Global oil prices recorded a sharp decline on Monday after Donald Trump stepped back from threats to bomb Iranian power plants. The development has sparked cautious optimism for the global economy threatened by the rising fuel prices. The sudden shift followed signals of diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran, prompting markets to quickly…
The Trump administration ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve this week, making it the second-largest release from the reserve in its history after former President Joe Biden’s 2022 withdrawal of 180 million barrels. The move was meant to stem oil prices, which hovered over $100 a…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO likes the surprise course reversal announced this week by the new CEO of Kraft Heinz. In the food company’s Q4 earnings…
U.S.-Iran talks are expected to be held in Oman on Friday, sources told CBS News, after the U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian drone and Iranian forces threatened to seize a U.S.-flagged vessel. Iran is seeking direct talks with the U.S. without the usual third party intermediary, according to two sources — an…
A cache of newly released documents from the Epstein files on Friday showed Elon Musk apparently corresponded with the convicted sex offender in 2012 and 2013, as they discussed meeting at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and at Musk’s SpaceX facility in Southern California. The emails indicate Musk asked about attending the “wildest party,” hosted by…
Authorities accuse the suspects of conspiring with members of the ISKP armed group. Published On 27 Jan 202627 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Authorities in Azerbaijan say security forces have arrested three people planning an attack on an embassy in the capital, Baku. The State Security Service said in…
Helen Livingstone,Sydneyand Emily Atkinson Supplied A screenshot from a video found on Naveed Akram’s phone shows his father conducting firearms training, police allege The suspected gunmen in the Bondi Beach attack threw explosives at the start of the deadly incident and had practised shooting weeks before, according to new court documents. They allege the pair…
Washington — President Trump on Monday afternoon was expected to confer with his top deputies on the next steps for U.S. operations in Venezuela, according to a senior military official and two sources familiar with the upcoming White House meeting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were scheduled to attend what…
Cell C is set to list on the JSE on 27 November. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) Cell C is on track to debut on the JSE – which ITWeb understands will be next Thursday – as planned, despite a legal challenge of a 2024 approval of a change in majority ownership. The network operator’s former…
Large crowds converge in Novi Sad to commemorate deadly accident that has led to frequent mass antigovernment protests. Tens of thousands of people are converging on the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad for a commemoration of the victims of a tragedy a year ago that killed 16 people. Regular student-led protests have gripped Serbia…
