Finance

Iran’s plans to shut Strait of Hormuz threatens a ‘stagflationary shock’ akin to Russia’s Ukraine invasion

A tentative ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump this evening—but not yet verified by Israel or Iran—may have shifted the…

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Stock market today: Dow futures drop 150 points, oil jumps after U.S. bombs Iran

U.S. stock futures signaled anxiety Sunday night as Wall Street weighed the implications of deepening U.S. involvement in the Middle…

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How could Iran respond to the U.S. attack on key nuclear sites? Its options are the ‘strategic equivalent of a suicide bombing,’ expert says

Until now, the fighting had mostly involved Iran and Israel, which launched airstrikes on the Islamic republic last week. President…

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99 Speed Mart’s Southeast Asia 500 debut is the latest milestone for the company and its founder, a childhood polio survivor

99 Speed Mart, one of Malaysia’s largest convenience store chains, is one of the newest firms on the Southeast Asia…

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SATS is Southeast Asia 500’s biggest climber thanks to air travel resurgence, WFS acquisition

Airlines the world over are reporting a surge in business as tourists go traveling again. Carriers earned a total net…

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The world’s most profitable nickel plants face cost challenge

A pioneering group of Indonesian nickel smelters with the world’s lowest production costs has been hit by a jump in…

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Legal experts and economists sound the alarm over the EU’s sustainability rules rollback

Dozens of legal scholars and economists have issued stark warnings over attempts by the European Commission (EC) to weaken corporate…

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Exclusive: Trump’s former commerce secretary says an over-confident White House may push trade allies like the EU too far

Trump’s former Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, warns that while the U.S. has achieved notable progress in trade negotiations, overconfidence could…

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Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials…

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Military parade kicks off early amid rainfall as Trump looks on and brushes off ‘No Kings’ protests

The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for eight years kicked off Saturday with tanks, troops and a…

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