it when The Post found him. A $750,000…
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The U.S. has issued its most sweeping rollback of Iran oil sanctions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, allowing dollar-denominated crude trade for the first time in over four decades. The U.S. Treasury issued a wide-ranging 60-day exemption on Monday permitting Iran to produce and sell crude oil, petrochemical, and petroleum products in U.S. dollars through…
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared the House in a sweeping 396-13 vote, advancing what could become the biggest housing legislation in more than 30 years. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support after clearing the Senate in March, and the Senate is expected to hold a final passage vote before the House…
Millions of Americans approaching retirement age find themselves in precarious financial positions, with little saved and mounting debt still to pay off. One 60-year-old restaurant server recently wrote to MarketWatch’s Moneyist column, Quentin Fottrell, describing a situation many working-class Americans quietly share. The server has just $2,000 in a Roth IRA, carries $4,400 in credit-card…
The 2026 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports reveal both programs are hurtling toward insolvency at a pace not seen in decades, threatening tens of millions of Americans. Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund is now projected to run dry in 2032, when today’s youngest retirees will be just 68 years old. At…