After Israel launched its unprecedented air strike on Iran’s nuclear program June 13, dramatic video soon emerged of critical oil and gas infrastructure that was also targeted. In Tehran, flames engulfed an oil depot and a refinery that were struck by Israel. The vast South Pars gas field – the largest in the world –…
(Bloomberg) — Equity futures fell as growing speculation that the US will directly support Israel in its war against Iran fueled geopolitical uncertainty and concerns about the inflationary impact of higher crude prices. Most Read from Bloomberg S&P 500 contracts retreated 0.9% on a day when cash trading in US stocks and Treasuries is closed…
Thursday is Juneteenth, commemorating June 19, 1865, the day the last slaves in the United States learned they were free, and honoring those millions of people who were enslaved. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, and this year organizations in Minnesota are marking the holiday with events. Source link
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. Now, across the country, many people have off from work and use Juneteenth to celebrate, reflect and educate…
(Bloomberg) — Investors are bracing for $6.5 trillion of notional US options expiring on Friday, in a move that could free stocks to swing more wildly than the subdued changes seen in recent weeks. Most Read from Bloomberg Every quarter, a cluster of different exchange-traded derivatives contracts all terminate on the same day, leading to…
Smoke blankets the sky above Tehran, Iran, following explosions in the capital after the Israeli army hit Iranian targets, on June 18, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose more than 1% on Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s military to intensify attacks against Iran. U.S. crude oil was…
In 2021, when President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, it was the first many people in the country had heard of the centuries-old tradition – a 2021 Gallup poll found that 34% of Americans knew “a little” about Juneteenth, while 28% knew nothing at all about it. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed…
The human cost of global conflict is unbearable for the victims, of course, and it comes with an economic cost too, which analysts are trying to estimate right now. President Trump has reportedly approved a plan to bomb Iran but not yet given the green light for action. The main issue for investors is what…
While the majority of businesses will remain open on Thursday, there are some key exceptions. WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Thursday, June 19, will commemorate Juneteenth as a federally recognized holiday for the fifth year. Juneteenth marks the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. In 2021, it…
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