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March Inflation Watch: February CPI Data Set to Shape Fed Strategy

Mar 11, 2026 07:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February 2026 today, March 11, at 8:30 AM ET. This release follows a January report that showed a cooling trend, with headline...

Middle East Volatility: Operation "Epic Fury" and the Global Energy Seesaw

Mar 10, 2026 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Following the launch of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, the Middle East remains in a state of high-intensity friction as of March 10, 2026. With over 1,000 IDF sorties targeting Iranian nuclear sites, IRGC...

Goldman Sachs Offers Hedge Funds Tools to Short AI-Threatened Corporate Loans

Mar 10, 2026 05:31 am UTC| Business Insights & Views

Goldman Sachs is quietly approaching hedge funds with sophisticated strategies to bet against corporate loans, responding to a surge in demand for short positions targeting enterprise software companies under pressure from...

Breaking the Oil Siege: G7 and IEA Coordinate Massive Global Reserve Release

Mar 09, 2026 13:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views

In response to the growing energy crisis, G7 finance ministers will hold an emergency online meeting today to coordinate the release of strategic oil reserves. This quick diplomatic move comes after crude oil prices jumped...

China’s Deflationary Dilemma: Fragile Growth Meets Global Oil Shocks

Mar 09, 2026 06:31 am UTC| Insights & Views

Despite a turbulent international background, Chinas most recent economic figures for February 2026 show a continual battle with deflationary forces. A minor year-on-year rise of 0.9 percent in the Consumer Price Index...

Crude Chaos Hits India: Aviation and Manufacturing Sectors Reeling from Oil Surge

Mar 09, 2026 04:59 am UTC| Insights & Views

Global crude oil prices have soared by 20 to 30 percent due to the growing dispute between Israel and Iran, which has sparked a dramatic sell-off across Indian stock markets. As investors respond to the growing...

Global Energy and Food Chains Fracture as the Strait of Hormuz Grinds to a Halt

Mar 09, 2026 02:47 am UTC| Insights & Views

With the IRGC stopping roughly 20% of the worlds oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows, the early March 2026 effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sparked a major disturbance in global commerce. Following...

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Economy

Canada Imposes 10% Tariff on Canned Vegetable Imports to Protect Domestic Industry

Canada has introduced a temporary 10% tariff on certain canned vegetable imports as part of efforts to protect domestic growers and food processing companies from increasing foreign competition. According to a statement...

Italy’s Economy Outpaces Eurozone Peers as Investment Spending Fuels Growth

Italy has emerged as one of the strongest-performing major economies in the Eurozone, driven largely by robust investment spending and government-backed stimulus programs, according to a recent UBS research report. Since...

Oil Prices Steady as U.S.-Iran Truce Uncertainty and Middle East Tensions Keep Markets on Edge

Global oil prices stabilized on Friday, but Brent crude remained on track for a weekly decline of more than 8% as investors assessed the uncertain future of the U.S.-Iran peace agreement and ongoing geopolitical risks in...

Asian Stocks Surge as Oil Prices Fall and Strong US Dollar Weighs on Markets

Asian stock markets rallied on Friday, with Japan and South Korea reaching record highs as easing tensions in the Middle East and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices lower, reducing global inflation...

US Stock Futures Slip After Wall Street Rally Fueled by US-Iran Deal and Chipmaker Surge

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday evening, giving back some gains after a strong Wall Street rally driven by optimism surrounding a new U.S.-Iran agreement and a powerful surge in semiconductor stocks....

Politics

U.S.-Iran Talks Resume in Switzerland as Lebanon Ceasefire Boosts Hopes for Lasting Deal

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi are expected to travel to Switzerland for renewed diplomatic talks, signaling fresh momentum toward a broader U.S.-Iran agreement after a...

Bolivia Nears End to 50-Day Crisis After Government Reaches Deal With Workers

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has reached a key agreement with the Bolivian Workers Confederation (COB), marking a significant step toward ending a nationwide crisis that has disrupted the country for nearly 50 days. The...

Marco Rubio to Visit Gulf Nations for Key Middle East Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to the Middle East next week, with planned visits to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, according to a report from Axios citing multiple sources...

Trump Inspects Upgraded Qatar-Gifted Boeing 747 as Interim Air Force One Nears Service

President Donald Trump toured an upgraded Boeing 747 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday as the aircraft moves closer to entering service as part of the Air Force One fleet. The luxury jet, originally gifted by...

Trump Says Anthropic No Longer Seen as National Security Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump said he no longer views artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a national security threat, marking a significant shift from his stance just a week earlier. The comments came during an...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

John Jumper Leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic Amid Intensifying AI Talent Race

John Jumper, the Google DeepMind researcher who shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on the AlphaFold artificial intelligence system, has announced that he is leaving Google DeepMind to join...

Meta Seeks Legal Shield From Child-Harm Lawsuits Amid KOSA Talks

Meta Platforms is reportedly lobbying U.S. lawmakers to include legal protections for social media companies in the proposed Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a move that could significantly impact thousands of lawsuits...

SpaceX Stock Slides After IPO Rally as Valuation Concerns Grow

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares extended their pullback on Thursday after a remarkable post-IPO rally, as investors locked in profits and questioned the companys lofty valuation. The stock, which dropped nearly 10% earlier in...

US Raises Concerns Over Possible ASML EUV Machine Transfer to China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reportedly raised concerns with Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML regarding the possible transfer of one of its advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines to...

Google Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI Amid AI Talent Race

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and one of the leaders behind the companys Gemini artificial intelligence models, has announced that he is leaving Google to join OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The...