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Shares Skid as Oil Blasts Past $100 after Iran Strikes Gulf Shipping

Shares Skid as Oil Blasts Past $100 after Iran Strikes Gulf Shipping

Shares in Asia fell broadly on Thursday as oil prices ​roared 9% past $100 a barrel on reports of more ships struck in Gulf waters and terminal shutdowns - a jump that could rapidly ‌stoke inflation and push global borrowing costs higher. Investors took little comfort from the...


March 12, 2026
Fed to Cut Rates in June, Economists Still Say, Despite War Inflation Risks: Poll
Fed to Cut Rates in June, Economists Still Say, Despite War Inflation Risks: Poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for the first time this year in June, according to economists polled by Reuters who are clinging...

Chinese Companies Race to Hedge Against Swinging Yuan with Regulatory Encouragement
Chinese Companies Race to Hedge Against Swinging Yuan with Regulatory Encouragement

Chinese companies have rushed to derivatives for protection from currency exposure as a rising yuan has hurt some exporters for months and - more...

Gold Falls on Firmer Dollar, Dimming US Rate Cut Hopes
Gold Falls on Firmer Dollar, Dimming US Rate Cut Hopes

Gold prices fell on Thursday, weighed down ‌by a firmer U.S. dollar and waning hopes for near-term U.S. interest rate cuts as higher energy...

Oil Climbs as Iran Steps Up Attacks on Gulf Shipping
Oil Climbs as Iran Steps Up Attacks on Gulf Shipping

Oil prices rose on Thursday as Iran stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across ‌the Middle East, raising fears of a...

BMW Expects 2026 Earnings Decline as Tariffs Bite
BMW Expects 2026 Earnings Decline as Tariffs Bite

BMW expects group ​pre-tax earnings to decline moderately this ‌year and deliveries to stagnate, with trade barriers weighing on its core cars...

Global Dealmaking in Oil and Gas Upstream was Muted in 2025, Enverus
Global Dealmaking in Oil and Gas Upstream was Muted in 2025, Enverus

Dealmaking in the international upstream oil and gas market remained subdued for the second straight year in 2025, totaling just $18 billion,...

JPMorgan Marks Down Value of Loan Portfolios of some Private Credit Groups, Source
JPMorgan Marks Down Value of Loan Portfolios of some Private Credit Groups, Source

JPMorgan Chase has reduced the value of some loans ‌to private credit funds after reviewing the impact of market turmoil around...

Airline Hedging Strategies Fall Short, Jet Fuel Price Surges
Airline Hedging Strategies Fall Short, Jet Fuel Price Surges

As a sharp rise in oil prices rattles global transport markets, airlines ​face an additional threat: the price of jet fuel has risen far faster...

March 11, 2026
UK Stocks Drop as Middle East War Keeps Investors Cautious
UK Stocks Drop as Middle East War Keeps Investors Cautious

The UK's main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, as oil prices continued to climb on concerns that the Middle East conflict will...

Synopsys Rolls Out new Software Tools for Designing AI Chips
Synopsys Rolls Out new Software Tools for Designing AI Chips

Synopsys on Wednesday rolled out new software tools to handle the fast-increasing complexity of designing ​artificial intelligence chips, the first...

BP, Chevron are Top Spenders at Small US Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Auction
BP, Chevron are Top Spenders at Small US Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Auction

A sale of drilling ‌rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday ended with $46.98 million in high bids from oil and gas companies, ​with a...

Falling Prices Steer US Buyers Toward Used Electric Vehicles
Falling Prices Steer US Buyers Toward Used Electric Vehicles

Steep depreciation and improving reliability are drawing more Americans to used electric vehicles, turning the pre-owned market into a key entry...

Italy's CDP Sues Euronext over Milan Bourse Spat, Sources
Italy's CDP Sues Euronext over Milan Bourse Spat, Sources

Italian state lender Cassa Depositi ​e Prestiti has filed a lawsuit against pan-European exchange operator Euronext in ‌an Amsterdam...

