AI Fears and Surging Crude Oil Prices Weigh on Stocks

Hope that the Iran conflict will end any time soon is being abandoned.

Chicago corn extended gains to hit the highest level in a year as war-driven spikes in fertilizer and energy prices raised production costs, threatening yields and acreage for the nutrient-intensive crop.

Less than two years into a presidency rocked by Donald Trump’s unpredictable moves, Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum is facing her toughest choice yet in relations with the US.

A new global shark and ray census paired with a hands-on conservation course could turn everyday dives into powerful scientific data, at a time when nearly one-third of these species face extinction.