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U.S. stock-index futures fell and crude prices rose on Sunday, after the market’s rally stalled last week as oil prices rose sharply amid the impasse in the war with Iran.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.54%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) fell -1.56%.Stock indexes sold off sharply on Friday, weighed down by a broad selloff in global bond markets amid soaring crude oil prices that are fueling inflation fears.  Doubts over whether oil supplies from the Middle East will normalize anytime soon pushed WTI to a 1.5-week high on Friday, as peace talks between the US and Iran remain in limbo…

A row has broken out at the top of the Labour party over whether Britain should try to rejoin the EU after Wes Streeting said the country should eventually seek to regain membership.Streeting, who resigned as health secretary last week in protest at Keir Starmer’s leadership, kicked off a war of words after he argued on Saturday that Britain’s future lay back in the EU.After the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, dismissed his comments as odd, Streeting’s allies hit back, saying the government’s lack of willingness to discuss the issue was symptomatic of why it is so unpopular.The row is an…

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. A Blackstone seasoning blend has been recalled due to a potential risk of salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Blackstone Products of Providence, Utah, announced it was voluntarily recalling certain lots of its Parmesan Ranch seasoning products following the discovery that California Dairies, Inc. recalled dry milk powder due to potential salmonella contamination. The affected milk powder was supplied to a third-party manufacturer and used in the seasoning product, according to the FDA. The affected products were sold nationwide exclusively through Walmart stores and the Blackstone Products website. CHECK YOUR…

Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026.Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesIf new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is still itching for a “good family fight” over monetary policy, he is likely to get one if he sticks to his guns on interest rate cuts.With inflation spiking and Treasury yields surging, Warsh is likely to confront a Federal Open Market Committee in no mood to ease. In fact, several officials of late have stressed the need for the…

Attorney Charles Gerstein filed a claim in Manhattan federal court Thursday seeking to force Tether to transfer 344,149,759 USDT, roughly $344 million, frozen at two Tron wallet addresses designated by OFAC as belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The plaintiffs, are asking the Southern District of New York to compel Tether to zero out the blocked wallets and reissue an equivalent amount of USDT to a wallet controlled by their counsel. The filing is a direct expansion of Gerstein’s earlier litigation targeting frozen funds in the North Korea-linked Arbitrum case and separate claims against Railgun DAO. Legal bid targets…

“There is little to no chance that she will ever be able to repay these loans.”

Regulatory clarity finally arrived for stablecoins. But the EU and US solved the problem in fundamentally different ways. As MiCA and the GENIUS Act diverge on licensing, custody, and compliance architecture, institutions are discovering that “compliant” in one market doesn’t translate cleanly into the other. The new competitive edge may belong to firms and jurisdictions built to operate between regulatory systems, not inside just one.Both the EU and the US now have stablecoin frameworks. MiCA is in full enforcement. The GENIUS Act is in its rulemaking phase, with Treasury targeting final rules by July 2026. After years of regulatory uncertainty,…

Key PointsIt’s hard not to get caught up in stocks’ day-to-day gyrations, and there’s plenty of near-term noise absorbed by investors, but at the end of the day, owning stocks is an avenue for participating in a company’s future, hopefully growing earnings. Investors taking fliers on Critical Metals (NASDAQ: CRML) have to balance near-term noise with future expectations because this materials stock can give and take away in short order. From the 52-week high of $32.15 notched last October, Critical Metals closed at $11.46 on Wednesday, May 13. On the other hand, the stock surged 26% over the past month.…

“His Social Security benefit would be $1,600 per month, since he stayed home with the kids while I worked.”