Middle Eastern Business Headlines at 1:02 a.m. GMT
NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions
Recommended Stories
Yahoo FinanceWage increases reveal another 'sticky' problem for the Fed
Tuesday's bigger-than-expected increase in wage data for the first quarter is the latest in a string of economic data that has Wall Street cautious about the Fed's next move.
- Yahoo Finance
Biden is sending $61 billion to Ukraine. Much of it will pass through the US economy first.
Washington is spending another $61 billion to help Ukraine. But most of the money will flow through the US economy first.
- Yahoo Finance
Jay Powell is trying to avoid the fate of a 1970s predecessor. Biden and Trump are making that harder.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces a new round of ominous comparisons to the mid-1970s as inflation concerns heat back up and political pressures intensify.
- Yahoo News
House to vote on antisemitism bill amid campus protests over the war in Gaza
While it’s expected to pass, the resolution will likely expose a bitter divide between moderate and progressive Democrats over the war in Gaza.
- Yahoo News
McConnell stands by Trump immunity stance, criticizes Tucker Carlson's 'destructive' rhetoric
University leaders need to "control" pro-Palestinian protestors, the Senator said.
- Yahoo Finance
Biden is getting antsy about rising gas prices
The president isn't saying so, but the administration's behind-the-scenes actions reveal a fear that rising gas prices could doom his reelection effort.
- Yahoo News
Trump trial live updates: Prosecution calls more witnesses to establish Trump ties with Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal
The former president’s criminal hush money is set to resume in Manhattan Friday when former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returns to the witness stand to face cross-examination by the defense.
- Yahoo News
Key takeaways from Supreme Court hearing on whether Trump has presidential immunity that shields him from criminal trials
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a landmark case regarding former President Donald Trump's bid for criminal immunity. Here are the key takeaways.
- Yahoo Finance
What US taxpayers will get for another $61 billion to Ukraine
Congress is finally providing more of the aid Ukraine needs to survive. Here's why this is money well spent.
- Yahoo Finance
Jay Powell really wants Americans to know he is not thinking about politics
The Fed chairman went out of his way to make it clear this week that the Fed is free from personal or political bias as he continues to navigate a red-hot political year.
- Yahoo News
Trump legal news brief: 3rd appeals court judge in 3 days rejects Trump motion to delay hush money trial
An appeals court judge rejects former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay the start of the hush money trial on the grounds that presidential immunity protects him from being prosecuted.
- Engadget
The FCC will vote to restore net neutrality later this month
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote to restore net neutrality later this month. With the Democrats finally holding an FCC majority in the final year of President Biden’s first term.
- Engadget
Starlink terminals are reportedly being used by Russian forces in Ukraine
Starlink internet terminals are reportedly being widely used in Ukraine by Russian forces. There’s a thriving black market for the devices which stretches beyond Ukraine into Sudan.
- Yahoo Finance
The world isn’t as messed up as you might think
Americans are in a gloomy mood, but new research points out that a lot of imortant things are going right.
- Yahoo News
Kristi Noem says she shot and killed her dog. What to know about the South Dakota governor's recent controversy.
The controversial politician revealed in her new book that she killed her dog.
- Yahoo Finance
Why unemployment rising in states like California and New Jersey isn't a problem for the US economy
The unemployment rate is ticking up in states across the country but economists argue this might not be a sign of a looming recession.
- Yahoo News
Trump trial updates: Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker details efforts to help Trump's 2016 campaign
In what amounted to incredibly damning testimony, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker laid out the 2015 deal he reached with Donald Trump “to help the campaign.”
- Yahoo News
Trump trial updates: Prosecutors say Trump engaged in criminal conspiracy and a cover-up. Defense lawyers call it 'democracy.'
Former President Donald Trump's historic trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records got underway in Manhattan on Monday.
- The Yodel
Supreme Court weighs Idaho abortion case on emergency care, Trump allies indicted in Arizona and a big 'Masked Singer' reveal
The stories you need to start your day: Idaho’s abortion case, a ‘Masked Singer’ reveal and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter.
- TechCrunch
FCC officially votes to reinstate net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission made its official vote Thursday to reinstate net neutrality, which bars broadband providers from slowing or even blocking internet traffic to some sites while improving access to others that pay extra fees. With some changes and protections, passing the order titled Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet restores rules passed back during the Obama administration in 2015 and rolled back in 2017, after Donald Trump was elected president. Since the FCC announced in September that it would be pursuing this as a policy goal, it was more or less a fait accompli; there was no real reason why the Commission, split 3-2 in favor of the Democrats, would vote against it.