geopolitics

Gold fell for a third day after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran, threatening to extend the war that’s roiled global markets and stoked inflation.

Iran announces closure of Strait of Hormuz after US attacks Reuters

Tehran announces Strait of Hormuz will be closed ‘until further notice’ in response to American operation

New Zealand’s target of doubling primary exports by 2034 remains in place even as the stellar growth of recent years is tipped to slow in the face of geopolitical and weather challenges.

With 65 state-based wars in 2025—the most since World War II— bank regulators face an urgent question: how long before the world's financial infrastructure fractures?

US Central Command has described the attacks as a result of 'Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression'.

Palantir CEO warns AI firms are 'upsetting enterprise clients' now

Alcoa plunges after warning of $60M hit to alumina segment

An Apache helicopter flown by two U.S. pilots was downed near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, with both crewmen surviving the crash.

Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign was based on a warning that automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and concentrate wealth in the hands of a few. At the time, ideas like Universal Basic Income felt fringe. Now Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are all saying versions