Kitchens Across India Ditch Hot Food due to Cooking Gas Shortage
Kitchens Across India Ditch Hot Food due to Cooking Gas Shortage

CHENNAI/BENGALURU, March 11 (Reuters) - In kitchens across India, hot food and drinks - even tea - are disappearing from the menu in place of ​fast...

KKR's Publicly Traded Private Credit Fund has seen Pressure, CFO
KKR's Publicly Traded Private Credit Fund has seen Pressure, CFO

KKR's publicly traded private credit fund has seen some pressure, ​but the company sees more opportunity ‌in non-traded vehicles,...

US Consumer Prices Increase Moderately before Iran Conflict
US Consumer Prices Increase Moderately before Iran Conflict

U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in February as rents maintained a steady pace of increases, though households paid more for gasoline and at...

Meta Unveils Plans for Batch of in-House AI Chips
Meta Unveils Plans for Batch of in-House AI Chips

Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap of four new chips that the company is making in-house, as it rapidly expands its ​data...

Grubhub Taps Drone Startup Dexa for New Jersey Aerial Delivery Pilot
Grubhub Taps Drone Startup Dexa for New Jersey Aerial Delivery Pilot

Grubhub and drone technology company Dexa announced a three-month pilot program on Wednesday to introduce aerial ​food delivery services to...

Zoox and Uber Tie Up to Deploy Robotaxis on Ride-Hailing Network
Zoox and Uber Tie Up to Deploy Robotaxis on Ride-Hailing Network

Uber Technologies signed a ‌multi-year partnership to deploy Zoox's purpose-built robotaxis to its platform, the companies said on...

Eli Lilly to Invest $3B in China, Seeks Approval for Weight Loss Pill
Eli Lilly to Invest $3B in China, Seeks Approval for Weight Loss Pill

Eli Lilly plans to invest $3 billion in China over the next decade, which ​will help build production capacity for its experimental...

Gold Steady as Rising Oil Prices, Inflation woes Curb Safe-Haven Demand
Gold Steady as Rising Oil Prices, Inflation woes Curb Safe-Haven Demand

Gold was largely steady on Wednesday, as higher oil prices ‌fueled worries of a spike in inflation and tempered hopes of rate cuts, while...

Campbell's Cuts Annual Forecasts, Consumers Shift to Cheaper Alternatives
Campbell's Cuts Annual Forecasts, Consumers Shift to Cheaper Alternatives

Campbell's Co cut its annual sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, as the ​packaged food company expects demand to be weighed...

Saudi Aramco Seeks Dual Gulf, Red Sea Buyer Plans amid Iran Crisis, Sources
Saudi Aramco Seeks Dual Gulf, Red Sea Buyer Plans amid Iran Crisis, Sources

Saudi Aramco has asked ​buyers in Asia to offer April crude oil ‌loading plans for both its main Gulf export terminal of Ras Tanura and Yanbu...

Europe Shares Fall, Mideast Tensions Keep Investors on Edge
Europe Shares Fall, Mideast Tensions Keep Investors on Edge

European shares declined on Wednesday ​as investors weighed the economic fallout from the 12-day Middle East war and digested a slate ‌of...

Cathay Pacific Plans to Carry more Passengers Despite Disruptions from Iran War
Cathay Pacific Plans to Carry more Passengers Despite Disruptions from Iran War

Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it would expand passenger capacity by 10% this year ​but remain agile as the Middle East conflict...

French Inflation to Remain Low Despite Iran War, Cbank Chief
French Inflation to Remain Low Despite Iran War, Cbank Chief

Inflation in France is expected to remain low, even though the war in ​Iran may lead to slightly higher prices and ‌lower growth globally,...

Uniper to Pay First Dividend in Four Years, Govt Exit Nears
Uniper to Pay First Dividend in Four Years, Govt Exit Nears

State-owned utility Uniper will pay a dividend for the first time in four years, it said on Wednesday, as the group prepares for ​a return to...

StanChart Says Companies see Room for Yuan Financing to Grow
StanChart Says Companies see Room for Yuan Financing to Grow

Businesses see scope to borrow more yuan, according to a report published by Standard Chartered , which could ​support China's push to...

