on July 9, 2026 at 3:53 am Political activists who recruited Graham Platner to his Maine Senate race overlooked warning signs that led to the campaign’s collapse​Aaron Zitner

Maine’s populist Senate candidate made a costly miscalculation when he doubled down on his troubled background.

Maine’s populist Senate candidate made a costly miscalculation when he doubled down on his troubled background.

on July 8, 2026 at 3:20 pm The IMF trimmed its global growth forecast to 3% for 2026 from 3.1% forecast in April, but no longer projects that a prolonged Iran war could trigger a global recession​Matt Grossman

Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.

Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.

on July 8, 2026 at 3:18 pm Opinion | The Clock Isn’t the Problem​

Financial markets now operate at speeds that make transient information asymmetries unavoidable.

Financial markets now operate at speeds that make transient information asymmetries unavoidable.

on July 8, 2026 at 3:08 pm Oil Up 7% After Trump Warns of More Strikes on Iran​

Oil prices climbed more than 7% after President Trump warned the U.S. would likely carry out more strikes on Iran and was considering reimposing a naval blockade on Tehran.

Oil prices climbed more than 7% after President Trump warned the U.S. would likely carry out more strikes on Iran and was considering reimposing a naval blockade on Tehran.