(RTTNews) - Palo Alto Networks (PANW) announced four collaborations with Nokia, U Mobile, Aeris, and Celerway for an expanded security ecosystem that scales for sovereign AI by securing the physical and digital AI Factory foundation. At Mobile World Congress 2026, Palo Alto Netwo
(RTTNews) - Palo Alto Networks (PANW) announced four collaborations with Nokia, U Mobile, Aeris, and Celerway for an expanded security ecosystem that scales for sovereign AI by securing the physical and digital AI Factory foundation. At Mobile World Congress 2026, Palo Alto Netwo
Oil prices surged by the most in four years on Monday as the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid a widening conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran brought tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill. Freight costs climbed sharply alongside crude, as traders swiftly priced in the war, which analysts say will have far-reaching consequences ...
Oil prices surged by the most in four years on Monday as the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid a widening conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran brought tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill. Freight costs climbed sharply alongside crude, as traders swiftly priced in the war, which analysts say will have far-reaching consequences for Asia’s heavily import-dependent economies. Benchmark Brent crude jumped 13 per cent to a high...
Nikada/E+ via Getty Images Asian stock markets fell on Monday due to reduced global risk appetite after a significant escalation in the Middle East conflict. The U.S. and Israel carried out strikes on Iran over the weekend, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran retaliated against U.S. assets in neighboring countries, rattling global markets. The renewed conf...
Nikada/E+ via Getty Images Asian stock markets fell on Monday due to reduced global risk appetite after a significant escalation in the Middle East conflict. The U.S. and Israel carried out strikes on Iran over the weekend, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran retaliated against U.S. assets in neighboring countries, rattling global markets. The renewed conflict heightened fears of oil shipment disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy route. WTI crude oil futures rose more than 6% to above $71 per barrel, the highest in over eight months. Natural gas prices rose to 2.91 USD/MMBtu on March 1, 2026, up 1.73% from the previous day, as the war in the Middle East threatens global LNG supplies. Japan ( NKY:IND ) plummeted 1.52% to around 57,500 on Monday, giving back gains from last week as the escalating war in the Middle East fueled risk-off sentiment across financial markets. The Japanese yen fell to around 156.5 per dollar on Monday, extending losses from last week. The S&P Global Japan Manufacturing PMI rose to 53 in February 2026 from 51.5 in January, above the initial estimate of 52.8. Japan’s 10-year government bond yield dropped below 2.1% on Monday, hitting a seven-week low. China ( SHCOMP ) was flat at 0.56% and held above 4,160 on Monday, maintaining last week’s gains as investors prepared for this week’s annual parliamentary meeting. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Shenzhen Component fell 1.4% to around 14,300, reversing last week’s gains, and the offshore yuan weakened to below 6.87 per dollar on Monday, extending the prior session’s losses. China, the largest crude importer, is facing rising inflation and stagnant growth due to U. S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure , impacting global oil prices. Foreign direct investment into China fell 5.7% year-on-year to CNY 92.01 billion in January 2026, following a 9.5% decline in December. Markets are also focused on China’s annual Two Sessions from March 4–11,...
China’s top research body has banned its scientists from using government funds to publish in some pricey Western journals, as the country rethinks how much it will pay for foreign prestige. A number of employees of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the world’s largest research institution said they were notified of changes to publication and reimbursement rules just before the Chinese New Ye...
China’s top research body has banned its scientists from using government funds to publish in some pricey Western journals, as the country rethinks how much it will pay for foreign prestige. A number of employees of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the world’s largest research institution said they were notified of changes to publication and reimbursement rules just before the Chinese New Year break. “For high-fee journals such as Cell Reports, Nature Communications and Science Advances,...