Hold on — tech stocks are a safe haven now?
The International Energy Agency has launched the largest release of strategic oil reserves in its history, investors have sought shelter from the turmoil of the war in Iran in US tech stocks and US in...
12 Maalis 11min
Corporate America grapples with huge oil price swings
Oracle’s shares climbed 9 per cent on Tuesday after the database group posted better than expected earnings, and we discuss how American businesses are navigating soaring energy prices. Plus, the high...
11 Maalis 11min
The US is leaving an Iranian island untouched
The price of oil fell sharply, and we’ll take a look at why the US and Israel are avoiding an attack on Iran’s Kharg Island. Plus, the FT’s George Hammond explains what the tenuous relationship betwee...
10 Maalis 11min
Oil price surge risks upending global economy
Iran names Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the new supreme leader. Plus, global central bankers are eying the jump in crude prices and the impact on inflation, and Gulf businesses s...
9 Maalis 12min
Iran war’s global energy impact
As insurance costs rocket for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Asian countries brace for an energy shock. The rapid expansion of American-owned data centres in the Middle East has opened up a new fro...
6 Maalis 12min
Khamenei’s son is frontrunner to be Iran’s supreme leader
Israel expects war against Iran to last weeks and Ayatollah Khamenei’s son emerges as a leading candidate for supreme leader. Plus, the Federal Reserve grants crypto exchange Kraken access to its core...
5 Maalis 11min
Iran crisis sends European gas prices soaring
Gas prices have soared on the back of the war in the Middle East, and US president Donald Trump criticised some European nations for not being helpful in the conflict. Plus, the ongoing crisis is disr...
4 Maalis 11min
Gulf states caught in the middle of US-Iran conflict
Investors turned to gold and the US dollar in the wake of the Iran conflict, and Gulf states are panicking as Iran targets them in retaliatory strikes. Plus,can the US economy handle the surging oil p...
3 Maalis 11min
