An employee works on core components of circuit breakers for wind turbines at Siemens Energy’s Hangzhou Plant on February 28, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images The Iran war appears to have supercharged the clean energy transition, providing a catalyst for wind power giants…
CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares in Japanese tech-focused investment giant SoftBank Group soared 16.5% Thursday, amid a broader tech-fueled rally that saw Japan’s…
A vehicle drives through a square beneath a billboard depicting an AI-generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump, displayed on the wall of a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 3, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. Rising incomes and a large population base make India a key market for global consumer-focused companies. But now, celebrity endorsements and wide distribution are not…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 4, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, shrugging off renewed tensions in the Middle East after President Donald Trump warned Iran would be bombed “at a…
Jet fuel shortages threaten to disrupt summer travel as the loss of supplies from the Middle East ripples across Asia and Europe. Exports from the Persian Gulf represented the largest single source of jet fuel supply to the global market before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, according to the International Energy…
The SpaceX and Anthropic mega-IPOs may not be the boon to the stock market investors think they’ll be. Wall Street has been rolling out the red carpet for some of the most eagerly anticipated public debuts in recent memory — helped along by the Trump administration’s initiative to deregulate public and private markets to “make…
Here are the stocks making headlines in midday trading. Arm Holdings — The British semiconductor designer jumped almost 13% on Nasdaq ahead of its latest earnings report due out after the close Wednesday. UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri raised his 12-month price target on ARM Tuesday to $245 from $175 previously. Healthpeak Properties — The healthcare…
A technician prepares to refuel a Delta Airlines aircraft at the Austin-Bergrstrom International Airport on April 10, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. airlines spent 56.4% more on jet fuel in March, the month after the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran began, than they did in February, U.S. government data released Wednesday…
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 10, 2026. Stock markets in South Korea and Japan rose sharply in early trade on March…
