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By Menelaos Hadjicostis and The Associated PressJune 18, 2026
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By Jordan BlumFebruary 11, 2026

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EnergyDevon Energy CEO: $26 billion Coterra merger marries two “crown jewels” as merger mania returns to the oilfield
By Jordan BlumFebruary 2, 2026

EnergyTop energy expert says probability the U.S. will attack Iran soon is 75% as risk of major disruption to oil supply is priced in—‘this one is real’
By Jason MaFebruary 1, 2026

EnergyOil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt
By Jason MaJanuary 11, 2026

Middle EastIran’s $7 monthly payments fail to ease spiraling economic unrest as Trump weighs military options against Tehran a week after Venezuela raid
By Jason MaJanuary 11, 2026

Middle EastIs Iran next for Trump? A currency collapse, energy crisis, and water shortage have exploded into unrest against the regime
By Jason MaJanuary 5, 2026

CryptoBinance has been proudly nomadic for years. A new announcement suggests it’s finally chosen a headquarters
By Ben WeissDecember 7, 2025

PoliticsThe same day as his Epstein humiliation in the House, Trump rages at media’s questions while sitting next to Saudi crown prince
By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergNovember 18, 2025

By Nick LichtenbergNovember 12, 2025

By Chris Bradley, Mekala Krishnan and Humayun TaiNovember 6, 2025

EnergyExxon and Chevron hike oil production despite global glut and see more ‘frontier exploration’ as U.S. shale boom slows
By Jordan BlumOctober 31, 2025

CybersecurityAI empowers criminals to launch ‘customized attacks at scale’—but could also help firms fortify their defenses, say tech industry leaders
By Angelica AngOctober 31, 2025

Middle EastSaudi Arabia wants to become a tourist hot spot and is building 300,000 new hotel rooms to get there
By Angelica AngOctober 30, 2025

ConferencesWeRide CEO says autonomous driving can’t guarantee 100% safety—but could be 10x safer than human drivers within the decade
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 27, 2025

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 27, 2025

ConferencesThe world is headed for re-globalization not de-globalization, as ‘coalitions of the willing’ emerge, Mastercard chair and former USTR official says
By Jason MaOctober 27, 2025

Middle EastSyria’s only female minister on what she says to her new president about hiring women: ‘Quotas are so important’
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 27, 2025

ConferencesDelta CEO predicts Americans will soon be ready to travel to Riyadh as he launches first-ever direct flights from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 27, 2025

ConferencesBarclays’ reentry into Saudi Arabia highlights the kingdom’s strategy to become the new global hub for regional headquarters
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 27, 2025

InnovationHow emerging economies are banking on their massive young populations to become innovation hotbeds rivaling Silicon Valley
By Phil WahbaOctober 26, 2025

ConferencesAI and tech are potentially the biggest equalizers Africa has ever seen, former Nvidia exec says
By Jason MaOctober 26, 2025

ConferencesEurope at risk of becoming a ‘geopolitical playground’ warns Croatia’s former president, and says Trump’s 2018 NATO threat was justified
By Eleanor PringleOctober 26, 2025

ConferencesSaudi Arabia’s minister of investment on Vision 2030 and the world’s search for reliable partners
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 26, 2025

By Jordan BlumOctober 23, 2025

Middle EastU.S. troops are going to Israel to support the Gaza ceasefire, but JD Vance vows no ‘boots on the ground’
By Jason MaOctober 12, 2025

Real EstateTrump says the American Dream is on hold because ‘big homebuilders’ are ‘sitting on’ 2 million empty lots
By Eva RoytburgOctober 6, 2025

EnergyWhat oil CEOs really think about Trump, tariffs and uncertainty: ‘Those who can are running for the exits’
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 24, 2025
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