Worries about global economic pain deepen as the war in Iran drags on ^68.4%

AP News - By Paul Wiseman - 3/29/2026, 4:05 AM

Negativity Bias 23.4% - Biased Writer Voice 16.6% - Pessimism Bias 13.5%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest. Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields... more