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Like Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaire’s Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels

A Bloomberg investigation in January found Khamenei has avoided putting investments in his own name, but they totaled more than $138 million.

By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
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Dubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict
By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.
Iran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say
By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026
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Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They’re doing it again
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 9, 2026
Odds of a stock market meltdown with 1970s-style stagflation jump to 35% this year, veteran strategist warns
By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
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PoliticsAmerican, United and Delta suspend flights to Israel as plume of spoke appears near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
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PoliticsSchumer grateful for stronger Chinese statement condemning Hamas violence against Israelis after disappointment over silence
By Ken Moritsugu and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
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PoliticsAmerican Jews observing holidays are ‘holding joy and sorrow at the same time as we often do’ amid more war in Israel
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Amy Taxin and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
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FinanceThe war in Israel is sending oil prices soaring already in Monday trading
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
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PoliticsChuck Schumer says the U.S. is giving Israel ‘everything they need,’ and a massive aircraft carrier is deploying alongside cruisers and destroyers
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
Palestinians inspect rubble in a destroyed refugee camp.
PoliticsAmerican death toll raises to nine in Hamas attack on Israel. An unknown number of U.S. citizens remain missing
By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
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Politics50 years and a day after being caught off guard in the Yom Kippur War, Israel goes back to the scary ’70s in the stunning Hamas attack
By Dov Waxman and The ConversationOctober 9, 2023
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PoliticsIsraeli survivors recount music festival massacre, where Hamas militants killed at least 260: ‘They didn’t see us as human beings. They looked at us with pure, pure hate’
By Isabel Debre and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
FinanceWhat Israel-Hamas war means for oil prices: ‘There is definitely going to be a fear trade put in place’
By Steve MollmanOctober 8, 2023
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By Aaron Pilkington and The ConversationOctober 8, 2023
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FinanceBusiness community shocked and outraged by attack on Israel: ‘Terrorism loves a leadership vacuum and we have created one’
By Steve MollmanOctober 8, 2023
FinanceWith war in Israel, oil traders focus on Iran and ‘domino effect’ from possible tightening of sanctions
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FinanceIsrael attack: Combined death toll passes 1,100, dozens of Israelis held hostage, U.S. sends warships in show of force
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FinanceSurprise attacks on Israel suggest ‘shocking’ failure of intelligence agencies: ‘It’s highly surprising the Israelis missed that planning’
By Peter Martin and BloombergOctober 7, 2023
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By Steve MollmanOctober 7, 2023
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By The Associated PressSeptember 22, 2023
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