Black smoke seen after blasts in Dubai financial district
Black smoke seen after blasts in Dubai financial district
Black smoke seen after blasts in Dubai financial district




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Benchmark index plummets as much as 12.2 percent, eclipsing single-day plunge after 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Asian stocks rack up steep losses after Wall Street shrugs off risks of widening conflict.
Consumers are set to pay higher prices, but US producers could benefit, analysts say.
Authorities have shut main exchanges in Abu Dhabi and Dubai amid ongoing fallout of US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
If Warner’s board changes course and deems Paramount’s latest offer superior, Netflix will be able to revise its bid.
The decision is a significant loss to US President Trump on an issue that has been critical for his economic agenda.
The Warner Bros Discovery board says it remains committed to the Netflix deal.
North Korea and Myanmar are other two countries on global financial blacklist as Tehran promises countermeasures.
‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’, higher tariffs and immigration crackdown are factored into the report.