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Once Embargo Victim, US Becomes World's Top Oil Exporter

Once Embargo Victim, US Becomes World's Top Oil Exporter

The United States has become the world's largest oil exporter, upending a decades-old order long dominated by Saudi Arabia and Russia, a shift that tightens American companies' grip on energy markets as Washington's war with Iran reshapes ​global energy trade. America's ascen...


June 11, 2026
FTSE 100 Rises on Financials; Mideast Risks Limit Gains
FTSE 100 Rises on Financials; Mideast Risks Limit Gains

London's FTSE 100 ​index edged up on Thursday, supported by a recovery in financials ‌stocks, but gains were restrained by simmering...

Peace Hopes Steady Europe ahead of Expected ECB Rate Hike
Peace Hopes Steady Europe ahead of Expected ECB Rate Hike

Europe's markets ​firmed on Thursday as reports of ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and Iran nudged oil prices down ‌ahead of what is...

Gold Rebounds from 6-Month Low but Rate-Hike Fears Cap Gains
Gold Rebounds from 6-Month Low but Rate-Hike Fears Cap Gains

Gold prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from a ‌six-month low, as investors covered their short positions, though concerns around higher...

WBank says Indonesia 2026 GDP to Slow to 5% on Fiscal Strain
WBank says Indonesia 2026 GDP to Slow to 5% on Fiscal Strain

The World Bank said on Thursday that Indonesia's economic growth was expected to slow to 5% in 2026 as it comes under increasing fiscal strain...

Thai Farm Debt Crisis Deepens in Early Test for Anutin
Thai Farm Debt Crisis Deepens in Early Test for Anutin

Ahead of Thailand's February general election, politicians often came to court voters like 69-year-old rice farmer Chaon Taiupok in Ayutthaya,...

Hugo Boss Shares Jump after Frasers' $2.3 bln Takeover Bid
Hugo Boss Shares Jump after Frasers' $2.3 bln Takeover Bid

Shares in Hugo Boss rose about 7% on Thursday after Britain’s Frasers Group launched a $2.3 billion ​takeover offer for the German...

Beijing Investment Ban Clouds HK Banks, Insurers Outlook
Beijing Investment Ban Clouds HK Banks, Insurers Outlook

China's crackdown on cross-border investments is set to weigh on the lucrative businesses of banks, insurers and wealth managers in Hong Kong...

ECB Set for 'Insurance Hike' as Iran War Fans Inflation
ECB Set for 'Insurance Hike' as Iran War Fans Inflation

The European Central Bank is all but certain to raise interest rates on ​Thursday in the hope of nipping higher inflation in the bud before a surge...

USD Wavers as Investors GBP Rate Outlook, Mideast Worries
USD Wavers as Investors GBP Rate Outlook, Mideast Worries

The U.S. dollar wobbled on Thursday as new U.S. strikes in the Middle East undermined sentiment, ​while a surge in May U.S....

Wall Street Drops over 1% on Tech, Iran War Worries
Wall Street Drops over 1% on Tech, Iran War Worries

The major U.S. stock indexes ended more than 1% lower on Wednesday, with chipmaker shares extending recent declines ‌and with renewed tensions...

Stocks Drop on Tech Losses as US Strikes on Iran Lift Oil
Stocks Drop on Tech Losses as US Strikes on Iran Lift Oil

Asian stocks turned lower on Thursday after a ​tentative early rise, dragged by a Wall Street selloff sparked by a hot U.S. inflation reading and...

June 10, 2026
US Consumer Inflation Breaks above 4% as Iran War Raises Energy Prices
US Consumer Inflation Breaks above 4% as Iran War Raises Energy Prices

U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in May, boosted by surging prices for energy products amid the Middle East...

Uber Sues New York City over 'Reckless' Driver Protection Law
Uber Sues New York City over 'Reckless' Driver Protection Law

Uber Technologies sued New York City to block enforcement of a ‌new law that it said would unconstitutionally force it to keep drivers it...

