Trade

Iran signals 'strategic desperation,' as regime attacks it own economic lifeline in UAE - interview

Beyond its role as a major trading partner, the UAE serves as one of Iran’s principal sanctions-evasion hubs.

A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.
"The transition from spot to CFDs changes how traders think about markets, not just how they execute."

Why more crypto traders are switching from spot to CFDs in 2026

During an archaeological survey, researchers from the Maritime Encounters, University of Gothenburg, identified six previously unregistered Bronze Age mines in Spain, May 23, 2026.

Six previously unknown Bronze Age mines found in Spain, some 150 more remain ‘undiscovered’

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters gather during an intensive security deployment after Islamic State militants took it over the previous day in Luhaiban village in Kirkuk, Iraq December 6, 2021.

Iraq’s 1,200-km. trade route could redraw the Middle East - analysis


Trump pushes EU to cut tariffs or face extra duties, FT reports

The FT added that the European Union has been pushing for a jointly agreed framework text for the talks, but the two sides remain too far apart.

 A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, the US flag and word "Tariffs" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

'Sorry I don't have a plane to give you,' South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Trump mid-trade talks

Rhamposa is in the US to persuade Trump to make deals with his country rather than scold and punish it.

 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the media on South Africa's G20 presidency for 2025 at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2024.

Donald Trump’s tariff policy: A method to his madness? - analysis

There is no “method to his madness” because there is no madness. It’s all method.

US President Donald Trump at the White House, April 2025

Trump says Iran wants to trade with US - Fox News

Trump also added that Iran has his administration's proposal and knows it needs to move quickly.

 US troops react as President Donald Trump walks to deliver remarks, near a banner reading, "Peace Through Strength", during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025.

Trade war pause fuels market surge, relief or reversal?


Study reveals Aztecs traded obsidian with rivals

Although Mexicas favored green obsidian, tool variety shows that multiple obsidian sources supplied the capital via markets, not by direct extraction from the original sites.

 Study reveals Aztecs traded obsidian with rivals.

Trump: Houthis say they don't want to fight anymore, following IAF strikes

The Houthis "don't want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings," Trump said on Tuesday.

 US President Donald Trump in front of a background of newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen December 2, 2023 (illustrative)

Adani pauses talks with Israel's Tower for $10 billion India chip foray, sources say

Modi has made chipmaking a top priority for India's economic strategy in pursuit of gaining a greater geopolitical edge in electronics manufacturing.

 Computational chip (Illustrative)

Israel favors upgrading US free trade deal, economy minister says

Israel seeks to update its free trade deal with the US amid Donald Trump's sweeping new global tariffs.

Ashdod Port

With friends like these: Israel is collateral damage in Trump's trade war on the world - comment

Donald Trump’s transactional politics have never been about values – they’ve always been about leverage.

 US President Donald Trump gives remarks on tariffs at the White House.