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Fitch: Omani Banks Can Weather Iran Conflict After Sovereign Upgrade
Fitch Ratings says Omani lenders are the Gulf’s least exposed to the Iran conflict, with higher oil prices, Vision 2040 ...
Japan Rules Out Tapping Strategic Oil Reserves, Sees Purchases on Track
PM Sanai Takaichi says crude supplies are sufficient and Tokyo will not release stockpiles, calming markets as oil remai...
Brent Crude Surge to $100 Sends Asian Stocks Lower, Tech Rout Deepens
Asian markets tumbled on Friday as Brent crude hit its highest since May and renewed Middle East fighting threatened glo...
Iran's IRGC: Southern Hormuz Route Mined; US Threatens Infrastructure Strikes
Tehran declares the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz mined, while Washington vows to destroy Iranian bridges and po...
Argentine Stocks Rise for Fourth Day as Moody’s Upgrade Fuels Rally
The S&P Merval gains 1.3% and dollar-denominated ADRs climb after Moody’s lifted Argentina’s sovereign rating. Energy st...
US Confirms Third Soldier Killed in Iranian Attack on Jordan Base as Conflict Deepens
The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad as the third U.S. fatality in Friday’s attack, pushing the military deat...
HBR Overhauls Manager-to-Leader Transitions for the AI and Geopolitics Era
Harvard Business Review’s seminal seven-transition model for moving from functional expert to enterprise leader has been...
JPMorgan’s Dimon Warns Markets Are Too Complacent, Sees AI Payoff Taking Longer Than Expected
Jamie Dimon says massive AI spending will eventually pay off but warns investors against overvalued stocks and bonds, po...
Egyptian Pound Breaches 51 Again as Foreign Outflows and Geopolitical Tensions Weigh
The Egyptian pound surpassed 51 per dollar for the first time since the 2024 float, driven by $1.45 billion in foreign o...
From Oil to Inflation: How US-Iran Tensions and the Hormuz Risk Recast Global Economic Calculations
Rising US-Iran tensions and instability around the Strait of Hormuz are sending shockwaves through oil markets, shipping...
US Strikes Iran Again, Hitting Nuclear Site as Conflict Engulfs the Middle East
The U.S. launched fresh air strikes on Iran following the death of two American soldiers, targeting a nuclear facility a...
Unconfirmed US Military Medevac from Jordan Hints at Escalating Iran Conflict with Widespread Business Risks
Unverified reports of a major US aeromedical evacuation after Iranian strikes raise the specter of higher American casua...
Honduran Fuel Price Spike Rekindles Household Austerity as Middle East Unrest Hits Imports
A new wave of gasoline and diesel price increases triggered by geopolitical turmoil forces Honduran consumers and busine...
U.S. Sanctions Bill Raises Fears of Accelerated De-Dollarization as Global Reserve Currency Status Under Scrutiny
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill tightening sanctions on Russia is stirring alarm inside the Trump administration that aggr...