NEW DELHI: Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they would target Israel’s power plants and those supplying U.S. bases in the Middle East in retaliation against […]

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will invest 287.4b yen ($1.8 billion) in insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., marking a significant increase in the US conglomerate’s exposure to the Japanese market. Read full

SEOUL: South Korean shares dropped more than 6% on Monday to close at their lowest level in two weeks, while the won weakened to a 17-year low, as heightened Middle

TOKYO: The dollar rose on Monday as escalating retaliatory threats in the Middle East conflict curbed risk appetite and lifted demand for safe-haven assets. Read full story Date: 23 March,

PETALING JAYA: The United States’ latest trade investigations are set to heighten tariff risks for developing economies, as Washington revives a long-standing legal tool to pressure trading partners. Read full

CHINA will step up efforts to improve its fiscal and monetary policy in order to boost domestic consumption and enhance people’s well-being, as the country accelerates toward becoming a major

KUALA LUMPUR: “Force majeure” is French for “major force”, and in legal parlance, this means that an extraordinary event has occurred, such as the war in West Asia, which is

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.4% in February from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday. Read full story Date: 23 March, 2026 2:00 pm Source: thestar.com.my

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply in early trading on Monday, as the escalating Middle East war roiled global financial markets. Read full story Date: 23 March, 2026

TOKYO: Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Monday that the government is prepared to take all measures to tackle volatility in foreign exchange markets, cautioning that speculative trade