Dollar Stalls as US-Iran Clashes, Inflation in Focus
Dollar Stalls as US-Iran Clashes, Inflation in Focus

The dollar held steady on Wednesday as markets remained on edge over the latest clash between ​the U.S. and Iran, while awaiting closely watched...

Gold Falls over 2% on Fading Middle East Peace Hopes
Gold Falls over 2% on Fading Middle East Peace Hopes

Gold slid to a more than ‌two-month low on Wednesday as fresh fighting in the Middle East dimmed hopes of a resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war...

ING Bets on Subscriptions to Lift Fees amid Bank Rivalry
ING Bets on Subscriptions to Lift Fees amid Bank Rivalry

ING launched a new subscription-based banking model for clients ‌in the Netherlands on Wednesday, in a move aimed at diversifying income...

Sterling Steady as Investors Weigh U.S.-Iran Peace Prospects
Sterling Steady as Investors Weigh U.S.-Iran Peace Prospects

Sterling was broadly steady against the dollar on Wednesday, with investors closely monitoring the latest flare-up between the U.S. and Iran that...

BYD Eyes Top Automaker Spot in 5 Years as Shares Slide
BYD Eyes Top Automaker Spot in 5 Years as Shares Slide

Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD , on Tuesday said he expected the Chinese firm to become the world's largest automaker within five years, as he...

Indonesia Hikes Fuel Price 32% amid Inflation Fears
Indonesia Hikes Fuel Price 32% amid Inflation Fears

Indonesian state firm Pertamina has raised some fuel prices by almost a third in the first increase since the Iran war ​began, and the finance...

Higher Gasoline Prices Likely Pushed Up US May Inflation
Higher Gasoline Prices Likely Pushed Up US May Inflation

U.S. consumer inflation likely increased at its fastest pace in three years in May as the Middle East conflict raised prices of energy products,...

Retail Investors Hit Borrowing Limits at S.Korean Brokerages, Think Tank
Retail Investors Hit Borrowing Limits at S.Korean Brokerages, Think Tank

Leveraged stock investments by South Korean retail investors have reached their limits set at local ​brokerage firms as the country's...

China's Domestic Car Demand under Pressure, Association Exec
China's Domestic Car Demand under Pressure, Association Exec

China's domestic car demand has declined more sharply ​than expected at the ‌start of the year and will likely remain under heavy pressure...

UK FTSE Indexes Hover at Three-Week lLws; WH Smith Dives
UK FTSE Indexes Hover at Three-Week lLws; WH Smith Dives

UK's main FTSE indexes hovered near ​three-week lows on Wednesday as investors eyed a fragile ceasefire in the ‌Middle East, while mulling...

S.Korea's SK Hynix Eyes US Listing as soon as Aug, Sources
S.Korea's SK Hynix Eyes US Listing as soon as Aug, Sources

SK Hynix plans to list its shares in ‌the U.S. as soon as August, said two sources familiar with the matter, as the South Korean memory...

Copper Slips as Macro Concerns Outweigh US Tariff Fears
Copper Slips as Macro Concerns Outweigh US Tariff Fears

Copper edged lower on Wednesday, as volatility in the Middle East conflict and macroeconomic concerns overcame price support from ​potential U.S....

China's Factory-Gate Inflation at nearly 4-Year High in May
China's Factory-Gate Inflation at nearly 4-Year High in May

China's producer prices rose for a third straight month in May to the ​highest since July 2022, while consumer prices stayed elevated as global...

China Firms Use Quiet Layoffs amid Beijing's AI Push
China Firms Use Quiet Layoffs amid Beijing's AI Push

Liu, a Hangzhou-based contractor at a large Chinese internet firm, says her employer began quietly firing contractors in March after it ordered...

Fuel Price Shock to Widen Product Gap between US Airlines
Fuel Price Shock to Widen Product Gap between US Airlines

The fuel shock hitting U.S. airlines is doing more than squeezing margins — it is widening a product gap that may take years to close, as...

