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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said he is being investigated ostensibly for comments he made about the pricey renovations of the Fed's headquarters.

The United States government could end up paying $165 billion of more in refunds for Trump's IEEPA tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled were illegal.

Iran's threat to the Strait of Hormuz can't be fixed by releasing oil from strategic petroleum reserves.

The House Oversight Committee has called in Tova Noel, who was working at the time of Jeffrey Epstein's death, for a deposition later this month.

Oil prices have skyrocketed in the days since President Donald Trump's war on Iran began.

Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran

It comes at a time when the Caribbean island is grappling with a worsening economic crisis.

Analysts say any attempt to attack or seize Iran's strategic oil hub is likely to be fraught with risk.

The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.

His comments to CNBC come as the U.S. and Israeli-led war appears poised to enter its third week.