Here's why oil and water disruptions in the Middle East affect energy, fertilizer and food prices here at home.

About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.

The Trump administration is temporarily lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea under a one-month license.

Lou Birurakis is already looking forward to the present he’ll receive this weekend for his 100th birthday. “I’m getting a new battery for my pacemaker,” he said, […] ...