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The Senate has passed a major housing reform bill. Here are 3 ways it could have a 'big impact'

By Hannah Grabenstein

Through a series of smaller efforts such as solidifying disaster recovery programs, funding low-income home repairs and keeping rural housing affordable, experts say the legislation has the potential to improve the nation’s housing infrastructure.

Volatility hits Wall Street and U.S. oil tops $110 a barrel

By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

The unsettled trading follows a national address late Wednesday from President Donald Trump, where he vowed the U.S. will continue to attack Iran and failed to offer a clear timetable for ending the conflict in the Middle East.

Stocks rally worldwide and oil prices ease on the hopes for a possible end to Iran war

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Oil prices also fell back toward $100 per barrel after President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that the U.S. military could end its offensive in two to three weeks.

Stopgap measures aren't enough to halt rising gas prices in the face of the Iran war

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

Hoping to ease some pain for consumers, President Donald Trump and other heads of state have been pulling on various levers, launching more oil on the market in a bid to calm the chaos.

How the spike in gas prices could ripple through the global economy

By William Brangham, Sonia Kopelev, Maea Lenei Buhre

The steep rise in gas prices amid the Iran war is the second-largest spike in three decades, and it's hitting Americans' wallets. We hear from people scrambling to fill their tanks and William Brangham discusses how bad a shock this…

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National average for gas tops $4 a gallon, the highest since 2022

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more than before the war began.

Trump's Endangered Species Committee exempts oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from rules

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Critics say the move could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. Nicknamed the “God Squad” by groups who say it can decide a species’ fate, the committee comprises several Trump administration officials.

WATCH: Fed Chair Powell addresses energy price spikes, challenging job market in Harvard conversation

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that it is important to closely monitor inflation amid a spike in energy prices from the Iran war.

Soaring gas prices and supply chain disruptions drive up costs across the economy

By Vidya Mani, The Conversation

U.S. consumers, already feeling pain at the gas pump, can expect higher prices and prolonged shortages for goods of all sorts, including food, as additional consequences of slowed oil production.

'The planting season is now,' but war in Iran has sparked a global fertilizer shortage

By Aniruddha Ghosal, Allan Olingo, Associated Press

The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled by rising temperatures and erratic weather systems — further at risk, and could lead to people everywhere paying more for food.