Japanese shares are poised to open lower in Tokyo as US-Israeli strikes on Iran hit risk appetite and boosted oil prices. Nikkei 225 CME futures expiring in March fell 1.7% as of 8:02 a.m. in Tokyo. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Equities are likely to see pressure across the board as investors flee risk assets. Exporters like carmakers and electronics may be weak due to worr...
Japanese shares are poised to open lower in Tokyo as US-Israeli strikes on Iran hit risk appetite and boosted oil prices. Nikkei 225 CME futures expiring in March fell 1.7% as of 8:02 a.m. in Tokyo. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Equities are likely to see pressure across the board as investors flee risk assets. Exporters like carmakers and electronics may be weak due to worries around supply chains. Energy and oil-related shares like electricity firms and trading houses could provide some support, however. “Japan’s stock benchmarks could drop by as much as 2% today, based on overseas stock movements, Bitcoin’s decline, and Japan’s high dependence on Middle Eastern crude oil,” said Nobuhiko Kuramochi , vice president of Parasol Research Institute. Sectors like air, sea, and land transportation may face selling pressure due to the downside risk of higher oil prices, while defensive stocks could provide some support, Kuramochi said. Japanese auto parts suppliers like tire makers may also drop, as “sharp oil price increases” would reduce upside expectations for their earnings, wrote Citigroup analyst Arifumi Yoshida in a note.
European natural gas prices could more than double if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is halted for one month, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Benchmarks in Europe and Asia have hardly priced in risk premiums associated with Iran, Goldman analysts including Daan Struyven said in a note dated March 1. About a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas, mainly from Qatar, goes through th...
European natural gas prices could more than double if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is halted for one month, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Benchmarks in Europe and Asia have hardly priced in risk premiums associated with Iran, Goldman analysts including Daan Struyven said in a note dated March 1. About a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas, mainly from Qatar, goes through the chokepoint and a month-long halt could see European prices and spot Asian liquefied natural gas surge 130% to $25 per million British thermal units, they said. “A hypothetical longer disruption of natural gas supply transit through the Strait of Hormuz lasting more than two months would likely lift European natural gas prices above €100/MWh ($35/mmBtu) to trigger more significant global gas demand destruction,” the analysts said. However, the impact on US natural gas would likely be limited, according to Goldman. The nation is a large net exporter of the superchilled fuel while liquefaction plants typically operate at capacity, giving little scope for them to increase shipments.
Gold rose, as war in the Middle East rattled markets and sent investors flocking to safer assets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.8% to nearly $5,375 an ounce in early trading, having gained more than 3% in the previous week. Conflict spread in the Middle East over the weekend after the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with waves of missiles at targets in multiple countries. Iran’s su...
Gold rose, as war in the Middle East rattled markets and sent investors flocking to safer assets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.8% to nearly $5,375 an ounce in early trading, having gained more than 3% in the previous week. Conflict spread in the Middle East over the weekend after the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with waves of missiles at targets in multiple countries. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , was killed on the first day of strikes. Geopolitical tensions have been a key factor in gold’s multiyear rally, which has also been supported by elevated central-bank buying and a wider investor shift away from sovereign bonds and currencies. The metal has gained about a quarter so far this year, despite an abrupt pullback from a record high at the end of January. Read More: Khamenei Killed as US and Israel Strike Iran in Widening War Bullion posted its seventh consecutive monthly gain in February, the longest streak since 1973. Even ahead of the war with Iran, US President Donald Trump had adopted an increasingly aggressive foreign policy. American troops seized Venezuela’s then-president Nicolás Maduro in January and the administration made threats to annex Greenland. The US and Israel launched strikes across Iran on Saturday, while calling on the population to rise up against the Islamic regime. Tehran’s retaliatory barrage hit targets in Israel, as well as US bases and sites in countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain. Spot gold rose 1.4% to $5,353.61 an ounce as of 7:10 a.m. in Singapore. Silver advanced 1.5% to $95.23. Platinum rose, while palladium edged lower. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index , a gauge of the US currency, ended the previous week down 0.1%.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures tumbled in overnight trading after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, causing oil prices to surge and adding an unstable Middle East to a list of growing worries for equity investors. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 517...
