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Oil surges on Mideast war escalation, tech stocks slide
Oil prices surged Monday after Iran and Israel resumed strikes against one another despite a purported ceasefire, while technology stocks slumped following heavy pre-weekend losses on Wall Street.
Trump tells Iran, Israel to stop 'shooting' after first clash since truce
US President Donald Trump on Monday told Iran and Israel to stop fighting after the two foes attacked each other's territory for the first time since a shaky ceasefire put five weeks of war on hold.
Rout in Seoul stocks leads Asian losses as AI tech rally hits wall
Seoul's Kospi stock index dived more than eight percent to lead a rout across Asia on Monday as tech firms were hammered and strong US jobs data fuelled bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump's call for restraint
Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threating hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war.
Nvidia unveils AI infrastructure deals in South Korea
US chip titan Nvidia on Monday announced a large-scale data centre construction project in South Korea with SK Telecom, among a raft of other business deals in the country.
Seoul leads steep Asian losses as AI-led tech rally hits wall
Seoul's Kospi stock index dived more than eight percent to lead a rout across Asia on Monday as tech firms were hammered and strong US jobs data fuelled bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
LOAR PLLC Welcomes Michael C. Roberts as Partner - Expansion & Complex Litigation
Former Jackson Walker Partner Joins LOAR to Support Growth in Texas and Beyond, Strengthen Attorney Bandwidth in Expanding Markets and Advance the Firm's Complex Litigation Practice
Stagwell (STGW) Announces June Investor Conference Schedule
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 8, 2026 / Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW), the global challenger network transforming marketing through AI, today announced its participation in an upcoming investor conference in June 2026.
SMX and The Age of Parity: The Affordability Solution Hiding in Recycled Plastic
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 8, 2026 / Plastic has always been treated as cheap, plentiful, and easy to replace. That assumption is starting to look outdated.
SMX and the Age of Parity: Why the Next Plastic Boom Will Be Recycled
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 8, 2026 / A new economic reality is reshaping global manufacturing, and it is challenging one of the oldest assumptions in the plastics market: that virgin plastic made from oil and gas will always be the cheapest option.
Jessica Blackburn of Crown Paving Named Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2026 Southeast Finalist by EY US
EY US Celebrates Ambitious Entrepreneurs Shaping the Future of Business
Automatic First-Time Penalty Abatement Arrives in 2026 - Clear Start Tax Explains Who the IRS Now Forgives Without Asking
As of the 2025 filing season, the IRS is applying First-Time Abatement automatically - without requiring taxpayers to request it - for qualifying penalties on individual returns.
Alpha Growth's Jeometri Receives Major Mandate
Alpha Growth plc subsidiary Jeometri Insurance Managers (Guernsey) Limited to manage South African life insurer's Guernsey branch
SCANDIC COIN and COINBASE Listing as a Bridge to Real Assets?
SNC SCANDIC COIN is experiencing an extraordinary rally, while the crypto markets appear to be heading into one of the most volatile weeks of the year and the Bitcoin price has plunged to just above 50,000 US dollars following geopolitical tensions and broad risk aversion. Despite a difficult week for the wider market, SNC SCANDIC COIN, an RWA token of the Scandic Finance Group (SFG) that connects real-world services with digital assets, rose by more than 600 percent in its first trading week, according to observations by SAN FRANCISCO FRONTIERS (https://www.SanFranciscoFrontiers.com/Economy/684458-scandic-coin-and-coinbase-listing-as-a-bridge-to-real-assets.html).
UK, France, Germany back Zelensky's call for Putin meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received the backing of the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in calling for direct ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to a joint statement issued following defence talks in London on Sunday.
More traffic, but halved profits for airlines in 2026: Industry forecast
Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don't appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday.
French mobile operators agree 20.4-bn-euro joint bid for SFR
Three of France's mobile operators have agreed a joint bid worth 20.4 billion euros ($23.5 billion) for rival SFR, owned by indebted French-Luxembourg telco group Altice.
US says shot down Iran drones as war reaches 100th day
The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, as the Middle East war reached its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight.
US says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation
The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war crept into its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight.
Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee
Once reserved for wealthy travellers, Dubai's top-notch hotels have become almost exclusively reliant on residents, drawn in by dizzying staycation offers as war drives tourists away.
India flyover school offers lifeline to street children
Beneath a busy flyover in India's financial capital Mumbai, a row of pastel-coloured shipping containers houses an unlikely school serving some of the city's most marginalised children.
As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market
OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.
In the Knicks, New Yorkers see their own resilience reflected
As New York prepares to host the World Cup, the city is instead awash in Knicks blue and orange, reflecting a deep love for the gritty, unifying team chasing a historic NBA Finals victory.
Kanye West draws crowd in Netherlands despite antisemitic tirades
Tens of thousands of fans flocked to see US rapper Kanye West perform in the Netherlands on Saturday, despite controversy over his antisemitic tirades that have prompted the cancellation of several European concerts.
LA stadium workers threaten strike ahead of World Cup
Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football's global showpiece begins.
Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day 'invasion'
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Europe to counter what he termed an "invasion" of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France.
Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after new US strikes
Iran launched a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday after fresh American strikes, drawing a furious response from the Gulf monarchies and further straining a fragile truce.
Turkey probes billionaire businessman, 95 over Kurdish woman joke
Prosecutors on Saturday opened a probe into a 95-year-old billionaire and honorary head of Koc Holdings, Turkey's biggest conglomerate, over a joke about a Kurdish woman widely denounced as sexist and racist.
Lay loving life as first lady of Lord's turf
Meg Lay has swapped harvesting peas in New Zealand for tending the hallowed turf at Lord's as one of the few women in the groundskeeping industry.
In New York, waiting in line becomes a social scene
In front of L'industrie Pizzeria, as at many other New York restaurants and shops, customers line up behind barriers -- in this case, all to grab a prized pizza slice.
Airlines gather in Rio to chart course as horizon darkens
Airline executives descend on Rio this weekend to weigh the prospects for an industry grappling with geopolitical turbulence, soaring fuel costs and travellers wary of chasing sky-high ticket prices.
Tech sell-off, rate-hike fears drive Wall Street plunge
Wall Street's key indices closed heavily in the red on Friday, hit by a massive sell-off in technology stocks following a recent surge driven by AI investment, and fears of US Fed rate hikes on the horizon.