Global trade and fiscal debt concerns are feeding into a flight to safer assets, sharpening gold's edge as a haven from risk, prompting analysts in a Reuters poll to sharply raise their forecasts. The poll of 40 analysts and traders returned a median forecast of $3,220 per troy ounce of...
S&P, Nasdaq at Record Highs as US-EU Trade Deal Sparks Optimism in Pivotal Week
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs, while the Dow was on the cusp of that as optimism from a U.S.-EU trade pact set the stage for a week packed with megacap earnings, a Fed meeting, and an approaching U.S. tariff deadline. At 9:39 a.m ET, Dow...
Trump Warns Iran That Its Nuclear Sites Could Be Bombed Again
TURNBERRY, Scotland — President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he would order fresh U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed last month. Trump issued the threat as he held talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his Turnberry...
Trump Sets Deadline of 10 or 12 Days for Russia on War With Ukraine
TURNBERRY, Scotland — President Donald Trump set a new deadline of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 3-1/2-year-old conflict. Trump has threatened both sanctions on Russia and buyers of...
Visalia Police Arrest Wanted Man Following DUI Traffic Stop and Chase
A 20-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning after leading officers on a pursuit into Tulare County, authorities said. Just after 1 a.m., Visalia police attempted to stop a gray Kia for suspected DUI and expired registration near Court Street and Murray Avenue. The driver, identified as Aldo Garcia, failed...
Trump, EU’s Von Der Leyen to Meet on Sunday to Clinch Trade Deal
GLASGOW — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to clinch a trade deal for Europe that would likely see a 15% baseline tariff on most EU goods, but end months of uncertainty for EU companies. U.S. and EU negotiators...
Israel Announces Daily Pauses in Gaza Fighting as Aid Airdrops Begin
JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israel said on Sunday it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world. Israel has been facing...
California School Board Resigns After Audit Reveals $180M in Improper Funding
The entire board of directors overseeing Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools in Sacramento has either resigned or been removed following a scathing report from the California State Auditor, reports Moneywise. The June 24 audit found the adult charter school improperly received more than $180 million in education funding. Investigators...
NASA Says 20% of Workforce to Depart Space Agency
WASHINGTON — About 20% of the employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are set to depart the space agency, a NASA spokesperson said on Friday. Around 3,870 individuals are expected to depart, but that number may change in the coming days and weeks, the spokesperson said, adding...
Frustration, Gaza Alarm Drove Macron to Go It Alone on Palestine Recognition
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East through Europe to Washington. But it did not come out of the blue. When Macron...