Breaking 16:50 Markets plunge as Pentagon eyes decisive strike on Iran 16:20 Dollar holds steady as Iran conflict reshapes Fed rate outlook 16:00 Pakistan confirms role in US-Iran indirect talks 15:20 Iran earns $139 million a day from oil as Hormuz crisis boosts revenue 15:12 FIFA opens last-minute World Cup 2026 ticket sales on April 1 15:00 Al Jaber calls Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade "economic terrorism" during U.S. tour 14:05 Freeport LNG CEO warns Iran war risks delaying US export projects 14:00 Commodity ETFs see record $11 billion outflows in March 13:50 EBRD warns Iran war may cut growth by 0.4 points 13:20 Used EV sales surge across Europe as Iran war spikes fuel prices 12:40 Bridgewater weathers macro hedge fund rout amid Iran war 12:20 War in Iran disrupts $19 billion used car trade in Asia 11:50 Rice University researchers recover 95% of battery metals using plasma and citric acid 11:20 Gold falls below $4,500 as Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire plan, oil holds above $100 11:20 IBM quantum computer matches lab data in materials simulation 11:17 Dollar slips in Asia as Iran diplomacy doubts trim Fed hike bets 11:00 US lawmakers propose bill to ban Chinese humanoid robots in government 10:20 Google TurboQuant breakthrough shakes memory chip stocks amid AI shift 10:05 Salesforce shares fall as Anthropic expands Claude AI capabilities 09:40 Asian markets fall as Iran rejects us ceasefire proposal 08:50 Stanford study links us emissions to $10 trillion global climate damage 18:30 Portkey open-sources AI gateway handling 1 trillion tokens daily 18:15 Asia imposes fuel rationing and shorter workweeks amid Iran war crisis 18:05 Jet fuel tops $4 per gallon as airlines raise fares worldwide

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,......

CF Industries hits record high as Iran war disrupts global fertilizer supply

Shares of CF Industries Holdings surged more than 13 percent on Thursday, reaching a record high as the escalating conflict involving Iran disrupted global fertilizer supply chains. The nitrogen fertilizer producer closed at $136, up $15.87 for the session after touching an intraday peak of $137.44. Trading volume exceeded 14 million shares,......

Switzerland maintains mandate for US trade negotiations, says minister

Switzerland is reaffirming its commitment to ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, aiming to formalize a deal on tariffs initially agreed last year, Economy Minister Guy Parmelin said on Friday. Speaking from Zurich, Parmelin highlighted that Switzerland will continue discussions with the United States and consult with other......

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