Breaking 10:00 TSX futures decline as geopolitical tensions weigh on markets 09:35 Tim Cook unveils rare Apple prototypes on the company's 50th anniversary 09:20 A record $977M bet against oil backfires as crude prices surge 09:15 Lithuania seeks US cooperation in trafficking probe linked to Epstein case 08:50 Artemis II toilet malfunctions hours into the historic lunar mission 08:20 NASA Artemis II crew reaches Earth orbit in historic first step toward the Moon 07:50 AI models lie and defy orders to prevent other AIs from being deleted, study finds 17:40 France closely watches Pernod Ricard and Brown Forman merger talks 17:30 Spacex files confidential ipo plan targeting record $75 billion raise 17:16 Lufthansa plans to ground 40 aircraft as Iran war doubles jet fuel costs 16:45 Iranian strikes on Gulf aluminium plants push prices to four-year highs 16:20 Russia earns $9 billion a month in oil windfall from the Iran war 16:04 Lilly’s weight-loss pill receives US FDA approval 16:00 Oil falls toward $100 as Trump claims Iran requested a ceasefire 15:40 Intel buys back Apollo's stake in Irish chip plant for $14.2 billion 15:38 Mega IPO wave builds as SpaceX moves closer to public listing 15:26 Switzerland considers cancelling U.S. Patriot missile deal amid uncertainty 14:50 New studies reveal how DNA movement and cell mechanics drive cancer development 14:20 Artemis II crew prepares for liftoff on first crewed lunar flight since Apollo 17 14:05 Canadian manufacturing slows as global tensions weigh on outlook 12:45 NASA set to launch its first crewed lunar mission since 1972 12:00 UAE prepares to join naval coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Dubai launches $270 million aid plan 11:45 UK stocks rise as Trump signals possible end to Iran conflict

Bitcoin miners face greater risk from falling BTC price than oil surge

Bitcoin mining companies are more vulnerable to fluctuations in the price of Bitcoin than to rising electricity costs triggered by higher oil prices, according to a new analysis examining the impact of the Iran related oil shock on the cryptocurrency industry. A report released this week by Luxor Technology’s Hashrate Index found that......

Iraq faces salary crisis as oil exports collapse during Iran conflict

Iraq is confronting a severe economic shock as the near collapse of its oil exports threatens the government’s ability to pay public sector salaries as early as next month. Officials warn that the country’s oil dependent economy is approaching a fiscal crisis after the disruption of its main export routes during the regional conflict......

Iranian drone attacks decline but continue striking Gulf allies

Iranian drone attacks have dropped sharply since the start of the conflict, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but Gulf countries continue to face strikes from Iranian unmanned aircraft targeting civilian and strategic infrastructure. Speaking on March 13, Hegseth said Iranian kamikaze drone attacks had fallen by about 95 percent......

European stocks record first consecutive weekly drop of 2026 amid Iran war

European equity markets posted their first back to back weekly decline of the year as the military confrontation involving Iran pushed oil prices higher and deepened economic uncertainty across the region. While energy producers and utilities gained from the surge in crude prices, banks, airlines, and industrial companies faced mounting pressure......

Mathematicians overturn 150 year geometry rule using torus surfaces

A team of mathematicians has demonstrated that a long-standing principle in differential geometry proposed more than 150 years ago is not universally valid. By constructing two distinct torus-shaped surfaces that share identical geometric measurements and curvature properties, the researchers showed that these local data do not always determine......

US judge reinstates union contract for 320,000 veterans’ agency workers

A federal judge has reinstated a union bargaining agreement covering 320,000 employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, reversing a cancellation that was carried out under an executive order by former President Donald Trump. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose in Providence, Rhode Island, addresses......

Egypt introduces five-year multiple-entry visa for Moroccan citizens

Egypt has introduced a new five-year multiple-entry visa for Morocco citizens, allowing them to travel to the country as often as they wish within a five-year period. Each stay under this visa can last up to 90 days, according to statements from Ahmed Abdel-Latif, who announced the new measure in Rabat on Friday. The initiative aims to facilitate......

Berkshire Hathaway opposes shareholder proposal on workforce oversight, reports Buffett’s pay

Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced that its board of directors unanimously recommended rejecting a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the company’s workforce and human-capital oversight framework across its diverse operating businesses. In a proxy statement for its upcoming annual meeting on May 2 in Omaha,......

US expands Venezuela sanctions waivers amid rising energy and fertilizer prices

The United States Department of the Treasury has expanded sanctions waivers related to Venezuela in an effort to address sharp increases in oil and fertilizer prices that have occurred in recent months. The updated waivers were issued on Friday and are intended to ease restrictions on investments and activities connected to Venezuela’s......

Halkbank hires EY to review sanctions and anti-money laundering compliance

Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank has appointed the global consulting firm Ernst & Young to conduct an independent review of its compliance with international sanctions and anti-money laundering regulations. The decision follows an agreement reached with the United States Department of Justice aimed at resolving a long-running legal......

South Korea’s prime minister meets Donald Trump in Washington

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Friday, according to officials from South Korea. The meeting took place during the prime minister’s visit to the United States, where he has been holding talks with American leaders about economic cooperation, investment plans, and bilateral......

Hyundai issues stop sale for some 2026 Palisade SUVs after safety incident

Automaker Hyundai Motor Company has temporarily halted sales of certain 2026 models of the Hyundai Palisade in United States and Canada following a safety concern involving the vehicle’s power seat system. The company announced that a stop-sale measure has been introduced for specific Palisade trims, including Limited and Calligraphy......

Stanford study finds aging occurs in bursts rather than gradual decline

Researchers at Stanford University have found that aging may unfold through sudden transitions rather than a steady, gradual decline. The findings come from an experiment that tracked nearly every movement of small fish throughout their lives and showed that early behavioral patterns can predict how long an individual will live. The study,......

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