Rising Military Spending Amid Iran War Likely to Widen US Deficit – Business Insider

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — Two planes clipped wings Thursday morning at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. An Avelo plane being towed to a gate struck a parked Southwest aircraft near Terminal One. Authorities confirmed both aircraft were unoccupied, and no injuries were reported. The Avelo flight, scheduled to depart for New Haven at 8:30 a.m., was delayed,…

President Donald Trump welcomed the dollar’s recent decline, but a former Federal Reserve president said the astronomical size of U.S. debt requires more stability for the currency. The U.S. dollar index has plunged 10% over the last year and 1.2% this month alone. That’s after Trump shocked global market last spring with his “Liberation Day”…

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By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell 3% on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend Iran was “seriously ​talking” with Washington, signalling de-escalation with an OPEC member after risks of ‌a military strike drove prices to multi-month highs. Brent crude futures were down $2, or 2.9%, to…

As the Justice Department continues its investigation into the Federal Reserve, the next front in the central bank’s quest to maintain political independence shifts to the Supreme Court. On Jan. 21, the high court will hear arguments related to President Donald Trump‘s efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Administration officials last year accused…