Europe’s sovereign bonds are facing “a perfect storm” after new inflation fears sparked by the Iran conflict forced the region’s central banks to signal a new course for interest rates on Thursday, sending yields soaring. The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday, with the European Central Bank also holding steady…
The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium. Helium is a little-known but key input in many industries, most notably technology. In semiconductor manufacturing, its cooling properties are used to transfer heat. Helium is also indispensable…
A satellite image of Ras Laffan Industrial City, an energy hub for LNG, gas-to-liquids and Helium, which is located north of Doha, Qatar. Copernicus Sentinel 2017 | Orbital Horizon | Gallo Images | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The last…
BP said on Thursday it would sell its German oil refinery site in Gelsenkirchen to investment firm Klesch Group for an undisclosed sum and raised its cost reduction target, in the latest move to simplify its portfolio and shore up its balance sheet. The transaction forms part of the British oil major’s $20 billion divestment…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Blockbuster earnings were not enough to prevent a sharp drop in Micron Technology shares in premarket trading. The chipmaker tripled revenue in the latest quarter as results sailed past analysts’ estimates, but shares look set to fall by around 5.3% at the open as of 07:02 a.m. E.T….
Fire and plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. Altaf Qadri | AP Iran’s strikes are pushing Gulf states toward a breaking point, forcing a choice between restraint and retaliation. Iran’s Gulf neighbors have been repeatedly targeted and hit by Iranian drones and missiles as…
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 30, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Before the war on Iran began in late February, Europe’s central banks enjoyed a more benign inflation outlook as…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email China’s $7 trillion consumer market was once a reliable growth engine for Western brands, but as competition intensifies and trends move at digital speed, success if no longer a given. Still, they haven’t given up. Global companies are now turning to private…
Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran’s latest attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment, amplifying concerns…
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul reacts at Parliament in Bangkok on March 19, 2026. Chanakarn Laosarakham | Afp | Getty Images Anutin Charnvirakul was reelected Thailand’s prime minister on Thursday after sailing through a parliamentary vote, winning a fresh mandate that could usher in a rare period of stability for…
