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Kate Wieser | Moments | Getty ImagesHigher oil prices could push up inflation in the coming months, which could lead to higher estimates of Social Security cost-of-living adjustments in 2027.“Geographical and political tensions are currently driving up oil prices, which will continue to drive my COLA estimates higher,” Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst, said in an email.Based on new government inflation data from February, Social Security COLAs in 2027 could be 1.7%, Johnson said. This was up from the 1.2% Prime Minister Boris Johnson had predicted last month.Separately, the Coalition on Senior Citizens, a nonpartisan seniors…
A man wears a lobster hat representing the logo of OpenClaw, an open source AI assistant, at Baidu’s headquarters in Beijing on March 11, 2026.Adek Berry | AFP | Getty ImagesChina is rapidly deploying its popular artificial intelligence tool OpenClaw, with major tech companies and even local governments rushing to expand access to the lobster-themed open-source AI agent in recent weeks. AI agents are digital assistants that can handle tasks like sending emails, scheduling meetings, and making restaurant reservations with minimal human guidance. Unlike chatbots, which simply respond to prompts, AI agents can take proactive actions, but they often require…
Iran may have superior weapons and spending over the United States and Israel, but it has one major advantage: control of the Strait of Hormuz. By attacking ships navigating the narrow waterway, Iran has effectively shut down the shipping route through which a fifth of the world’s oil supplies pass. The British Maritime Authority said on Thursday that another ship had been collided in the Persian Gulf, the sixth such collision in two days. The Iranian government has reportedly dug mines in the strait, further blocking the passage of ships, marking a new escalation in the war. Here’s what you…
Top Shot – U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting at Gimhae Air Base adjacent to Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to seek a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on October 30, with the US president predicting a “great meeting” but Beijing taking a more cautious stance. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP) (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesWith a high-stakes summit in Beijing less than three weeks away, the United States has…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. new york stock exchangedow futures Oil prices fell late Wednesday as they continued to rise in extended trading.Futures, which track the Dow Jones Industrial Average, fell 510 points, or nearly 1.07%. S&P500 futures Although it fell by about 0.84%, Nasdaq 100 futures It also fell by 0.85%. Late Wednesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced that the United States would release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Fuel delivery takes approximately 120 days. The announcement came after President Donald Trump said in an interview with Cincinnati…
Editor’s note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series dedicated to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet and their solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to promote awareness and education on key sustainability issues and inspire positive action. A walk through the Knepp estate in southern England will take you past beaver bogs, breeding herons and free-roaming Exmoor ponies, accompanied by the distinctive call of turtle doves. “It’s a sound that used to be part of our culture. It defined everyone’s British summer,” says Isabella Tree, who owns 3,500 acres in West Sussex with…
From Rory McIlroy’s late arrival to the PGA Tour to revealing his big potential plans for the future, let’s take a look back at some of the stories ahead of The Players at TPC Sawgrass.Rolup curious about PGA Tour demotion proposalPGA Tour CEO Brian Rolup delivered an impressive performance during his pre-tournament press conference, revealing a slew of new information during his 50-minute stint before departing to thunderous applause. One key takeaway was that he mentioned promotion and relegation in English football between the Premier League and the Championship, as the PGA Tour plans to introduce a similar system among…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer warns against trying to ignore the Iran war, as rising oil prices could eventually overwhelm even the best stock ideas.”No matter what we do, we can’t contain the war. We don’t want the war to come to the surface. We can’t avoid this problem,” Kramer said on “Mad Money” Wednesday night. “People are trying to ignore the effects of the war, or to wait until it’s over.”That may be why the market did not fall further on Wednesday. of S&P500 It ended slightly lower in a session that featured a 5% rise in U.S. crude oil prices.…
A commercial ship photographed off the coast of Dubai on March 11, 2026.AFP | Getty ImagesOvernight, three more foreign ships were attacked in the Persian Gulf, authorities said, as attacks on ships passing through or near the strategic Strait of Hormuz intensified.The incident comes after three ships were damaged in Gulf waters on Wednesday, with Iran warning that oil prices could rise to $200 per barrel.The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center said on Thursday that a container ship was struck by an unknown projectile about 35 nautical miles north of Jebel Ali, a major port city near Dubai in…
Mikel Arteta was unhappy with Arsenal’s set-piece defending after Bayer Leverkusen used their own weapons against Arsenal to draw 1-1 in the Champions League last 16 at BayArena.Arsenal’s set-piece threat was a hot topic ahead of the first leg, but Leverkusen showed a threat of their own when Robert Andrich headed in Alejandro Grimaldo’s in-swinging corner kick. The goal, canceled out by Kai Havertz’s penalty against his old club, came just 45 seconds from half-time, just after Arsenal had almost been forced out of their kick-off routine. David Raya made a great save from Martin Tellier’s header and they equalized…