Month: March 2026

Oil prices rose sharply in global trading following military strikes and escalating tensions in the Middle East, as investors reacted ...

Middle East conflict sends shockwaves through African trade and energy markets

The escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran is beginning to ripple through African economies, raising fuel prices, ...

Asian and Arab markets open lower as Iran conflict shocks global investors

Stock markets across Asia and the Arab world opened Monday under heavy pressure as investors reacted to the escalating military ...

Middle East conflict widens as Hezbollah joins fighting after Khamenei killing

Explosions have been reported across the Middle East as the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran ...

On this day in 1956: Morocco proclaimed independence from France.

On 2 March 1956, the North African kingdom of Morocco formally proclaimed its independence from France, bringing an end to ...

Would Bitcoin really be at $200K if not for Jane Street?

Debate is intensifying within the cryptocurrency industry over whether Bitcoin’s price trajectory might look very different without the growing influence ...

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later as climate crisis disrupts ecosystems

Tropical plants are increasingly flowering months earlier or later than normal due to the accelerating climate crisis, according to new ...

Getting acquisition right: the second impression matters as much as the first

Financial institutions have spent years refining their digital “front doors”, optimising account applications and onboarding processes, but industry experts increasingly ...

Improving trust in agentic AI for finance workflows becomes a priority for technology leaders