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Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng, CSI300
Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026.- | Afp | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday as oil prices soared on renewed fears that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could further crimp…
U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea to stabilize
Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico.Pool | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. on Thursday temporarily authorized the purchase of…
Trump-backed SAVE America Act will get a Senate vote, John Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Republican leadership, following weekly policy luncheons, in Washington D.C., United States on February 10, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu…
Palantir tech gives West critical edge in Middle East: CEO Alex Karp
Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East."What makes America special right now is our lethal…
State should give more aid to Americans stuck in Middle East
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), accompanied by Sen. Angus King (I-ME) (L), speaks as United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (USNORTHCOM) Commander Gen. Gregory Guillot, Principal Deputy Assistant…
Iran leader Mojtaba Khamenei has X account, Elon Musk’s platform
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 14, 2016.Reza B | Afp | Getty ImagesIran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new "verified" account on X,…
Navy-led coalition moving into Strait of Hormuz, Bessent says
The U.S. Navy will begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as "militarily possible," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News on Thursday."That was always in our planning, that there's the chance that the U.S.…
Europe’s defense boom in charts, as companies take stock of Iran war
Workers assemble a Leonardo AW139 helicopter on the production floor at the Leonardo plant in Varese, Italy, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesItalian defense firm Leonardo said it is "positioned on a path…
Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh meets with more senators
Federal Reserve chairman nominee Kevin Warsh's chances of getting quickly confirmed by the Senate looked as gloomy as the weather in Washington on Thursday as he met with more senators in a bid to bolster his chances."It doesn't look…
Anthropic’s Claude would ‘pollute’ defense supply chain: Pentagon CTO
Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Thursday said Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models would "pollute" the agency's supply chain because they have "a different policy preference" that is baked in."We can't have a company…