U.S. stocks advanced Thursday and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest monthly gains in years as solid corporate earnings offset the war-related oil supply shock that has rattled markets and sent crude prices to four-year highs.[#item_full_content]

Russia’s shadow war is putting Europe on edge as Germany confronts a growing threat
Germany is pushing European partners to create a rapid-response task force in the Baltic Sea region as Berlin confronts what it says is an escalating
