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Resumption of US-Iran hostilities raises fears of return to full-blown conflict

BlackRock Investment Institute’s Ben Powell says the Middle East conflict is likely to accelerate the GCC’s push toward economic resilience, diversification and greater self-reliance. He told Horizons Middle East and Africa he expects more regional capital to be deployed domestically, with investmen

A team from the international investment arm of India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. has arrived in Venezuela to review assets in the country, according to people familiar with the matter, weeks after the company received a green light from the US.

As the war in Ukraine progressed, Russian strikes increasingly degraded Ukraine’s terrestrial communications infrastructure, steadily deepening Kyiv’s dependence on SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellite constellation became indispensable for crucial military functions, including command and control, dron

The conflict between the US and Iran escalated sharply, with American forces carrying out a fresh wave of strikes and Iran saying it had retaliated. (Source: Bloomberg)

India’s rich are just as furious as its working class, but their anger flows in opposite directions. While the “cockroach” movement grew from college students demanding fair exams to schoolchildren protesting broken roads — all training their ire on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government — the co

Companies go public in good times that may not last

NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHP Global and G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NasdaqGS: GIII) today announced the closing of the acquisition of the Marc Jacobs brand from LVMH. Concurrently, WHP Global and G-III formed their previously announced joint venture (“JV”) to co-own the Marc Jacob

SINGAPORE, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) (“Bitdeer” or the “Company”), a world-leading technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of 200 acres of land in Milam County, Texas (the “New Parcel”), near the

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) (“Ryman” or the “Company”), a lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in group-oriented, upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences, announced today it has clos