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures tumbled in overnight trading after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, causing oil prices to surge and adding an unstable Middle East to a list of growing worries for equity investors. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 517 points, or 1%. S&P 500 futures lost 1% and Nasdaq 100 futures declined a little more than 1%. Gold futures jumped 2% as investors piled into the global safe haven. The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking a watershed moment for the Islamic Republic and one of its most consequential episodes since 1979. President Donald Trump told CNBC's Joe Kernen that U.S. military operations in Iran are "ahead of schedule," but investors are worried about a prolonged conflict despite those comments. The large-scale assault was launched overnight Saturday after Iran refused American demands to curb its nuclear program. Iranian officials have vowed a forceful retaliation, raising fears the conflict could spread across the region. "The tail risk of a sustained conflict is higher than in 2024 or 2025, though we don't see this war escalating to a point where it drastically changes the US outlook," said Barclays' Ajay Rajadhyaksha in a note. But early this week "is too early to buy any dip, especially with investors used to a pattern of quick de-escalation." U.S. crude prices jumped 8% in early trading, as investors worry the confrontation could spiral into a broader war that disrupts supplies. Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in OPEC, and uncertainty remains over who will ultimately govern the country amid the leadership vacuum. The oil market's trajectory may hinge on whether fighting disrupts traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important chokepoint for crude flows. A sustained interruption there could reverberate through ...
Oil surged as the US-Israeli war against Iran plunged the global crude market into turmoil, with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Tanker traffic through the strait — the chokepoint off Iran’s coast that handles a fifth of the world’s oil and large volumes of gas — has largely halted , with a self-imposed pause in place by shipowner...
Oil surged as the US-Israeli war against Iran plunged the global crude market into turmoil, with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Tanker traffic through the strait — the chokepoint off Iran’s coast that handles a fifth of the world’s oil and large volumes of gas — has largely halted , with a self-imposed pause in place by shipowners and traders as the conflict spreads. While Iranian authorities said on Sunday that the key waterway remained open, they also said they had attacked three oil tankers. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said US forces destroyed and sank nine Iranian naval ships , and that combat operations would continue until all objectives were completed. In reaction to the widening conflict, OPEC+ agreed at a pre-arranged weekend meeting to increase supply quotas next month by 206,000 barrels a day . The group — which includes Iran, as well as Saudi Arabia and Russia — had been expected to resume modest hikes before the outbreak of hostilities on Saturday. The conflict marks a dangerous new phase for the global oil market. The US and Israel fired missiles at targets across Iran on Saturday, while urging local people to overthrow the Islamic regime. Tehran responded with a wave of strikes against Israel, as well as US bases and other targets in states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates , Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , was killed. “We see Brent oil trading in the $80-to-$90-a-barrel range in our base case over at least the coming week,” Citigroup Inc. analysts including Max Layton said in a note before the start of trading on Monday. “Our baseline view is that the Iranian leadership changes, or that the regime changes sufficiently as to stop the war within one-to-two weeks, or the US decides to de-escalate having seen a change in leadership and setback Iran’s missiles and nuclear program over the same time frame,” they added. Read ...
(RTTNews) - The Japan stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 2,025 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 58,850-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The Japan stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 2,025 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 58,850-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Monday.
After struggling to sell Cybertrucks, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is seeing strong demand for the unique electric pickup truck. The demand could quickly fade away with the company standing behind a quick 10-day limited price drop. Tesla Stands Behind 10-Day Deadline Tesla recently lowered the price of the all-wheel drive Cybertruck with a starting price of $59,990. Tesla CEO Elon Musk followed up the ...
