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White Tea | E+ | Getty ImagesAs the April 15 tax deadline approaches, some investors will soon be making last-minute contributions to individual retirement accounts.According to Fidelity Investments, Tax Day is the deadline for 2025 IRA contributions, and deposits typically spike, and this season is no different.Average IRA contributions in the two weeks ending March 20 increased 18% compared to the previous five weeks, according to Fidelity data. Almost three-quarters of these deposits went into after-tax Roth IRAs rather than traditional pre-tax IRAs. Whether you’re considering Roth or traditional IRA contributions, Rita Assaf, vice president of retirement recruiting at Fidelity…
Max Verstappen’s engineer Giampiero Lambiase is set to join McLaren from 2028 in a shock move, Sky Sports News understands.Verstappen has previously said he would quit F1 if Lambiase was not his race engineer, and this change could be crucial to the four-time world champion’s own future. Lambiase, who will remain at Red Bull until he is cleared to join McLaren, is the only person to have served as race engineer since Verstappen joined Red Bull in 2016. Sky Sports News understands Lambius will become McLaren’s head of race engineering, with executives saying current team principal Andrea Stella’s position will…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference after the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC on March 18, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesFed officials still expected to cut interest rates this year despite high uncertainty from the Iran war and tariffs at their March meeting, according to minutes released Wednesday.A majority of participants said monetary easing could be necessary if war-induced increases in gasoline prices hit the labor market and consumers’ wallets.Policymakers said they needed to remain “agile” given inflation, which continues to exceed the Fed’s target, and the war’s impact…
US President Donald Trump has warned that US troops will continue to be deployed around Iran and threatened overwhelming military action if Tehran fails to meet Washington’s demands, casting doubt on the fragile ceasefire.President Trump wrote on social media late Wednesday that U.S. troops, aircraft and naval forces would remain in place until what he called a “real deal” was fully implemented.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list“All U.S. ships, aircraft, and military personnel will remain in and around Iran until the real deal reached is fully complied with,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social.”If for some reason we…
islamabad — The streets of Islamabad were emptied of traffic after a sudden two-day public holiday declared to enforce a strict security lockdown in Pakistan’s capital. As the world holds its breath over this weekend’s fateful ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran, diplomatic activity is heating up behind the barricades. Pakistan, which often makes international headlines for rising radicalization and economic instability, is hosting the first direct talks between Washington and the Iranian government in an effort to end a weeks-long war that has killed thousands and shocked the world. This is a stunning turning point for a…
Rory McIlroy’s preparation for the Masters is unlike any other, and he has fully embraced it since making his mark in golf history. McIlroy has experimented with nearly every possible build-up scenario during his 17 previous appearances at Augusta National, ultimately finding a winning formula that will fulfill his childhood dream of completing a career Grand Slam. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player As Rory McIlroy returns to Augusta to defend his Masters title, take a look at some of the best shots he’s hit so far in the tournament Twelve months after his rollercoaster victory over…
Travelers in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 1, 2026.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFor budget-conscious travelers, it’s become increasingly difficult to escape the skyrocketing airfare prices of recent weeks.Airlines are responding to the fallout from the Iran war by raising baggage fees, adding fuel surcharges and cutting flight schedules. The average fare for a round-trip economy ticket rose from $774 on February 23, before the war began, to $998 as of March 30, according to data from travel search engine Kayak. The average domestic fare increased from $336 to $350. Travel…
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper gives opening remarks as she chairs a virtual meeting to discuss the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in London, England.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBritish Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is expected on Thursday to call for unimpeded access through the Strait of Hormuz, countering Iranian pressure to take control of one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints. Mr Cooper is expected to argue in his annual foreign policy speech that ships must have free tolls through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blocked by Iran since the…
Laura Olivas | Moments | Getty ImagesAt least for now, the situation at the gas pumps may be easing to some extent.Oil prices plunged on Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week cease-fire that will allow oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and analysts say gas prices could start to fall gradually. West Texas Intermediate During the day Wednesday, crude oil futures were trading around $95, down from around $113 a day earlier. Similarly, brent Crude oil futures fell to about $95 from $109 on Tuesday.”We expect conditions at the pump to ease…
The Gulf region breathed a collective sigh of relief late Tuesday after Iran and the United States agreed to a two-week ceasefire, halting escalating attacks and incendiary rhetoric for more than a month.Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out “an entire civilization” and the Iranian government warned of further attacks across the Gulf and beyond.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut 90 minutes before Trump’s deadline to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or send it “back to the stone age”, the U.S. president announced that they had agreed to halt attacks on…