geopolitics

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered stakes in local companies owned by Switzerland’s Nestle SA transferred to temporary administration.

Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz falls to three on Wednesday, data shows Reuters

On Aug. 24, 2026, the Trump administration transmitted the text of the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement to Congress. By doing so, the administration triggered the 90-day congressional review process described in the Atomic Energy Act and relaunched a debate about the right approach to intern

President Donald Trump sees the art of geopolitics as a matter of money and leverage. As a result, he’s relied on fellow businesspeople to do the work of diplomats in Gaza, Ukraine and the Persian Gulf — and they have failed. As Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini once put it, the revolution that founded th

EXCLUSIVE: China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say Reuters

UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity Reuters

Edward Yardeni, president at Yardeni Research, points to geopolitical developments and higher-for-longer oil prices, among other factors, that led him to lower his year-end target for the S&P 500. He says his previous target of 8,400 is more likely to be reached by the middle of next year. (Source:

After two years of breakneck gains, shares of military contractors have hit a wall this year. Traders are expecting the pain to deepen further as they position for protracted negotiations and funding delays should Democrats take control of one or both houses of Congress following the midterm electio

Trump says 'hopefully we are towards end' of Iran war Reuters

US president threatens to impose ‘very serious’ tariffs on the bloc if the measure is approved