Report: US Proposes Talks Between Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker With Turkey as Mediator

Trump Set To Suspend Jones Act To Help Tame Oil Prices One day after the Trump administration flip-flopped on using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) - eventually deciding to release 172 million barrels to try and counter the rising price of oil, they're now planning to issue temporary waivers for a century-old maritime law, the Jones Act, that requires American-built ships to be used to transport goods between US ports, in yet another attempt to control crude.  Under the plan, 30-day waivers would be issued that would allow foreign tankers to help supply refiners on...

Moderna Extends Rally After Two More Cruise Ship Passengers Test Positive For Hantavirus Moderna shares are up another 7% in premarket trading, as renewed alarm over the hantavirus-plagued MV Hondius cruise ship energizes investor focus on the company's vaccine pipeline. The latest news catalyst: Two passengers evacuated from the cruise ship on Sunday tested positive, reinforcing concerns that the outbreak remains active. The Hondius is moored at a port in Spain's Canary Islands. On Sunday, passengers were escorted off by personnel in protective gear before being flown home on government and military aircraft. Seventeen...

Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying 'Stolen' Grain To Haifa Port Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east. At the moment it does not appear that Israel complied with any interdict of the vessel, also as reports say the cargo is already offloaded and gone. via MarineTraffic Ukraine's government flagged the Russian vessel ABINSK, docking at Haifa, as part of Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, alleging that it is tied to operations used to "illegally...