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Saudi Arabia told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation, sources say
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at Department of State, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favors a diplomatic settlement to Iran’s conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the […]
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Kuwait cuts oil production as Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts global energy market
Kuwait said Saturday that it has cut oil production and refining output because tankers cannot transit the Persian Gulf due to threats from Iran. The Arab monarchy did not say how many barrels per day it has cut, but described the output reduction as a precautionary measure that will be “reviewed as the situation develops.” […]
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Will Iran war fallout end the bull market? When investors really need to worry
If oil trades above $100 a barrel for a while, the U.S. economy could be in for major shocks, according to Bank of America. Oil prices have surged since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran last weekend, with West Texas Intermediate futures posting their biggest ever weekly gain, soaring 35%. The benchmark U.S. crude closed at […]
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Israel warns Lebanon of ‘heavy price’ as bombardment pounds Beirut suburbs: Reuters
TOPSHOT – This photograph taken during a media tour organised by the Hezbollah shows people inspecting the destruction at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Nidal SOLH / AFP via Getty Images) Nidal Solh | Afp | Getty Images Israel warned […]
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Iran’s internet blackout extends into second week: NetBlocks
Customers use computers at an Internet cafe in Tehran, Iran. Raheb Homavandi | Reuters Iran remains under a near-complete internet blackout, data monitoring site NetBlocks, said on Saturday. “A full week has now passed since #Iran fell into digital darkness under a regime-imposed national internet blackout,” NetBlocks said in a social media post. “The measure […]
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Iran war threatens to scramble the ‘affordability’ midterm
U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he arrives to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters November’s midterm was always supposed to be about affordability. Then, the bombs began falling in Iran. The expanding […]
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‘Not slowing down’: One week on, U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue
Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran continued on Saturday, one week after they launched their joint campaign to rid Tehran […]
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Palantir rallies 15% for the week as Iran war boosts prospects, muting Anthropic concern
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Palantir was an outlier in a tough week for the stock market, as the provider of software and services to the U.S. government saw its stock rally 15% following the U.S. […]
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U.S.-Iran war exposes big market concentration risk. It isn’t in S&P 500 stocks
ETF Edge U.S.-Iran war exposes big market concentration risk. It isn’t in S&P 500 stocks Published Fri, Mar 6 202612:52 PM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Market turmoil is hitting most traditional safe havens. UBS says this is the place to hide
The U.S. and Israel are showing signs of escalating their war against Iran – a move that could batter a variety of assets, even traditional safe havens. To protect their portfolios, investors can snap up stocks from an oft-shorted sector: pharmaceuticals, UBS analysts say. Since the first strikes last Saturday, the Iran War has roiled […]
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