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Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

By Ruma Paul, Alessandro Parodi and Helen Reid DHAKA, March 6 (Reuters) - Shipments of garments for Zara owner Inditex and other major clothing retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India, according to three manufacturers, as the conflict in the Middle East forces... Read More.

Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government help

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

Alyssa Ramos' evacuation from Kuwait involved a 48-hour journey across four continents. The U.S. government did not help with any of it, the travel blogger said. "They keep going on the news and saying they're doing everything they can to get Americans out," Ramos said... Read More.

Wall St opens lower as Middle East turmoil, weak jobs report weigh

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

March 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday as the conflict raging in the Middle East threatened to fuel inflation through higher energy costs and data showed the economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 320.2... Read More.

Middle East developments set to sway US stocks as inflation data adds wrinkle

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Investors will seek signs in the coming week of how sprawling the war in the Middle East will become and how much it will disrupt energy supplies, as they chew over fresh inflation data. A U.S.-Israeli campaign... Read More.

Global equity funds post first outflow in eight weeks on Middle East conflict

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

March 6 (Reuters) - Global investors trimmed their equity fund holdings for the first time in eight weeks in the seven days to March 4 as an intensifying U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran fanned inflation worries and dampened risk appetite. U.S. equity funds were the hardest... Read More.

Morning Bid: Middle East tumult leaves markets in disarray

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee So U.S. and European stock futures pushed higher on Friday while Asian stocks pared early losses, presumably on a minor retreat in oil prices as the U.S. government mulls intervening in... Read More.

Lufthansa reports 2025 operating profit beat, 2026 outlook murky due to Middle East tension

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Lufthansa on Friday reported better results for its 2025 financial year than expected as stricter financial management and fleet turnover helped it manage costs and maximise profits. Lufthansa reported an adjusted operating profit of 2 billion euros ($2.32... Read More.

Asia struggles to find fuel oil as Middle East exports plummet, sources say

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) - Fuel oil traders in Asia are struggling to secure alternative supply as the Iran war curtails shipments from key Middle Eastern suppliers through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting them to look to the West for replacement cargoes.... Read More.

Factbox-China, India lead car exports worth billions of dollars to the Middle East

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which entered its seventh day on Friday, threatens to disrupt the shipment of vehicles from Asia to the Middle East, a major export market for Asian automakers. Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese automakers export cars... Read More.

Stocks set for tough week, oil eyes big gains as Middle East war rages

Friday, March 6 by SRN News

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) - Asia stocks fell on Friday and were headed for their sharpest weekly drop in six years while oil prices were poised for their biggest jump in three in a turbulent week for global markets as the conflict... Read More.

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Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes

Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government help

Wall St opens lower as Middle East turmoil, weak jobs report weigh

Middle East developments set to sway US stocks as inflation data adds wrinkle

Global equity funds post first outflow in eight weeks on Middle East conflict

Morning Bid: Middle East tumult leaves markets in disarray

Lufthansa reports 2025 operating profit beat, 2026 outlook murky due to Middle East tension

Asia struggles to find fuel oil as Middle East exports plummet, sources say

Factbox-China, India lead car exports worth billions of dollars to the Middle East

Stocks set for tough week, oil eyes big gains as Middle East war rages

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