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Air New Zealand suspends FY26 forecast as jet fuel spikes on Middle East conflict

Monday, March 9 by SRN News

March 10 (Reuters) - Air New Zealand suspended its fiscal 2026 earnings forecast on Tuesday, citing the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East and unprecedented volatility in global jet fuel markets. New Zealand's flag carrier had forecast second-half earnings to be flat... Read More.

Middle East conflict sticks 2026 consensus trades into reverse

Monday, March 9 by SRN News

March 9 (Reuters) - The escalating war in the Middle East has investors questioning some of 2026's most popular trades and themes, with global equities slumping, the dollar jumping and traders scaling back their bets for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. "This year, investors... Read More.

Oil soars, shares slide in Asia as Middle East conflict rages

Sunday, March 8 by SRN News

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Share futures fell sharply in Asia on Monday as the inflationary pulse from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs, and perhaps interest rates, across the globe, while an investor hunger for liquidity kept the... Read More.

Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

Saturday, March 7 by SRN News

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns... Read More.

Thousands of Americans evacuated from Middle East on charter flights, State Department says

Saturday, March 7 by SRN News

March 7 (Reuters) - The United States has completed over a dozen charter flights and evacuated thousands of Americans from the Middle East since last week, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday. The Trump administration has faced criticism over its planning and initial assistance... Read More.

Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

Saturday, March 7 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump plans to join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns the remains of... Read More.

War in the Middle East ensnares many Muslim pilgrims in travel chaos

Saturday, March 7 by SRN News

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The travel chaos from the war in the Middle East has ensnared many of the Muslims who have converged on Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, leaving them stranded and scrambling to find other ways home. Others had to scrap... Read More.

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.

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Air New Zealand suspends FY26 forecast as jet fuel spikes on Middle East conflict

Middle East conflict sticks 2026 consensus trades into reverse

Oil soars, shares slide in Asia as Middle East conflict rages

Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

Thousands of Americans evacuated from Middle East on charter flights, State Department says

Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

War in the Middle East ensnares many Muslim pilgrims in travel chaos

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

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