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Apple CEO Tim Cook shoots down retirement rumors on ‘GMA’
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a business leaders reception with the U.S. president on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026.Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty ImagesApple CEO Tim…
Oil meme trade? Crude drawing record retail money
The Iran war news flow-driven oil moves are drawing retail investors into the world's most traded commodity, further fueling volatility. Small investors have poured record sums into oil-linked exchange-traded funds in recent weeks as…
Oil market reserve release fails to calm crude prices
A dark smoke cloud engulfs destroyed vehicles near an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026.- | Afp | Getty ImagesHello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from…
Retail prices could rise after Strait of Hormuz closure
The Iran war could soon mean higher prices on store shelves for consumers.Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz passage has significantly disrupted the global supply chain, affecting goods from fertilizers to metals to gas and…
Gig workers feel the pinch as gas prices rise
Uber signage on a vehicle at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFor more than a decade, Alvaro Bolainez has ferried passengers…
IEA to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil to address the supply disruption triggered by the Iran war, the largest such action in the organization's history. The IEA did not set out a…
Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump admin
People walk near a sign outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA day after Anthropic sued the Trump administration for designating the artificial intelligence…
G7 energy ministers to meet Tuesday to discuss release of oil reserves:
An oil tanker carrying imported crude oil sails in the Jiaozhou Bay waterway towards Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on May 14, 2025.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEnergy ministers from the Group of Seven…
Oil and natural gas surge after Iran orders Strait of Hormuz closure
Crude oil prices eased Tuesday in extended trading, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would provide insurance to tankers in the Persian Gulf to get maritime traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude prices rose…
Global X says double down on emerging markets
It may be time to dive deeper into the emerging markets trade.Despite risks tied to the war with Iran, Global X ETFs' Malcolm Dorson points to weaker dollar trends and uncertainty at home as a tailwind for the group."It might be time to…