Customers re-fuel their cars at a petrol station as Brent crude oil prices hit $100 per barrel for the first time since May on July 23, 2026 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K.’s annual inflation rate jumped to 3.1% in August, pushed up by surging gasoline and…
The country has recorded more than 60,000 suspected cases of measles in just over two months.
The treasury secretary says the move will quickly bring about 140m barrels of oil to global markets.
Global oil prices have surged past $100 per barrel for the first time in over five years as the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran disrupts supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The price of Brent crude has jumped to $109.18 per barrel, crossing the $100 mark for the first time in…
Iranian official threatens to “set fire” to any ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Dado Ruvic/Reuters Lithium prices in China surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended raw mineral exports, sparking concerns over supply disruptions, at a time when growing energy storage demand is projected to drive a boom in the market. The most traded lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange jumped 6.07% to C¥178 020 (US$26 043.45) a metric…
Samsung Mobile’s TM Roh Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a three-fold jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier to a record high as tight supply and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand stoked prices for conventional memory chips. The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with…
Amazon robots used in a warehouse to pick stock. (Picture: Amazon) Amazon.com has become the latest in a list ofcompanies that will be downsizing because of artificial intelligence (AI) andautomation eliminating the need for thousands of jobs. However,as a percentage of the global workforce, the number of jobs currently beinglost to AI is minuscule. Alan…
Datatec Group CEO Jens Montanana JSE-listed IT multinational Datatec Group has more than doubled its interim dividend after reporting a 109.5% year-on-year jump in headline earnings per share in the six months to end-August 2025. The group, which owns Westcon and Logicalis, declared a dividend of R1.75/share, up 133.3% compared to the dividend of 75c…
Geneva — About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and neighbouring countries – about two-thirds more than five years ago – the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on Friday. Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde addressed a UN press conference in Geneva, saying that the increase in…
