by CNN | Apr 1, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
The world economy is being held hostage by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Gasoline, jet fuel and diesel prices have skyrocketed. Stock markets have tumbled, and recession odds have climbed. After weeks of trying and failing to reopen the critical...
by Bloomberg.com | Apr 1, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Emirates Global Aluminium has moved to sell large volumes of alumina — the key raw material needed to make aluminum — following a strike on a smelter it runs on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, according to people familiar with the matter. EGA this week offered to sell...
by Bloomberg.com | Mar 31, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Christine Lagarde used an audience of high-level Group of Seven officials to challenge Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s optimism that the Iran war’s economic fallout will be short-lived, according to people familiar with the matter. Bessent played down the damage...
by Bloomberg.com | Mar 31, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
One of the world’s largest petrochemical facilities in Saudi Arabia halted production as the Middle East conflict disrupts supply chains and energy operations in the region. Sadara Chemical Co. said the temporary shutdown had been completed at its plant in the...
by Axios.com | Mar 30, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
SpaceX is preparing to launch the largest IPO of all time — with expectations that it could raise more than all U.S. listings in 2024 and 2025. Why it matters: Wall Street is understandably giddy. But what it’s about to pitch investors is unprecedented, and...
by The Conversation | Mar 30, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s super-chilled fuel, was hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The Qatari terminal suffered substantial damage in the strikes – fires were raging...
