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Gold Crash Alert: Why Prices Suddenly Fell Today

When global tensions rise, investors usually move toward safe-haven assets like Gold and Silver. That is why the recent market reaction surprised many observers. Even as tensions between Iran and Israel intensified, gold prices moved downward instead of rising. The April futures contract on COMEX dropped sharply, catching investors off…

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Stock Market Crash: Sensex Falls 1,470 Points, Nifty Below 23,200

Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp sell-off on Friday, extending their ongoing downtrend as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and surging crude oil prices rattled investor sentiment.

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S&P Futures Gain as Oil Prices Retreat, U.S. PCE Inflation and GDP Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending up +0.18% this morning, rebounding slightly from yesterday’s sharp losses as oil prices steadied, while investors await a flurry of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the second estimate of fourth-quarter GDP.

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Tommy Fleetwood relieved to get family out of Dubai and back to England amid Middle East conflict

Fleetwood has been competing in the United States while his wife and children sought to leave their home of the last four years in the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

Middle East crisis: 4 crew members killed after US refueling aircraft crashes in western Iraq

A US KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday, resulting in the deaths of four of its six crew members. The US military confirmed the incident is under investigation but ruled out hostile or friendly fire. This marks the fourth US military aircraft loss in the Middle East…

The Times of India

Economy stagnates in January ahead of Iran war and fears over UK impact

Experts warned a prolonged Middle East conflict and an ongoing spike in oil prices could send the economy into reverse in 2026.

Evening Standard

French soldier killed in Iraq as pro-Iran group vows to hit France's interests

A French soldier has been killed and several wounded in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan, President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed, describing the attack as "unacceptable". It is France's first military death in the Middle East war, in which at least 2,000 people have been killed since the United States…

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Do we want to keep fixing the same issue? Unlearned lessons from the first big oil crisis

As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transition

The Guardian - UK

Dubai targeted again: Video shows thick black smoke after blasts rock financial hub, debris hits building

Explosions shook buildings in Dubai on Friday, sending a large plume of smoke over the central area of the Middle East’s financial hub, marking day 14 of the conflict between the United States-Israel, and Iran.

The Times of India

UAE news: Schools shocked as ICSE and ISC board exams cancelled across the emirates amid Iran vs US-Israel war

Amid escalating Middle East conflict, CISCE has cancelled Class 10 (ICSE) and Class 12 (ISC) board exams in the UAE due to security concerns. This decision impacts thousands of Indian students, following consultations with local authorities and diplomatic missions. Alternative assessment methods are likely, prioritising student safety during this uncertain…

The Times of India

Safe From Tensions Near Home, Tommy Fleetwood Starts Well at Players Championship

The Englishman resides full-time in the United Arab Emirates and said his family got out this week in the wake of Middle East tensions.

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'No question of if and when': Pakistan says it will help Saudi Arabia even 'before' it needs

Senior officials in Pakistan on Wednesday said that Islamabad will come to the aid of Saudi Arabia even "before it is needed" amid the Middle East crisis due to the conflict between the joint forces of US-Israel and Iran.

The Times of India

Why is it called the ‘Middle East’: The 1902 story most people don’t know

Everyone calls it ‘Middle East’, whether it's in a book or on television. But no one noticed why this term ‘East or West’ middle. There is a history behind this that is important to know when this particular phrase gets spoken at a very high level. This term was occupied…

The Times of India

'If the Strait of Hormuz were to remain closed, we would face a major crisis'

The war in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through global energy markets as the tensions spillover into the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transportation routes. Former French economy minister Eric Lombard tells RFI the situation could trigger a major global economic crisis if it…

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The Guardian - UK

Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets’

Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: Middle East war, women in politics, Khomeini's last days in France

France's balancing act in the Middle East war. Convincing women to run in France's local elections. And the French village where Iran's first supreme leader spent his last months in exile.

The Conversation

Middle East conflict shows the real meaning of Trump’s ‘America first’ foreign policy

Now well into its second week, the US-Israeli war against Iran has gone beyond the “combat operation” the US president, Donald Trump, announced when it began on February 28. Civilians and infrastructure have been struck across the region from Lebanon, to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The conflict has…

International Business Times UK

Middle East Tourism Bleeds Hundreds Of Millions A Day As Iran War Scares Travellers: Figure Revealed

The ongoing conflict involving Iran is causing significant financial losses in the Middle East's tourism sector, with the region losing $600 million daily in visitor spending.

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Analyst Warns Iran Will Never Surrender But May Pursue Nuclear Weapons Against US and Israel

A Middle East analyst warns Iran will not surrender in the current conflict, raising the risk it may pursue nuclear weapons as a deterrent against the US and Israel.

Evening Standard

Which London-Dubai flights are operating and which are cancelled? Latest travel news amid Middle East conflict

Latest flight cancellations as passengers have faced over two weeks of travel disruption due to the regional conflict

The Independent UK

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As Iran war expands, some conservative Christians interpret the conflict through biblical prophecies

As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East.

The Independent UK

Travel firm warns of plummeting holiday bookings as flyers stay home due to Middle East conflict

The company has been hit by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, with many customers reluctant to fly if they can avoid it

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1 Trump-Linked Drone Stock to Buy Now Amid Middle East Conflict

Aureus Greenway is essentially a pre‑revenue golf course shell trying to rebadge itself as “Powerus” via a Trump‑linked drone merger, so at $5 and 27× sales, the name is a highly speculative conflict trade where any upside from capital inflows and headline momentum comes with outsized execution and dilution risk.

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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Middle East Conflict Lifts Oil, U.S. Economic Data on Tap

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.62%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.61% this morning as the escalating Middle East conflict pushes oil prices higher and weighs on risk appetite.

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