World/International

As the U.S. Iran conflict continues into its fifth week, Iran has continued to block its population from the international internet. Amir Rashidi of human rights nonprofit the Miaan Group explains how the internet currently works in Iran.

Since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz, other countries have turned to each other to adapt.

Retail sales rose 0.6% last month. But the data predates the war in Iran, and experts say the real test for consumer spending is still coming.

Economist Noah Smith said demand for electric vehicles could accelerate battery production and other key technologies.

In the U.S., we’re paying more at the pump. Abroad, the war in the Middle East may have more dire and immediate effects — that’s especially true in South and Southeast Asia.

In the month since the war in Iran began, the global price of coal has jumped more than 20%.

Businesses that rely on aluminum are deciding whether to absorb the costs or pass them on to their customers. To make that decision, many are drawing from their experiences with tariffs.

The U.S. is allowing Russian crude oil to be delivered to Cuba after months of what has essentially been a blockade.

Oil prices go up faster than they come down, especially since the war has damaged oil infrastructure in the Middle East.

Some sectors are more exposed than others as the war drives up energy costs and squeezes consumer spending.