NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is set to expire Wednesday. The S&P 500 erased an early rise and fell 0.6%. The Dow Jones fell 293 points and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6%.
TOKYO (AP) – Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression.
LUXEMBOURG (AP) – Buoyed by the election of a new leader in Hungary, Europe’s top diplomats are meeting in Luxembourg to forge plans of action on multiple crises from the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian hybrid attacks, and economic instability as the war in Iran drives up energy prices worldwide.
LONDON (AP) – Apple’s next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker’s hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers accelerated their spending in March from February, but they spent a good chunk of their money at the gas pump. A spike in gas prices due to the Iran war, now in its eighth week, resulted in a hefty 1.7% gain in retail sales in March after a revised 0.7% increase in February.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so.
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic. The announcement came as last-minute ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran looked uncertain and a two-week truce was set to expire Wednesday.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says “no final decision” on whether to attend ceasefire talks. Last-minute ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran look increasingly uncertain on Tuesdayas a two-week truce is set to expire. Iran hasn't yet decided whether to join the talks, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania (AP) – NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets that flew over the Baltic Sea on Monday, a muscular display of air power on the alliance’s eastern flank away from the spotlight on the Middle East.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.































































































































