Giorno: 31 Luglio 2024

Oil Up 2.5% on Fears of Escalating War in Middle East

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Wednesday, rebounding from seven-week lows, as the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East and overshadowed a drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles driven by robust exports.[#item_full_content]

Remembrance Walk for Slain Maryland Mother On Aug. 4

A remembrance walk will be held on Aug. 4 to honor the memory of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mother of five who was raped and murdered while out on a jog on the Ma and Pa Trail in Harford County.[#item_full_content]

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Nods to Possible September Cut

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday but opened the door to reducing borrowing costs as soon as its next meeting in September as inflation continues coming into line with the U.S. central bank’s 2% target.[#item_full_content]

Netanyahu speaks out following deadly Israeli strikes against Iranian proxies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a public video statement on Wednesday, speaking of recent significant blows dealt to the Iranian proxies. Netanyahu spoke of Israel’s recent targeting of Iran-backed Houthis, and a strike against a key Hezbollah commander, Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in southern Beirut, Lebanon. The prime minister made no […]

Tlaib ally mourns assassination of top Hamas leader: ‘His martyrdom is not in vain’

A vocal anti-Israel activist, who has made several donations to Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s, D-Mich., House campaigns, mourned the assassination of a top Hamas leader on Wednesday, saying his “martyrdom is not in vain.” Zahra Billoo, a disgraced former Women’s March leader and the executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in San Francisco, took […]