Recent bills that aim to stop the exploitation of freelance workers are drawing backlash from some of the contractors they’re designed to protect. …read more […]
Oil markets calmed after on Wednesday after prices had jumped to their highest in months in the wake of a rocket attack by Iran on American forces in Iraq that raised the specter of a spiraling conflict and disrupted crude supplies.
Financial markets were roiled on Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, sending Asian stocks and U.S. Treasury yields sliding and sharply lifting oil prices as investors feared a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Oil prices briefly surged Tuesday night after the Iranian military attacked two Iraqi bases – but don’t expect a big spike in gas prices. …read more […]
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said quarterly operating profit likely fell at a milder pace than analysts forecast, indicating memory chip prices bottomed out and strengthening hope of recovery from an industry downturn.
Oil prices jumped to their highest in months on Wednesday after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that killed an Iranian general last week, raising the spectre of a spiralling conflict and disrupted oil supplies. Iran’s missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq came early on Wednesday, hours after the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the country’s elite Quds Force killed in a U.S. drone stroke on Jan. 3. Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S.-led coalition …read more […]
Oil prices jumped to their highest in months on Wednesday after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that killed an Iranian general last week, raising the specter of a spiraling conflict and disrupted oil supplies.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
(Bloomberg) — Treasury 10-year yields may drop as low as 1.50% as Iran’s rocket attacks against U.S. bases threaten to ignite a wider Middle-East conflict, money managers say.Benchmark U.S. yields are poised to extend declines as investors scramble to revise plans for the year following news of Iran’s retaliation, said Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy at AMP Capital Investors Ltd. The Federal Reserve is now more likely to cut interest rates, further supporting bonds, said Akira Takei, a global fixed-income fund manager at Asset Management One Co.“Iran has replaced the trade war as the biggest risk to markets,” Sydney-based …read more […]
Asian shares and U.S. treasury yields tumbled on Wednesday, while the yen, gold and oil shot higher after Iran fired rockets at Iraqi airbases hosting U.S. military forces, stoking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was closely monitoring events in the Middle East and coordinating with U.S. airlines and foreign authorities about aviation safety after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
Asian shares and U.S. treasury yields plunged on Wednesday, while gold and oil shot higher after Iran fired rockets at an Iraqi airbase that hosts U.S. military forces, stoking fears of further sharp escalations in a developing conflict.
After years of reconnaissance, China’s retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe. It is undercutting Amazon sellers’ fees to attract vendors but has had mixed results, six sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Stock futures tumbled and oil prices jumped Tuesday evening after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq. …read more […]
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