Asian Stocks Slide, Oil Rises as Iran and US Launch Strikes
Asian Stocks Slide, Oil Rises as Iran and US Launch Strikes

Asian stocks tumbled and oil prices rose as Iran and the U.S. engaged in ​their biggest exchange of hostilities since a ceasefire was agreed in...

SoftBank's Attempt to Get $6B OpenAI Margin Loan Stalls, Bloomberg News
SoftBank's Attempt to Get $6B OpenAI Margin Loan Stalls, Bloomberg News

SoftBank Group's talks with ​potential creditors to ‌raise at least $6 billion from a ​margin loan ​backed by its OpenAI ⁠stake have...

S&P 500, Nasdaq Fall on Tech Selloff, Trump Warnings
S&P 500, Nasdaq Fall on Tech Selloff, Trump Warnings

The ​S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes fell on Tuesday as a rebound in technology shares faded and as President Donald Trump said the U.S. ‌must...

OpenAI Weighs Leasing Ohio Data Center with Nvidia Backing, The Information
OpenAI Weighs Leasing Ohio Data Center with Nvidia Backing, The Information

OpenAI is in talks to lease a proposed 10-gigawatt data center campus ​on federal land in Ohio, in a deal ‌that could include financial...

Kalshi Bets on Compliance to Curb Insider Trading Risk
Kalshi Bets on Compliance to Curb Insider Trading Risk

Prediction market Kalshi said on Tuesday it will mandate employment disclosures for users trading on sensitive contracts and launch a whistleblower...

RBNZ Inflation Focus Tested as Hikes Risk Jobs Crisis
RBNZ Inflation Focus Tested as Hikes Risk Jobs Crisis

New Zealand's jobless ranks could swell as the central bank ratchets up interest rates, casting ​the government's inflation‑focused mandate...

Starbucks Weighs Japan Stake Sale among Options: Report
Starbucks Weighs Japan Stake Sale among Options: Report

Starbucks is weighing options for its Japanese ​business, including a stake sale, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Tuesday. A stake sale...

June 9, 2026
US Existing Home Sales Increase more than Expected in May
US Existing Home Sales Increase more than Expected in May

U.S. existing home sales increased more than expected in May, though rising mortgage rates and still-tight inventory remain a challenge for the...

BP Names Heads for Two Main Businesses after Revamp
BP Names Heads for Two Main Businesses after Revamp

BP said on Tuesday that company veteran Gordon Birrell will lead its upstream unit and Richard ​Harding will serve as interim head of...

Gold Edges Up as Dollar Slips, Oil Falls before Data
Gold Edges Up as Dollar Slips, Oil Falls before Data

Gold edged higher on Tuesday, rebounding ‌from a more than two-month low in the previous session, as a weaker dollar and falling oil prices...

UK Begins Formal Review of $110B Paramount-Warner Deal
UK Begins Formal Review of $110B Paramount-Warner Deal

Britain's competition regulator said on Tuesday it has formally started its review of Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion...

Mexico May Inflation Slows, Hits Central Bank's Target
Mexico May Inflation Slows, Hits Central Bank's Target

Mexico's annual inflation rate decelerated for a ​second month in a row in May, ‌official data showed on Tuesday, returning to the higher...

Weak Yen, Hawkish Fed Press BOJ to Speed Up Rate Hikes
Weak Yen, Hawkish Fed Press BOJ to Speed Up Rate Hikes

Persistent weakness in the yen and an expected hawkish shift for the Federal Reserve after a hot jobs report in the U.S. are expected to add...

India's Gold Duty Hike Sparks Smuggling, Hurts Refiners
India's Gold Duty Hike Sparks Smuggling, Hurts Refiners

India's sharp increase in gold import tariffs is fuelling a resurgence in smuggling that could exceed 100 ​metric tons this year, as soaring...


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