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Iran war poses challenges to high-margin Middle East car market

A continuing Iran war could destabilize the larger Gulf region, an increasingly important profit center for luxury automakers challenged elsewhere.

How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: trade workers

While anxiety around AI replacing white-collar jobs has reached a fever pitch, the data center boom is creating lucrative opportunities …

It's not just oil: Aluminum prices have surged as Iran conflict chokes supply

The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has upended the supply of aluminum in the Middle East, sending prices of …

DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin gets Senate hearing Wednesday

President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland …

Wholesale prices surge again and show inflation flowing through pipeline of the economy

The cost of wholesale goods and services surged in February for the third month in a row, underscoring the challenge …

Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in overnight strikes in …

WNBA and players' union reach verbal agreement on landmark new CBA deal

The verbal agreement marks the end of a prolonged and often contentious battle that threatened the start of the WNBA …

Fed to still cut rates this year, even as high oil prices spark an uptick in inflation: CNBC Fed Survey

The 32 respondents, including fund managers, analysts and economists, see oil prices on average at $88 a barrel six months …

Why does everything feel so expensive? Look at wages, not the CPI.

American workers are producing more than ever — but a decades-long wage gap has left them struggling with even the …

How March Madness basketball could bust your portfolio bracket

Fans of losing teams more likely to dump shares than winners are to buy.

Macy’s proves Wall Street wrong again by growing sales, and the stock surges

Macy’s stock surges as for the third straight quarter comparable sales rose from a year ago while analyst were expecting …

Fed’s Powell to deliver a gut check for markets as stocks climb alongside oil prices

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak Wednesday on the economy and interest rates for the time since …