After struggling to sell Cybertrucks, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is seeing strong demand for the unique electric pickup truck. The demand could quickly fade away with the company standing behind a quick 10-day limited price drop. Tesla Stands Behind 10-Day Deadline Tesla recently lowered the price of the all-wheel drive Cybertruck with a starting price of $59,990. Tesla CEO Elon Musk followed up the pricing change by saying the change would be only for 10 days. The company is sticking to this deadl
The AI Workmate Concept can move and rotate to accomplish various tasks, but can it ever truly know love? | Image: Lenovo Alongside a handful of new laptop concepts (and a range of real products too), Lenovo used MWC to announce a pair of AI-based productivity companion concepts. Both are standalone desk devices designed to boost productivity while providing office workers with a bit of artificial...
The AI Workmate Concept can move and rotate to accomplish various tasks, but can it ever truly know love? | Image: Lenovo Alongside a handful of new laptop concepts (and a range of real products too), Lenovo used MWC to announce a pair of AI-based productivity companion concepts. Both are standalone desk devices designed to boost productivity while providing office workers with a bit of artificial dystopic companionship. Lenovo describes its AI Workmate Concept as an "always-on desk companion," but it looks like a tiny robotic arm on a swiveling base with a bulbous screen on the end displaying an expressive pair of eyes. It doesn't look as engaging as a human co-worker, but through local AI processing you can interact with the device as a smart assistant via v … Read the full story at The Verge.
The magnetic pen case is pulling wedge duty in there. Lenovo has a few new Yoga laptops it's announcing at MWC 2026: the 14-inch Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition, 15-inch Yoga Pro 7a, and 14-inch Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition. The most interesting of the pack is that 9i 2-in-1, outfitted with a 2880 x 1800, 120Hz OLED touchscreen. It includes a Yoga Pen Gen 2 stylus with a case that attaches to the laptop'...
The magnetic pen case is pulling wedge duty in there. Lenovo has a few new Yoga laptops it's announcing at MWC 2026: the 14-inch Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition, 15-inch Yoga Pro 7a, and 14-inch Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition. The most interesting of the pack is that 9i 2-in-1, outfitted with a 2880 x 1800, 120Hz OLED touchscreen. It includes a Yoga Pen Gen 2 stylus with a case that attaches to the laptop's lid. Fold the convertible back with the pen case attached and the screen sits at a slightly elevated angle. This should be more ergonomic while drawing and taking notes than writing on it flat, and the laptop has rounded edges and corners for a comfier grip. The 9i's main specs include an Intel Core … Read the full story at The Verge.
Lenovo goes a little Franken-laptop. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge One of Lenovo's big laptop concepts for MWC 2026 is a modular ThinkBook with two screens. Officially called the ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept, the proof-of-concept is a 14-inch productivity machine with two plug-and-play interchangeable ports and a second 14-inch display magnetically attached to the rear of its lid...
Lenovo goes a little Franken-laptop. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge One of Lenovo's big laptop concepts for MWC 2026 is a modular ThinkBook with two screens. Officially called the ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept, the proof-of-concept is a 14-inch productivity machine with two plug-and-play interchangeable ports and a second 14-inch display magnetically attached to the rear of its lid. The second display is removable, and can be propped up on a magnetic kickstand (stored under the laptop) and plugged in via USB-C. But this concept PC has one more trick: removing the keyboard / trackpad deck and replacing it with the second screen, turning the whole thing into a dual-screen laptop you use with the keyboard a … Read the full story at The Verge.
I love a tall boy. Lenovo put a foldable display on a gaming handheld. The Legion Go Fold Concept is a Windows-based handheld with a flexible POLED display, detachable Joy-Con-like controllers, and a folio case to turn the whole thing into a mini laptop. You can use it as a standard Steam Deck-esque handheld with the display folded down to 7.7 inches and controllers attached at its sides, or you c...
