Residents of Iran’s capital gripped by anxiety and sleeplessness
CAIRO (AP) — An engineer crouches under a park bench as fighter jets roar overhead. An athlete wracked…
Ghosts of 1997 and 2008 stir as Iran spooks markets
TOKYO — Asia is seeing ghosts again. One apparition amid tight credit markets dates to the 2007-2008 global…
North Sea Drilling Won’t Protect Europe from Global Price Shocks
When tensions around the Strait of Hormuz began rattling energy markets again, the reaction was entirely predictable. Tanker…
Middle East War Revives Push for Domestic Energy
The Middle East war and the mother of all oil shocks—the de facto closure of the Strait of…
Why Southeast Asia’s small firms could bear the brunt of the latest oil shock
Singapore pizza shop owner Roy Chan has ridden out more than one business shock – from the Covid-19…
Spain’s renewables revolution likely to keep energy bills low even as gas prices soar
The Iran war has plunged the world into an overnight energy crisis. The closure of the Hormuz Strait…
Surging oil prices raise inflation risks in African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies,…
Two doomsday fish seen on the same beach right before Iran war started
Tourists in Mexico were shocked to see not one, but two doomsday fish on a beach in Cabo…
How the Iran War Could Turn Into an Oil Shock Nightmare
Photo: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images The war in Iran is a seismic political event and a humanitarian cataclysm.…
Australians likely to face price hikes amid Middle East war economic uncertainty, treasurer warns
Price hikes for Australians are a likely outcome of the economic uncertainty sparked by the conflict in the…
IMF warns Iran conflict could hit growth via energy, trade shocks
IMF: ‘Highly fluid’ situation, assessment to come in April In a statement issued on March 3, 2026, the…
Petrol prices surge across Australia, long queues at fuel stations amid Middle East war
Petrol retailers across the nation are being accused of “unconscionable” behaviour by preying on people’s anxieties as fuel…