Canal+ Beats Profit Guidance, to Hire 1,000 Salespeople in Africa
Canal+ Beats Profit Guidance, to Hire 1,000 Salespeople in Africa

French media group Canal+ on ​Wednesday reported annual core profit ahead of guidance and said ‌it would hire more than 1,000 salespeople...

Oil Prices Seesaw as Markets Weigh IEA Reserves Release, Persistent Supply Concerns
Oil Prices Seesaw as Markets Weigh IEA Reserves Release, Persistent Supply Concerns

Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as markets doubted whether the International Energy Agency's reported plan for a ​record release of oil...

Shares Steady, Oil Turbulence Deepens over Middle East War Fears
Shares Steady, Oil Turbulence Deepens over Middle East War Fears

Shares steadied on Wednesday following a retreat ​in oil prices, but contradictory signals from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran kept...

Dollar Wobbles as Foggy Outlook for Iran War Keeps Investors on Edge
Dollar Wobbles as Foggy Outlook for Iran War Keeps Investors on Edge

The dollar eased on Wednesday as traders awaited ​cues on what comes next in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran with mixed messages on a...

Rupee Slips, Lags most Asian Peers in Conjunction with Local Stocks
Rupee Slips, Lags most Asian Peers in Conjunction with Local Stocks

The Indian rupee and stocks were regional laggards on Wednesday, with hedging and foreign portfolio flows weighing ​on the currency even as a...

Japan's Wholesale Inflation Cools, Oil Shock from Iran War Threatens Rebound
Japan's Wholesale Inflation Cools, Oil Shock from Iran War Threatens Rebound

Japan's wholesale inflation cooled for a third month in February as government fuel subsidies ‌blunted rising commodity costs, but...

SoftBank's PayPay Plans to Price US IPO around Low End of Range, Sources
SoftBank's PayPay Plans to Price US IPO around Low End of Range, Sources

The initial public offering of SoftBank's PayPay is likely to price around the low end of its marketing range as war in the Middle...

Diesel Markets, Upended by Middle East Conflict, Threaten Global Economic Slowdown
Diesel Markets, Upended by Middle East Conflict, Threaten Global Economic Slowdown

Surging diesel prices are threatening to slow global ​economic activity as the war in the Middle East pressures supplies of both the...

March 10, 2026
Gold Gains nearly 2% on Softer Dollar, Cooling Inflation Concerns
Gold Gains nearly 2% on Softer Dollar, Cooling Inflation Concerns

Gold rose nearly 2% on Tuesday, buoyed by a softer dollar and ‌easing inflation concerns as oil prices pulled back amid indications the...

Saudi Red Sea Oil Exports to Hit High in Mar, Shipping Data
Saudi Red Sea Oil Exports to Hit High in Mar, Shipping Data

Saudi Arabia's oil shipments via the Red Sea are on course ‌to hit record highs in March although they are still far below the levels...

TSX Opens Higher as Mining Gains Offset Energy Losses
TSX Opens Higher as Mining Gains Offset Energy Losses

Canada's main stock index edged higher on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump's hints that the Middle East conflict could end ​soon...

UK Inflation could End 2026 at around 3% if Energy Prices Hold, OBR's Miles
UK Inflation could End 2026 at around 3% if Energy Prices Hold, OBR's Miles

Britain's inflation rate could end the year at around ​3% rather than the roughly 2% ‌rate assumed by the country's fiscal forecasters...

Spain's Repsol may Bring new Investors into US Renewables Unit
Spain's Repsol may Bring new Investors into US Renewables Unit

Spanish energy group Repsol is considering welcoming new investors in its renewables business in ​the United States as it reviews its approach...

Porsche Aims to Regain Speed with Cost Cuts and Combustion Engines
Porsche Aims to Regain Speed with Cost Cuts and Combustion Engines

Porsche's new CEO is likely to double down on ​cost cuts and lean harder into combustion-engine cars as he seeks to persuade investors he...


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