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Canada flag (representative image) As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shake up global stock markets, investors are increasingly looking to Canada, a report has said, adding that the country’s main stock index – the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) – has emerged as a safe haven for investors that have been impacted by the AI-driven selloff…
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East has brought the Strait of Hormuz to the brink of closure, disrupting global oil supplies and forcing Gulf nations like UAE, Iraq and others, to slash production. With storage tanks filling rapidly, analysts warn of the growing risk of a total production shutdown if output is not carefully…
Saudi Arabia’s oil company Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, warned on Tuesday that the ongoing Iran war could have “catastrophic consequences” for global oil markets if shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continued.“There would be catastrophic consequences for the world’s oil markets and the longer the disruption goes on, the more drastic…
NEW DELHI: As the conflict in West Asia continues to disrupt global energy flows, the Indian government has moved to safeguard domestic fuel supplies. With crude oil prices fluctuating amid uncertainty over shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, New Delhi has invoked provisions of the Essential Commodities Act (EC Act) to regulate the supply and…
Asian stocks inched higher on Tuesday as oil prices relaxed, coming down to around $90 per barrel from nearly $120. South Korea’s Kospi recovered from its heavy losses, surging more than 6%, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 also gained over 3% before easing slightly. The rally came as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 6.54% to…
Asian stocks opened sharply lower on Monday, weighed down by surging oil prices and concerns over economies reliant on energy imports from the Middle East. South Korea’s Kospi emerged as the hardest hit, tumbling over 7.8% or 437 points to 5,147. Nikkei plunged 6.6% or 3,683 points to 51, 937. Around 11 am IST, HSI…
Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri has assured that oil imports to India are continuing smoothly through alternative routes as the Middle East conflict enters its second week and concerns are growing over the country’s energy supplies. The minister, on social media platform X, confirmed that inflows are “full flow from all non-Hormuz routes” and…
Tata Consultancy Services CEO K Krithivasan has pushed back on the AI-fuelled panic sweeping through global software stocks, calling the notion that large language models will simply replace enterprise software “a far-fetched thing.” Speaking to Bloomberg, Krithivasan was direct. “Will the whole value chain be replaced by an LLM? That’s not going to happen,” he…
Global oil prices surged on Friday as the conflict in West Asia intensified, pushing benchmark crude above the $90 mark amid fears of further supply disruptions.The Brent North Sea crude, the international oil benchmark, rose more than 5% to $90.25 per barrel, its highest level since April 2024, AFP reported.The US benchmark West Texas Intermediate…
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was not worried about rising gasoline prices linked to the widening conflict with Iran, adding that the military campaign was a bigger priority.“I don’t have any concern about it,” Trump told Reuters in an interview when asked about higher prices at the pump. “They’ll drop very rapidly when…
