US stock index futures dropped on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the conflict, leading to a spike in crude prices that βrekindled inflation concerns and drove Treasury yields higher.
Corporate donors to President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets of investigations if Democrats take control of the House or Senate.
Prediction markets are fast becoming alternative venues for traders to wager on US companies like Tesla and Apple , raising concerns about investor protection and market oversight, according to independent data and regulatory experts.
Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday allowed part of a consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed over claims they restricted competition in the sale of Apple βproducts on Amazon's UK marketplace.
Payouts have pulled some fishermen in the Ecuadorean city of Manta into drug trafficking, while U.S. strikes at sea have also targeted those who deny any role in the trade.
President Donald Trump hoped his pomp-filled summit with Xi Jinping in Washington last week would showcase the strength of his personal relationship with the Chinese leader.
Oil prices rose Monday as investors assessed fresh obstacles to U.S.-Iran diplomacy and persistent security risks around Middle Eastern energy supplies.
Oil prices rose Monday as investors assessed fresh obstacles to U.S.-Iran diplomacy and persistent security risks around Middle Eastern energy supplies.