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Christian Science Monitor - Business

The Explainer - How to open the Strait of Hormuz? It's hard – and the world is waiting. A key question for the global economy is how quickly the Strait of Hormuz will be opened for oil tankers – either through force or by ending the war. By - Laurent Belsie - / 5 min

13 hours ago

The Strait of Hormuz: How Iran conflict affects oil tankers – and prices

13 hours ago

Stocks drop, oil prices surge as Iran conflict hits global markets

3 days ago

Trump's new retirement plan builds on a bipartisan model

6 days ago

As Trump pushes back on tariff ruling, other nations push back at him

9 days ago

More red states eye the no-income-tax model. Will it work?

10 days ago

First Look - Can companies get tariff refunds? With Supreme Court ruling, a 'bumpy road' begins

11 days ago

As Supreme Court bars some tariffs, Trump imposes new ones

15 days ago

January job growth tops expectations, but economists question sustainability

17 days ago

As some tech stocks tumble, cryptocurrency goes over a cliff

17 days ago

In 'K-shaped' economy, football fans' experiences vary – based on what they can pay

19 days ago

How profits and resources drive foreign policy in the Trump era

20 days ago

The Trump economy: No recession, but no boom either

22 days ago

As Iran pinches the Strait of Hormuz, American farmers are getting squeezed - The U.S.-Israel war against Iran is disrupting the flow of fertilizers that American farmers need now, and the price of those essential ingredients is rising. By - Harry Bruinius - / 6 min

13 hours ago