2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (337+ words) FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher borrowing…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (223+ words) WASHINGTON – Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 0.2% from July to August,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (494+ words) BANGKOK – Asian shares and U.S. futures skidded Tuesday as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher. A wave of Houthi attacks on oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia's southern region has escalated a renewed conflict between…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (489+ words) Click2Houston Grab the Umbrellas: Rain Chances Rise As We Head Into Midweek - Clone 2 Helps You: Houston-area woman says she paid $1,000 to reupholster antique chairs and never got them back ‘We’re sharing flushes’: Magnolia homeowners say water bills have doubled Bond denied…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1225+ words) WASHINGTON – They pulled off one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million. They tried to hide their digital fingerprints, carrying out a sophisticated scheme to launder the proceeds. And then…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) The $1 coin designed to celebrate America's 250th birthday — and seemingly President Donald Trump, whose face gazes from one side of the gold finish — will go on sale Wednesday, according to the U.S. Mint. The coin's design — Trump's visage as “heads…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (543+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that 19 of the members of the G20 agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” that cause global economic imbalances, but China dissented. Bessent said that getting even 19 countries to agree to take on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (55+ words) Click2Houston The Latest: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, White House says Pedestrian bridge breaking ground in honor of Sergio Rodriguez, student killed by train near Milby High School Submersible joins search for 20 missing in deadly Cypriot ferry disaster...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in an effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1185+ words) Collin Binkley And Juan Pablo Arráez WASHINGTON – Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela. Trump said the agreement…...