US factory production increased in September, but lost considerable momentum in the third quarter amid headwinds from the Middle East conflict, which has snarled supply
October 16, 2026Arab parties could win enough seats in Israel's Oct. 27 election to help decide who the next prime minister is
October 16, 2026Japan's core consumer inflation in September likely exceeded the central bank's 2% target as higher energy prices driven by the Middle East conflict fed through to households
October 16, 2026No commercial goods are entering the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities said, attributing the suspension to local vendors they said are fed up with Hamas raising taxes on them
October 15, 2026World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate
October 13, 2026Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
October 13, 2026Goldman Sachs on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit estimates as dealmaking remained steady and volatile markets tied to the Middle East conflict
October 13, 2026Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights
October 12, 2026Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation into how its air defenses failed to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels
October 12, 2026The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors
October 12, 2026Oil prices rose by nearly $2 a barrel on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia outweighed the prospect of increased supplies, even
October 12, 2026Saudi Arabia said it was facing a new barrage of incoming fire on Monday and that Riyadh airport would remain shut for now, days after Saturday's deadly
October 12, 2026Defense tech firm Anduril unveiled on Monday its Steelfin family of configurable and scalable surface-to-air interceptor missiles designed to tackle diverse aerial threats, as the
October 12, 2026Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest-ever energy
October 11, 2026Saudi Arabia says an attack on the Riyadh airport has killed 12 people and wounded over 300 others
October 10, 2026World stocks rose on Friday, with government bond yields and oil prices only incrementally higher, ahead of key economic
October 09, 2026US consumer sentiment slumped further in early October as the rising cost of living because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the
October 09, 2026A historian traces how Oil City brokers, then John D. Rockefeller, then futures exchanges decided what the world pays for crude – and why no one entity does today.
October 09, 2026If the Strait of Hormuz is open, why are gas and diesel so expensive?
October 09, 2026President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US will not launch an attack on Iran before November's US midterm congressional elections, asserting that the two
October 08, 2026Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran
October 08, 2026Dodging the broken glass carpeting her home in southern Lebanon, Mariam al-Yaghi exited onto her upper balcony
October 08, 2026The Bank of Japan said price increases driven by higher raw material costs were spreading to consumer goods with some firms hiking prices more often,
October 08, 2026Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a US
October 08, 2026US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment
October 07, 2026US Vice President JD Vance gave an exclusive interview to Reuters on Monday while campaigning in Alaska, a state that has emerged as a key
October 07, 2026Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have staged a counteroffensive to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route and other strategic territory seized last
January 02, 2026The World Bank has raised Africa's 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.3%, citing stronger performance across the region, and urged governments to embrace
October 06, 2026ConocoPhillips Chairman Ryan Lance said on Monday he expects the oil price floor to rise to around $70 per barrel and sees a mid-cycle price of $65 to $70 per barrel for the
October 05, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says he's turned down Iran's latest ceasefire proposal because it's not good enough
October 01, 2026The US State Department said on Thursday it has waived human rights conditions for more than $
October 01, 2026US stocks recovered from early losses to close slightly higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 bouncing from a two-week low as a
October 01, 2026Representatives of the Syrian government and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have held face-to-face talks in Turkey to try to calm
October 01, 2026Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said, while continuing a diplomatic
October 01, 2026US President Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize as he wages war with Iran, but his influence will still be felt by the awarding body that picks the
October 01, 2026Factory growth in the euro zone continued its upward march in September, hitting its fastest rate in more than four years, as resilient demand drove new
October 01, 2026Iranian officials say they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's own proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump rejected days earlier
September 30, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned
October 01, 2026Iranian officials indicate they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran’s proposal to end the seven-month war
September 30, 2026Iraqis celebrated the departure of US forces after more than two decades of war on Wednesday, though many feared that any
September 30, 2026Australian inflation accelerated in August as fuel costs surged anew and price pressures remained broadly based, showing no signs of easing
September 30, 2026President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not know if Iran is going to "give up yet" but cast the country as doing "very poorly
September 30, 2026Sugarcane processors in Brazil, the world's largest producer of sugar and second largest of ethanol, will pay more attention to the weather than to
September 29, 2026Qatar said on Tuesday it hopes that shuttle diplomacy between Iran and the US can lead to a breakthrough despite US President
September 29, 2026Britain’s PM is on a ‘Burnham bounce.’ When will he fall to earth?
September 29, 2026Trump open to Iran sanctions relief for ‘concrete progress’ on nuclear issues, US official says
September 28, 2026Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Saudi state news agency said, amid
September 28, 2026The Labour Party has opened its annual conference, the first with Prime Minister Andy Burnham in charge
September 27, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the
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