Along with spiking oil prices, Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is raising fertilizer costs by up to a third. Farmers are bracing for soil nutrient shortages that threaten lower ...

The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7-per-cent annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported ...

With attacks and threats, Tehran is using the world’s most important transit point for oil and gas as leverage against its enemies.