World stocks dip on AI spending concerns; Brent settles lower
World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate
October 13, 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
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