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The photo shows a view of the Dubai skyline on September 12, 2024. Giuseppe Cacasse | AFP | Getty ImagesMarkets across the Gulf region have diverged widely since the Middle East conflict began, with investors weathering wild swings in energy prices and markets still reeling from geopolitical turmoil.Saudi Arabia and Oman both outperformed other regional indexes, with Oman’s index up 9.3% and Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul index up 5.8% since March 1, the day after war began on February 28. In contrast, Dubai’s DFM composite index fell nearly 16% over the same period, Qatar’s fell 4% and Bahrain’s BAX fell 7.2%.Damanik…

Ben White was booed by England fans after scoring, but conceded a penalty to give Uruguay a 1-1 draw as the Wembley crowd gave a harsh verdict on his return to the international stage.White hit the back post to score his first international goal, but his celebrations were met with jeers. There were more boos when a VAR check determined that he had fouled Federico Vinas, allowing Fede Valverde to equalize with a penalty in the 94th minute. Even at full time, voices of dissatisfaction could be heard from the stands. On a night when England’s players were supposed to…

Dr. David Fajgenbaum is one of the founders of Every Cure, a nonprofit organization focused on drug repurposing.Courtesy of Every CureA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Cures newsletter. Click here to sign up.There are over 10,000 rare diseases, 95% of which have no cure. Developing new treatments can cost billions of dollars and take more than a decade. In the field of rare diseases, where the number of patients is only a few thousand or even a few dozen, drug companies have been reluctant to invest that much time and capital into developing drugs that are…

President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Miami on March 27, 2026.Mandel Gunn | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Friday referred to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping route and key chokepoint in the Iran war, as the “Trump Strait.”In a speech at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami, the president said Iran “needs to open the Trump Strait, the Strait of Hormuz,” drawing laughter from the audience.”I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. It was a terrible mistake,” he said, feigning an apology, then clarified: “Fake news will say, ‘He accidentally said that.’…

Twelve hours after Israeli settlers brutally attacked several Palestinians and set up a new illegal outpost in their village, Israeli forces intervened. But instead of detaining settlers or dismantling illegal outposts, the soldiers targeted the Palestinian residents of Tayasir and the CNN team that was covering the incursion. “Stop! Sit down! Sit down!” one of the Israelis shouted, his rifle aimed directly at us and the Palestinians we were talking to. Seventy-three seconds later, one of the soldiers approached CNN photojournalist Cyril Theophilos from behind, strangled him, pushed him to the ground and damaged his camera. Within minutes, we and…

Tiger Woods was charged with driving under the influence, criminal damage to property and refusing to submit to a legal test after a car accident in Florida.The 15-time major champion was sent to prison after his car overturned after colliding with a tractor-trailer he was trying to overtake.Sheriff John Budensiek of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Florida told reporters that Woods showed “signs of impairment” after the incident in Florida. The incident occurred just after 2pm local time on Friday in the same town where Mr Woods lives. image: Woods stands next to his overturned car on Jupiter Island,…

Travis Di Lombardi-Spicer was denied a raise in January 2025 and quit his audio production job on the spot. The 30-year-old felt that artificial intelligence could eventually eliminate his job, so he says he had saved about $75,000 a year from full-time jobs and freelance projects and wanted to do something proactive instead of waiting for the end to come.Skeptical of finding stability in an uncertain job market, Spicer turned to entrepreneurship. He sold some of his personal assets and withdrew money from his 401(k) and savings to spend $40,000 to launch the beta version of Spotbookr, an AI-powered consumer…

On March 26, 2026, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a meeting at the Capitol.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesA bad week for stocks was particularly tough for tech investors, as the Nasdaq posted its worst weekly decline since April 2025. meta and micron It was a double-digit decline, but the pain was felt across the board as energy prices rose on concerns about war with Iran.The Nasdaq fell 3.23% for the week. The last time the tech-heavy index saw such a decline was in April, after President Donald Trump’s threat of sweeping tariffs nearly sent markets into a panic. Google’s…

Trump has directed the Department of Homeland Security to pay federal airport workers as travelers face long lines, according to a White House memo.Published March 27, 2026March 27, 2026Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have rejected a Senate-passed bill that would restore funding to the federal agency tasked with inspecting airports, continuing a chaotic standoff that leaves airports without pay for workers.Early Friday morning, the Senate unanimously passed a bill that would provide funding for most of the agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the…

Tunyada Konkapan | E+ | Getty ImagesMore filers are facing delays in receiving their tax refunds as paper checks are phased out across the government. Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee sent another letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week expressing “further concerns” about the roughly 1.4 million IRS notices sent to filers about refund delays related to paper payment requests. As of the lawmakers’ first letter, dated March 9, more than 830,000 taxpayers said they had received such notices. The IRS notice, known as CP53E, asks taxpayers for up-to-date banking information to receive refunds by direct…