BP profit soars as Mideast war roils energy prices
London (AFP) - British energy giant BP said Tuesday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter ...
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Weak yen helps auto giant Toyota raise forecasts
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese car giant Toyota on Tuesday raised its profit forecasts as the weak yen helped it compensate ...
Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Gulf ordeal
Dhaka (AFP) - For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching ...
Oil giants report blowout profits on war, warn high gas prices could persist
New York (AFP) - US petroleum giants ExxonMobil and Chevron released blowout profits Friday due to the Middle East war, ...
Crude jumps on fresh Mideast flare-up, tech rout deepens
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices spiked Wednesday after a fresh flare-up of fighting in the Middle East that revived ...
Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
Tehran (AFP) - Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a ...
ECB opens door to September rate-hike as Iran war flares up
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank on Thursday kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2. 25 percent ...
Oil soars above $100 as Middle East fears grow
New York (AFP) - Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel on Thursday as Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted Red Sea ...
Oil soars close to $100 on fresh Mideast attacks
London (AFP) - Main oil contract Brent North Sea surged toward $100 a barrel on Thursday as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels ...
TotalEnergies says profit doubled on Mideast war
Paris (France) (AFP) - French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Thursday net profit doubled in the second quarter as ...
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