Breaking 15:52 Lion king song dispute: composer sues comedian over parody joke 12:50 Hormuz shipping paralysis blocks a third of global fertilizer trade as food crisis deepens 12:40 Xbox's new CEO personally ended the "This is an Xbox" campaign to rebuild brand identity 12:20 Thailand secures deal with Iran for safe tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz 12:10 IEA chief says Iran war energy crisis surpasses the oil shocks of the 1970s 11:40 JPMorgan says Bitcoin has outperformed gold as a safe haven during the Iran war 11:30 TikTok pulls "Fruit Love Island" after AI fruit drama series hits 300 million views in 10 days 11:00 Moroccan dirham strengthens against the us dollar amid stable financial conditions 10:45 Kirsten Dunst joins Sydney Sweeney in the sequel to The Housemaid’s Secret 10:27 Microsoft posts worst quarterly drop since 2008 as Big Tech AI spending alarms investors 10:20 Asian airlines slash flights from April as jet‑fuel crisis bites 10:13 US-made landmines found near Shiraz kill civilians in first confirmed deployment in decades 10:04 Polish PM Tusk warns of imminent escalation in Iran war as conflict nears one month 10:00 EU trade commissioner discusses critical minerals and tariffs with US counterpart 10:00 Sony halts memory card orders as global chip shortage squeezes consumer electronics 09:50 JPMorgan adopte une position haussière sur le dollar pour la première fois depuis un an 09:49 Drones strike Kuwait airport again, causing major damage to radar system 09:30 United States migrant hubs: Cambodian migrant repatriated after transfer to Eswatini 09:29 Bank of America agrees to pay 72.5 million dollars to settle Epstein lawsuit 09:00 United States: police thwart attack plot targeting pro-Palestinian activist 08:20 Micron shares drop over 20% in six days after Google unveils TurboQuant 07:50 Markets weeks from peak panic amid US-Iran conflict, warns Alpine Macro 07:34 India approves purchase of new air defense missiles from Russia 07:14 United States eases restrictions to boost investment in Venezuelan minerals


U.S. dollar hits four month high as Middle East war drives safe haven demand

The U.S. dollar strengthened this week, with the dollar index rising above 99.00 to its highest level since late November 2025 as investors moved toward safe haven assets amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. The index traded near 99.34 on Thursday after reaching an intraday high close to 99.76.......

Oil surges above $100 as Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed

Global oil prices climbed back above $100 per barrel on Thursday as Iran’s new supreme leader pledged to maintain the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying the largest energy supply disruption in modern history. The conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has entered its......

Japan signals readiness to intervene as yen nears 160 against dollar

Japan’s finance minister Satsuki Katayama said authorities are prepared to take “all necessary measures” regarding the currency as the yen approaches its weakest level in months, raising speculation that Tokyo could step in to stabilize the market. The Japanese currency slipped below......

Gold steadies near $5,175 as strong dollar offsets safe haven demand

Gold prices stabilized on Thursday after recovering from an earlier decline of nearly 1 percent, as bargain buying balanced pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar and fading expectations of near term interest rate cuts. Spot gold slipped 0.1 percent to around $5,173 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures for......

Oil prices could drop to $55 despite Strait of Hormuz crisis

Brent crude has lost roughly a quarter of its value within days after surging to nearly $120 a barrel during the peak of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. A growing number of technical and market analyses now suggest the decline could extend much further, potentially pushing prices down toward $55 per barrel. The......

Asian stock markets fall as Iran conflict keeps oil near $100

Asian equity markets declined on Friday as crude oil prices hovered close to $100 a barrel, intensifying concerns that the conflict involving Iran could disrupt global energy supplies for an extended period. The selloff followed losses on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent on Thursday......

Bitcoin short bets hit three year extreme as price drops below $70,000

Bitcoin fell below the $70,000 threshold on Thursday as surging oil prices and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East unsettled financial markets. At the same time, derivatives data shows traders have built the most aggressive short positions in nearly three years, raising the risk of a sudden market......

UBS urges investors to favor gold, dollar and TIPS amid US Iran tensions

UBS Global Wealth Management has advised investors to strengthen their portfolios with gold, the US dollar and inflation linked bonds as military tensions between the United States and Iran continue to unsettle global financial markets. The bank said these assets offer important protection against rising......

Silver surges 157 percent in a year as analysts float $300 price target

Silver has pulled back from its January peak but remains one of the strongest performing assets of the past year, trading near 86 dollars per ounce midweek after reaching a record high of 121.62 dollars in January 2026. The metal has gained roughly 157 percent over the past year, prompting some of the......

Asian markets slide as oil surge drives global stock selloff

Global stock markets extended their decline on March 11 and 12 as surging oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions linked to the conflict with Iran revived fears of persistent inflation, weakening expectations for interest rate cuts and pushing investors toward safe haven assets. On Wall Street,......

IEA supply cut pushes oil toward $100 as Wall Street futures slide

US stock futures fell sharply Thursday as oil prices climbed toward 100 dollars per barrel, intensifying concerns that the Iran conflict could trigger a prolonged energy shock, reignite inflation, and delay expected interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial......

BMW forecasts lower profits in 2026 as tariffs pressure margins

BMW warned that profits will decline in 2026 as higher tariffs, currency shifts, and rising costs weigh on the German luxury carmaker’s profitability, even as the company bets on its next generation of electric vehicles to drive long term growth. Speaking at its annual conference in Munich, the......

BlackRock CEO says Iran conflict could lower energy prices long term

BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said a military conflict with Iran could ultimately reduce global energy prices over the long term, offering a view that contrasts with the current surge in oil markets. Speaking Wednesday at BlackRock’s US Infrastructure Summit in Washington, Fink argued that......

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