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U.S. says Cuba can’t take Russian oil as two tankers head to island
An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a private Cuban company (mipyme) parked in front of a gas station with an IsoTank of imported fuel in Havana on March 19, 2026.Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S.…
Iran war puts listings on hold
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) building in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGlobal volatility is threatening a pipeline of multibillion-dollar stock market listings in India, the…
Japan wanted inflation and Iran war could grant that wish. But it’s not the
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 05: Tourists and shoppers walk through the Tsukiji shopping area on February 5, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Bank of Japan has long stated that sustained levels of…
Eli Lilly’s obesity drug retatrutide clears late-stage diabetes trial
The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, U.S., Nov. 21, 2025.Mike Blake | ReutersEli Lilly on Thursday said its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide cleared its first late-stage trial on Type 2…
Meta backtracks on decision to end Horizon Worlds VR fans speak up
Pavlo Gonchar| SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesA day after announcing that it will be shutting down Horizon Worlds for Quest virtual reality headsets, Meta has changed course. The company said Wednesday that the VR platform will…
Some uncomfortable history rears its head at Trump-Takaichi meeting
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi looks on during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed…
Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street losses as Iran war dents risk
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday, following volatile trading on Wall Street overnight, as the Middle East war and disruptions to energy supply keep investors…
U.S. weighs releasing sanctioned Iranian crude
Oil prices rose as much as 3% on Thursday after Iran attacked several energy facilities across the Middle East following a strike on its South Pars gas field.Dwayne Schnell | 500px Plus | Getty ImagesU.S. oil prices extended their…
Trump invokes Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese prime minister to defend
Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty ImagesIn an apparent awkward moment…
US charges Super Micro employees with smuggling Nvidia chips to China
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged associates of an unidentified U.S. server maker with illegally diverting billions of dollars in Nvidia-powered servers to China.The U.S. government has been…