Iranian drones strike Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery again, sparking fires

Iranian drones struck the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday morning, igniting fires across multiple operational units in the latest attack on Gulf energy infrastructure since the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran began in late February. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation told the official......

European Q1 earnings set to rise 4% as energy sector surges

Corporate earnings for companies in the STOXX 600 index are forecast to grow 4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, marking a rebound after a decline in the final quarter of last year, according to LSEG I/B/E/S data cited by Reuters on Thursday. The turnaround is driven primarily by a surge in the energy......

Japan warns speculators as yen nears 160 amid escalating Iran conflict

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama intensified warnings to currency speculators on Friday as the yen traded near the critical level of 160 per dollar, a threshold widely regarded as a trigger for government intervention. The warning came hours after President Donald Trump's televised address......

Container ship Safeen Prestige sinks in Strait of Hormuz after weeks ablaze

The Maltese-flagged container ship Safeen Prestige has sunk in the Strait of Hormuz, nearly a month after being struck by a projectile and abandoned by its crew, according to a maritime traffic advisory issued by regional operators on April 1. The vessel went down approximately 6.5 nautical miles northeast......

Airlines face bankruptcy risk as fuel costs soar amid Middle East conflict

A billionaire aviation executive based in Dubai has warned that airlines around the world could begin filing for bankruptcy within weeks if the war in Iran continues to drive jet fuel prices higher, even as the shipping industry posts record profits fueled by the same geopolitical upheaval. Gediminas......

Global fuel prices surge as Iran conflict disrupts oil markets

Fuel prices have climbed to multi-year highs worldwide after one month of conflict involving Iran disrupted global energy flows and tightened supply. The shock has hit consumers across major economies and forced governments to deploy emergency measures to contain economic fallout. In the United Kingdom,......

LVMH posts worst quarterly stock drop in its history as Arnault loses $56 billion

Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH, shed roughly $55.9 billion from his net worth during the first three months of 2026, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the world's largest luxury conglomerate recorded its steepest quarterly stock decline on record. The losses reduced his fortune......

Tesla Q1 deliveries miss Wall Street targets as post-tax-credit demand weighs

Tesla reported 358,023 vehicle deliveries in the first quarter of 2026, falling short of Wall Street expectations and renewing questions about demand for the automaker's electric vehicles in a post-tax-credit environment. The figures, released Thursday morning through a Business Wire press release,......

Shell and BP shares hit record highs as oil tops $100 amid Iran conflict

Shares in Shell and BP surged to all-time highs on Thursday as the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict continues to drive crude oil prices sharply higher, generating windfall gains for major oil companies while hitting consumers hard at the pump. Shell's share price has risen roughly 15% over the past month,......

Chinese stocks and bonds outperform global peers as Iran war reshapes energy markets

More than a month into the American-Israeli military campaign against Iran, China is absorbing the economic shock of oil supply disruptions and soaring energy costs, yet a growing number of analysts argue that the world's second-largest economy may be better positioned than most to weather the storm,......

Gold retreats to $4,600 after its worst monthly drop since 2008

Gold has pulled back sharply from the records it set earlier this year, falling roughly 10 percent to around $4,600 as of April 1, 2026, under pressure from a hawkish shift in Federal Reserve expectations and a strengthening U.S. dollar. The precious metal, which had touched an intraday all-time high......

A record $977M bet against oil backfires as crude prices surge

Traders placed a record $977 million against crude oil in March, pouring capital into the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF in the largest monthly inflow the fund has recorded since its launch in November 2008. The bet has so far gone badly wrong. SCO, which delivers twice the daily inverse......

France closely watches Pernod Ricard and Brown Forman merger talks

The French government is closely monitoring discussions between Pernod Ricard and Brown Forman over a potential merger that could reshape the global spirits market. Officials in Paris are focusing on key issues including the future headquarters location and board composition, according to Bloomberg,......

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