World Business NewsAttacks follow Iran’s evacuation warnings for Gulf oil sites after strikes on South Pars and Asaluyeh energy facilities; Doha expels Iran's security and military attaches
World Business NewsQatarEnergy reports extensive damage at Ras Laffan after Iranian strikes, Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones targeting Riyadh and Eastern gas facility
World Business NewsBanks currently hold $312 billion in cash, with additional $630 billion buffer available after portfolio liquidation at 20% haircut
AutomobileEarly signs of rising interest in EVs amid gasoline-price surge; Shifts in car-shopping patterns take sustained high prices, experts say
World Business NewsAsia spot LNG prices double while coal up around 14%; Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand ramp up coal output; Pakistan shifts toward domestic power as solar cuts LNG reliance, local coal plants to increase off-peak generation
World Business NewsJapan's Nikkei up 2%, Wall St futures edge up, Chinese blue-chips inch up 0.1%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rises 0.3%.
World Business NewsPlatts Dubai crude price hit record $157.66/bbl, surpass Brent's 2008 high; Dubai's premium jumps to $60.82/bbl; Oman's premium near $56; Record premiums stall trade, prices distorted, traders say
World Business NewsEuro at $1.1532, yen near 159.00 per dollar, sterling at $1.3355, Australian dollar at $0.7109, New Zealand dollar at $0.586 as dollar index holds at 99.61
World Business NewsAfter rising more than 3% on Tuesday, Brent futures edge back 67 cents, or 0.65%, to $102.75, US WTI crude drops $1.18, or 1.23%, to $95.03
World Business NewsGold rises to $5,036.99/oz, US futures at $5,041.80; Silver up 2.1%, Platinum 2.4%, Palladium gains 1.6%
World Business NewsAt least 22 Indian-flagged vessels remain in the Gulf -Indian officials; India seized three Iranian-linked tankers in February
World Business NewsGermany, Spain and Italy decline to send naval support to reopen strait as Iran disrupts shipping with drones and naval mines