This Week in 1776: July 15–21

Iran Threatens ‘Powerful Response’ for Ships That Don’t Use Its Approved Hormuz Strait Routes

250 Years Ago: The Declaration of Independence—The Crucial Days of July 1776

US Pressure on Iran Leaves China as the Only Buyer of Iranian Oil

Carney Pitches New Energy Plan, Says Previous Trudeau Emissions Reduction Goals Won’t Be Met

When Earnings Soar and Stocks Sink, It’s Time to Buy!

Trump Warns Gasoline Retailers of ‘Big Problems’ if They Don’t Cut Prices

Iran Says It Has Right to Control Shipping in Strait of Hormuz After Ship Hit Near Oman

US Unemployment Claims Fall Sharply to 1-Month Low

AI and Energy Drive S&P 500 Gains—What It Means for Markets and the Economy

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Knock Out Power in Crimea’s Largest City

UN Maritime Group to Rescue 11,000 Sailors Stranded in Middle East

Crude Oil Prices Fall 30% in 30 Days

‘Contested Continent’: The Trans-Atlantic Conquests

Navy Veteran Seeks Freedom as Court Limits Review of Controversial Gun Law Conviction

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 22

US Authorizes Iranian Oil Sales Under 60-Day License

British Inflation Holds at 13-Month Low Ahead of Bank of England Interest Rates Decision

US Gasoline Prices Below $4 a Gallon for First Time Since April

US Military Strike Killed Tren de Aragua Leader Niño Guerrero: Trump

Defence Official Fired After Criticizing Anti-US Rhetoric Sues for Wrongful Dismissal

British Defense Secretary Resigns Over Insufficient Spending

US Sanctions Networks Based in China, Hong Kong, Belarus for Helping Iran Obtain Weapons

As Platner Rises, Some Mainers Have Questions

Trump Says He Ordered Secret US Military Mission That Helped Move 100 Million Barrels of Oil Through Hormuz

Pentagon Adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD to Chinese Military Groups Blacklist

America in Brief

Wall Street Review: Techs Sell Off Amid Profit-Taking, Rising Bond Yields

Ukrainian Drone Explodes in Romanian Port, Kyiv Blames Russia

US Job Openings Spike Above 7.6 Million, Highest Since November 2024