Oil pares gains as shares rise in Tokyo, Seoul
Tokyo (AFP) - Oil prices pared gains Monday after a spike following fresh threats in the war in the Middle ...
Monday, August 3, 2026
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Tokyo, Seoul shares gain, war sends oil higher
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil opened higher on Monday as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies, with ...
Trump threatens ‘hell’ for Iran over Strait of Hormuz
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump threatened in an expletive-laden post on Sunday to strike Iran's power ...
UK-led Hormuz talks demand ‘immediate’ reopening of Hormuz
London (AFP) - A UK-led meeting of some 40 countries on the strait of Hormuz crisis wrapped up Thursday with ...
UK foreign minister stresses ‘urgent need’ to reopen Hormuz strait
London (AFP) - British foreign minister Yvette Cooper stressed Thursday the "urgent need" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ...
US auto sales seen falling as car market awaits war impact
New York (AFP) - Carmakers are expected to report lower first-quarter US sales as the Middle East war clouds the ...
Iran has ‘will’ to end war, but seeks guarantees, president says
Tehran (AFP) - Iran has the "necessary will" to end the war with the United States and Israel, President Masoud ...
Iran Guards say will target US tech firms if more leaders killed
Tehran (AFP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Tuesday they would retaliate against leading US tech firms such as Google, Meta ...
G7 ministers tackle economic fallout of Mideast war
Paris (France) (AFP) - G7 ministers and central bank officials gathered Monday to tackle the economic consequences of the war ...
Oil prices rise, stocks diverge tracking Mideast war developments
London (AFP) - Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Monday as the Middle East crisis escalated with the entry ...
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