#geopolitical risk
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TUI's Operating Profit Falls 27% as War and Wildfires Push Bookings Short-Term
Adjusted operating profit missed analyst expectations at €234m; TUI reaffirmed full-year guidance of €1.1bn to €1.4bn, c...
Oil Rally Gains Fresh Momentum as US-Iran Tensions Choke Key Shipping Lanes
Brent and WTI crude extended Monday’s 5% rally after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi-linked incidents in th...
Oil Jumps 5% as US and Iran Trade Demands That Block Strait of Hormuz Resolution
Crude prices surged after Washington demanded reparations from Tehran while Iran insisted on all its conditions being me...
Oil Prices Surge Nearly 5% as Hormuz Opening Hopes Collapse Under Iran-US Demands
Brent and WTI crude jump more than 4 dollars a barrel after Iran ties any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to lifting U...
Brent Oil Edges Higher as Iran Dampens Hopes of Quick Hormuz Reopening
Brent crude rose 1% to $84.39 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz will only reopen once the U.S. meets conditions inclu...
WTI Crude Sinks 10% as Hormuz Talks Fuel Hopes, but Supply Risks Persist
Oil markets priced in a breakthrough over the Strait of Hormuz this week, sending WTI down sharply. Yet physical exports...
Hormuz Strait Uncertainty Keeps Oil Market Under Pressure as Iran Proposes Fees and Restrictions
Oil futures climbed on Friday after Tehran's plan to impose fees and block 'hostile' vessels from transiting the Strait ...
BFMTV's 'Le 18h Eco' International Segment Touches on Geopolitical Flashpoints
This week's international chronicle on the French business news program covered Venezuela's reconstruction, US-Iran tens...
Iran and Oman Outline Tentative Hormuz Shipping Route, But Full Reopening Hinges on U.S.
A proposed temporary corridor would channel oil tankers through Iranian waters, yet Tehran warns the Strait of Hormuz wi...
CAC 40 Hits Record as Strait of Hormuz Hopes Ease Oil Fears and Lift European Markets
The Paris CAC 40 and major European indices touched all-time highs on optimism over a potential accord on the Strait of ...
Banco de Chile Builds CLP 50 Billion Provision Buffer as Middle East Risk Mounts
Banco de Chile posted a 28.1% jump in Q2 profit but set aside CLP 50 billion in extra provisions, citing Middle East ten...
Geopolitical Risk Overtakes Supply Chains as Construction's Top Concern, Arch Survey Finds
More than half of construction firms now rank geopolitical instability their top concern, and nearly a third have moved ...
Oil Slips More Than $1 as Strait Flows Rise, Yet Heads for 20% Monthly Surge
Brent and WTI eased on Friday as more tankers moved through Middle East chokepoints, but both benchmarks remain on track...
Crude Oil Falls as Strait of Hormuz Flows Pick Up, Monthly Rally of 20% Endures
Brent and WTI futures eased on Friday as tanker traffic through the Gulf chokepoint increased, but both benchmarks are s...
Defensive ETFs Surge as Middle East Conflict Fuels Flight to Safety
Rising oil prices and geopolitical risk have driven investors into dividend, utility, consumer staples and gold ETFs. Em...
Thermax Slumps 16% After 86% Profit Drop, Warns of Weak Quarters Ahead
Thermax shares fell sharply as Q1 profit plunged on a one-time cost overrun, and the company flagged weak demand, rising...
Tesla Considers Exiting China Amid SpaceX Merger Talks, WSJ Reports
Tesla is exploring a sale or spin-off of its China business, its second-largest market, to avoid conflicts with defense ...
Axa Hails 'Remarkable' First-Half 2026 as Net Profit Tops €4 Billion
French insurer posts 6% rise in net profit to €4.17bn, with revenue up 3% to €66.3bn, as price hikes and auto insurance ...
Oil Swings as Saudi-Led Red Sea Defense Pact Eases Supply Fears, But Hormuz Risk Lingers
Brent crude briefly topped $93 before turning lower, pulled between a 14-nation naval coalition for Red Sea security and...
Fed Dissent and Middle East Escalation Spark Global Market Sell-Off
The Federal Reserve's divided vote and US military strikes against Iran sent shockwaves through financial markets, drivi...
US resumes strikes on Iran, Strait of Hormuz near closed as energy prices surge
A new wave of US strikes against Iran, retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on a base in Jordan, has virtually shut...
Paraguay’s Record Soy Harvest Overshadowed by Geopolitical Risks and Debt Pressures
Despite surpassing 12 million tonnes, the Paraguayan soy sector faces squeezed margins from volatile prices, rising inpu...
Wall Street Futures Slip as Fed, Big Tech Earnings, and Iran Tensions Converge
US stock futures dipped on Tuesday evening with investors bracing for a pivotal Fed rate decision, a wave of mega-cap te...
Al-Mabanee half-year profit slides 35.6% after prior-year land sale gain and hospitality slump
Kuwait real estate and hospitality group Al-Mabanee posted a 7.8% drop in second-quarter net income to KWD 15.6 million,...
Macquarie Sees Oil Surplus by Year-End as US Election Pressures Trump Toward Iran Deal
Macquarie forecasts a return to oversupply with a 2 million bpd surplus in Q4, doubling in early 2027, driven by midterm...
Soybean Futures Plunge as Geopolitical Risk Fades and Shipping Confidence Returns
Soybean prices dropped 3.4% on the CBOT as a pause in U.S.-Iran fighting removed oil risk premium, while improved shippi...
Russia's Inbound Tourism Plunges 20% as Conflicts and Flight Disruptions Bite
Foreign tourist arrivals dropped to 2.99 million in H1 2026, the lowest since 2021, as Middle East tensions, airport shu...
Oil Slumps 5% as Gulf Tensions Ease, Gold Rebounds on Easing Rate Fears
Crude oil fell sharply as a pause in hostilities near the Strait of Hormuz deflated the geopolitical risk premium, dragg...
Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Halts Iran Strikes and Hormuz Deal Nears
Brent crude drops 6% to $86.8, European gas sheds 7.8% after reports that Oman-mediated talks could reopen the Strait of...
Crude Oil Slides 7% as US-Iran Strikes Pause, Brent Dips Below $90
Oil prices fell sharply in early Asian trading after the US and Iran halted attacks, with Brent briefly trading below $9...