Breaking 15:45 Global bonds rally as investors shift focus to slowdown fears 15:30 Polymarket bettor loses $650,000 wagering on Iran regime collapse 14:13 Mexican immigrant death in U.S. custody raises concerns over detention conditions 13:50 Pentagon plans ground operations in Iran as war enters second month 13:20 Gold heads for worst month since 2008 as war-driven dollar surge hammers prices 12:25 EU energy ministers to convene Tuesday on Iran war supply crisis 12:20 Dollar nears 10-month high as Iran war stretches into fifth week 12:15 Starcloud hits $1.1 billion valuation as AI space infrastructure grows 11:55 SpaceX launches 119 payloads from California on Transporter-16 rideshare mission 11:45 Egypt urges Trump to end Iran conflict, warns oil could surge above $200 11:40 Researchers build a phonon laser that could one day replace GPS 11:30 Spain closes airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in Iran conflict 11:20 Asian currencies and stocks tumble as Iran war drives oil toward $115 10:55 Gold holds near $3,490 as oil surge dims hopes of Fed rate cuts 10:40 Faouzia performs at Lollapalooza Chicago with new album Film noir 10:15 Kosovo agrees to deploy troops to Gaza in U.S.-led peace initiative 10:08 Cambodia cuts electric vehicle import duties amid global fuel price surge 09:45 Oil tops 116 dollars as Iran conflict fuels record electric‑vehicle demand 09:20 Morgan Stanley backs memory stocks after market selloff triggered by TurboQuant 09:05 Gurman calls Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone its “most important transformation” ever 08:50 Tech CEOs increasingly cite AI to justify mass layoffs 08:20 The Elder Scrolls: Blades shuts down permanently on June 30, Bethesda pulls it from all platforms 08:15 Pakistan and Afghanistan exchange fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks 07:45 Albanese urges clarity from Trump on objectives of Iran war 07:30 US lawmakers urge Taiwan to approve $40 billion defence budget during Taipei visit 07:15 Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker heads to Cuba as Trump downplays concerns

Hyundai recalls 68,500 vehicles after fatal incident linked to power seats

Hyundai Motor North America has announced the recall of approximately 68,500 vehicles and the suspension of sales for certain versions of its flagship SUV, the Palisade, following a fatal incident involving a child. The decision comes after a reported accident in the United States in which a young child died after becoming trapped by a power-operated......

Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish actress to win best actress Oscar

Jessie Buckley won the Academy Award for best actress at the 98th Oscars, becoming the first Irish actress to receive the honor for her role as Agnes in Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao. The 36 year old actress secured the award after a dominant awards season that included victories at the Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice Awards......

Kpop Demon Hunters wins two Oscars in milestone night for K-pop

Netflix’s animated film Kpop Demon Hunters secured two major wins at the 98th Academy Awards, taking home best original song for “Golden” and best animated feature, marking a first Oscar victory for a K-pop song. Songwriter EJAE, who performed the vocals for the film’s lead character, accepted the award alongside collaborators......

Nvidia unveils DLSS 5 and space AI chip at GTC 2026

Nvidia introduced two major technologies at its GTC 2026 conference in San Jose, announcing a new generation of AI driven gaming graphics and a computing platform designed for use in space. Chief executive Jensen Huang presented DLSS 5 as a breakthrough in real time rendering, calling it a transformative step comparable to the impact of generative......

Zambia rejects US aid deal tying health funding to mining access

Zambia has refused a proposed agreement with the United States that would link more than $1 billion in health funding to expanded access for US companies to the country’s mineral resources, drawing criticism from health advocates and lawmakers. The draft deal, first reported by The Guardian, outlines a five year package worth $1.012......

Asset managers dump $36 billion in S&P 500 futures amid Iran war shock

Institutional investors sharply reduced exposure to US equities in early March, liquidating $36.2 billion in S&P 500 futures in a single week, the largest notional selloff in more than a decade, as the war involving Iran disrupted markets and pushed oil prices higher. Data from Goldman Sachs, based on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s......

Yen weakens near 160 as markets await Fed and BoJ decisions

The Japanese yen hovered near a key intervention threshold after the USD/JPY pair reached a 52 week high of 159.75, its strongest level since mid July 2024, as traders focused on upcoming policy decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. The move places the yen close to the 160 level, a point that has previously triggered......

Ethereum hits six week high as crypto markets rally on easing tensions

Ethereum climbed sharply on Monday, rising nearly 9 percent in 24 hours to its highest level in six weeks, as broader cryptocurrency markets advanced on improving sentiment linked to easing tensions involving Iran. The second largest cryptocurrency broke above the $2,200 resistance level and traded between $2,267 and $2,279, up from about......

Morocco phosphate sector remains stable as global fertilizer costs rise

Morocco’s phosphate industry is expected to remain stable despite mounting pressure across global fertilizer markets, as geopolitical tensions disrupt supply chains and push up production costs for key inputs. Fitch Ratings said rising tensions in the Middle East, including disruptions linked to the United States, Israel, and Iran conflict,......

Scientists detect full set of genetic building blocks in Ryugu samples

Scientists have identified all five canonical nucleobases, the molecular units that encode genetic information, in samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu. The findings, published on March 15 in Nature Astronomy, support the theory that carbon-rich asteroids delivered key chemical ingredients to early Earth. A research team led by Toshiki......

Tungsten prices surge 557 percent as China tightens export controls

Global tungsten prices have soared to record levels after China tightened export restrictions on the strategic metal, triggering supply shortages that are affecting defense and technology industries worldwide. The price of ammonium paratungstate, the main benchmark for tungsten trading, has climbed above 2,250 dollars per metric ton unit,......

BBC urges U.S. court to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit

The BBC has asked a U.S. court to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over a 2021 speech that was edited in a 2024 documentary, according to court documents. The broadcaster argues that Trump’s re-election proves the documentary did not harm his reputation. Trump claims the publicly-funded British......

Currency volatility hits eight month high as Iran conflict shakes markets

Global currency markets have entered a period of heightened turbulence as the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran enters its third week, driving a key measure of foreign exchange volatility to its highest level since July 2025. The Deutsche Bank currency volatility indicator rose for a second consecutive week, according......

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