oil prices

LatestNewsTop StoriesWorld

Oil spikes, stocks retreat as Hormuz closure rattles markets

London — Oil prices surged while global equity futures slipped and the U.S. dollar strengthened on Monday after renewed tensions

Read More
AsiaLatestNewsTop Stories

Foreign funds exit Thailand as energy shock clouds recovery outlook

Singapore — Foreign investors are pulling money out of Thai assets at the fastest pace in months as surging energy

Read More
LatestNewsTop StoriesWorld

IEA Warns April Could Test Energy Markets as Iran Conflict Disrupts Supply Flows

Washington — The head of the International Energy Agency warned on Monday that April is likely to be more challenging

Read More
Middle East and North AfricaNewsTop Stories

Trump Orders U.S. Navy to Begin Hormuz Blockade After Talks Collapse

Washington — Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade of the Strait of

Read More
LatestMiddle East and North AfricaNewsTop Stories

Oil Tankers Resume Transit Through Hormuz After Ceasefire

Singapore— Three fully laden supertankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, marking the first known

Read More
LatestMiddle East and North AfricaNewsTop StoriesWorld

Ceasefire Urged as U.S.-Iran Talks in Islamabad End Without Breakthrough

Islamabad — Pakistan urged the United States and Iran on Sunday to uphold a fragile ceasefire after 21-hour negotiations in

Read More
LatestMiddle East and North AfricaNewsTop Stories

Middle East War to Slow Global Growth, Raise Inflation, World Bank Warns

Washington — The war in the Middle East is set to slow global economic growth and push up inflation even

Read More
LatestMiddle East and North AfricaNewsTop StoriesWorld

Trump Says Strait of Hormuz to Reopen Soon as Global Energy Disruption Persists

Washington— U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States expects to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “fairly

Read More
LatestMiddle East and North AfricaNewsTop Stories

Israel Strikes Lebanon Again as Death Toll Surges, Ceasefire at Risk

Dubai— Israel launched fresh airstrikes across Lebanon on Thursday, killing more civilians and escalating a conflict that threatens to derail

Read More
LatestNewsTop StoriesWorld

Airlines Brace for Prolonged Impact Despite Iran Ceasefire

Hong Kong — A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is unlikely to deliver immediate relief to the

Read More