By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers have tucked sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in the House of Representatives’ aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific after Tehran’s missile and drone strike on Israel last weekend. If passed through both the House and Senate and signed by President…

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. The 2024 gangbusters rally in stocks has skidded to a screeching halt. The…

The US Dollar eases a touch despite safe-haven support on early Friday trading.  Tensions in the Middle East flared up again with reports of Israel attacking an Iranian military base.  The US Dollar Index holds above 106.00, though pressure is mounting for a break below it.  The US Dollar Index…

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, recently discussed USDC’s operations and the growing importance of stablecoins within the global economy. “We’re now seeing essentially stablecoin rules coming into place all around the world. And alongside that, that’s enabling us to really expand the market infrastructure that supports USDC,” Allaire said during…

Iran and Israel, regional arch-foes, are trading attacks and threats — the latest of which saw Israel launch a “limited military strike” on Iran in the early hours of Friday morning, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News. Iranian media reported three drones were shot down over the central…

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The Biden administration on Friday will announce changes to Title IX, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students while overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance around how schools should handle sexual assault cases. “Our nation’s educational institutions should be places where we not only accept differences, but celebrate them – places that root out hate and promote inclusion, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because our systems and institutions are richer for it,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said on a call Thursday previewing the changes to Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination at federally funded schools. The final rule…

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