• United Arab Emirates to Leave OPEC
  • OPEC+ Countries Agree to Rise Production
  • Decision by the UAE to leave OPEC shakes up alliance
  • Ukraine Hits Key Russian Port and 3 Tankers
  • Trump Weighing a Currency Swap with UAE
Kimi Antonelli wins the Miami Grand Prix for his third straight F1 victory

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday for his third consecutive Formula 1 victory as the 19-year-old Mercedes drivers continued to show he’s a legitimate championship contender.

From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) – If the U.S. and Iran aren’t able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the ceasefire that expires next week, the Trump administration is setting the stage to shift its war campaign toward a more economic-focused effort aimed at choking Tehran into submission rather than relying on bombs alone.

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition

NEW YORK (AP) – Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday.

Spirit Airlines goes out of business after 34 years, ending operations immediately

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights  said it had “started an orderly wind-down of our operations.

In the PR battle for AI data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar ally

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Building trades unions – long fashioned as the voice of the American worker – are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America’s artificial intelligence economy.

Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO leads AGM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The folksy wisdom and jokes that were a staple of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting for decades when Warren Buffett led the show was mostly replaced Saturday with detailed business discussions led by new CEO Greg Abel.

OPEC+ countries agree modest rise in production as Iran retains chokehold on key Strait of Hormuz

VIENNA (AP) – Seven countries in the OPEC+ grouping of oil-producing countries – including Saudi Arabia and Russia – say they’ve decided to a modest increase in production starting in June as part of a commitment to “market stability.”  The commitment from the seven countries, also including Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Oman.

Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 3 'shadow fleet' tankers

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude.

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition

NEW YORK (AP) – Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday.