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Japan, South Korea stocks tumble over 6% as oil tops $100 amid broader Asia market rout
Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi both plunged over 6% in early trade Monday, leading a broader regional […]
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Iranian projectiles continue to strike Gulf countries’ infrastructure
March 8, 2026: 23 Marina building damaged by drone Debris in Dubai’s Marina Emma Graham, CNBC Gulf states reported more damage to infrastructure over the weekend as Iran continues to attack regional allies in retaliation for ongoing strikes by U.S. and Israeli forces. The United Arab Emirates said it was “dealing with incoming missile and […]
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United Airlines CEO: Fuel spike will hit results, but travel demand hasn’t taken ‘even a tiny step back’
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, speaks during the WSJ’s Future of Everything 2025 at the Glasshouse on May 29, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images BOSTON — United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the spike in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday will have […]
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The Tech Download: Data centers become military targets as Iran war rages on
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services in the UAE experienced outages earlier this week as AWS (Amazon Web Services) data centers in the country were hit by Iranian drone strikes on Sunday. Many of the apps have since […]
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Dubai real estate magnate: There could be a property cooldown, but I don’t see it
Dubai’s property market could see a “cooldown,” one of the UAE’s largest developers has said, as he insisted “smart capital” would keep investing despite Iranian missile strikes. Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties, the company behind the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, told CNBC’s Dan Murphy that “there could be a bit of a cooldown, but I […]
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UAE mulls freezing Iranian assets as Middle East conflict escalates: WSJ
The Damac Heights real estate development, right, in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is considering cutting off Iranian access to billions of dollars held in the Gulf state, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The move could […]
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How the Iran conflict is spreading — in pictures
The conflict in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the region as the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran enters its sixth day. Images published Thursday showed destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran has retaliated by launching a wave of missiles and drones at Israel, as well […]
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Dubai scrambles to save its reputation as a haven for the rich amid U.S.-Iran war
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The Iran war has shaken Dubai’s status as a global wealth hub, as legions of expatriates scramble to escape and family […]
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Iran war threatens $11.7 trillion global travel industry as passengers get caught in crossfire
Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had to pay $1,600 to get […]
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The Iran war is causing chaos in the world’s busiest international travel hub. Here’s what travelers need to know
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Over a million passengers around the world have been impacted by flight cancellations since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Dubai International Airport, the busiest international travel hub in the world, has been afflicted by Iranian strikes on the […]
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