I love a tall boy. Lenovo put a foldable display on a gaming handheld. The Legion Go Fold Concept is a Windows-based handheld with a flexible POLED display, detachable Joy-Con-like controllers, and a folio case to turn the whole thing into a mini laptop. You can use it as a standard Steam Deck-esque handheld with the display folded down to 7.7 inches and controllers attached at its sides, or you can unfold it for a bigger experience. When unfolded, the controllers can be repositioned to all four sides, allowing you to play with the screen in vertical or horizontal orientations. In vertical splitscreen mode, you can put your game on one half of the screen a … Read the full story at The Verge.
We’ve been waiting five years for this follow-up to the X12 Detachable. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo is announcing five new ThinkPads and a new ThinkBook laptop for MWC 2026. There are various new chip offerings and updates for this swathe of ThinkPads, but the device I find the most interesting is the X13 Detachable. We haven't seen a major update to Lenovo's tablet-style ThinkPad in years, when it was...
We’ve been waiting five years for this follow-up to the X12 Detachable. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo is announcing five new ThinkPads and a new ThinkBook laptop for MWC 2026. There are various new chip offerings and updates for this swathe of ThinkPads, but the device I find the most interesting is the X13 Detachable. We haven't seen a major update to Lenovo's tablet-style ThinkPad in years, when it was the X12 Detachable . The new releases (and starting prices) are: ThinkPad T14S Gen 7 ($1,899) ThinkPad T14S 2-in-1 Gen 2 ($1,849) ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 ($1,799) ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 ($1,799) ThinkPad X13 Detachable ($1,999) ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 6 ($1,754) Compared to its predecessor, the X13 D … Read the full story at The Verge.
Royal College of Psychiatrists says impact on mental health often overlooked and calls for improvements in care Nearly three-quarters of UK women do not know menopause can trigger a new mental illness, polling shows. This lack of understanding is so acute that the Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched its first targeted “position statement” to raise awareness about menopause and mental healt...
Royal College of Psychiatrists says impact on mental health often overlooked and calls for improvements in care Nearly three-quarters of UK women do not know menopause can trigger a new mental illness, polling shows. This lack of understanding is so acute that the Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched its first targeted “position statement” to raise awareness about menopause and mental health . Continue reading...
Lenovo Group Ltd. revealed several new proof-of-concept prototypes, including a “modular” laptop with two displays and detachable ports, along with a portable gaming device featuring a folding display. The devices, announced to coincide with the start of the MWC Barcelona conference in Spain on Monday, are not final and do not have a confirmed release date. In addition, the company unveiled a conc...
Lenovo Group Ltd. revealed several new proof-of-concept prototypes, including a “modular” laptop with two displays and detachable ports, along with a portable gaming device featuring a folding display. The devices, announced to coincide with the start of the MWC Barcelona conference in Spain on Monday, are not final and do not have a confirmed release date. In addition, the company unveiled a concept device resembling an alarm clock with an artificial intelligence-powered assistant built in. The Chinese company, which also owns Motorola, has a history of showing off concept devices, not all of which have gone on to become commercially available. At CES, in January, it teased a Motorola-branded AI pendant with a built-in camera, smart glasses and a laptop prototype with a display that rolls out sideways. While many of these items never leave the proof-of-concept stage, they offer clues as to how the world’s leading PC maker is thinking about future products. Read More: Lenovo Debuts Qira AI Platform and Concept Devices at CES The idea of dual-screen laptops is not entirely new. Brands such as Asustek Computer Inc. have tried selling such models to consumers, making the pitch that double the screen space is a boon for productivity and multitasking. But Lenovo’s “ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept” goes further by letting users transform the entire machine by detaching and reconfiguring its components. By default, a secondary screen attaches to the back of the laptop, which would make it possible to show someone a presentation when they’re seated opposite you. That display can also be swapped into the keyboard’s position for a setup similar to Asus’. It could also be used as a conventional external monitor when plugged in with a cable. On a prototype machine that Lenovo showed during a presentation ahead of MWC Barcelona, ports like the HDMI output could be removed and swapped for different connectors, so users would be able to optimize the laptop for different workflows ...
The new $6,000 senior tax deduction could make tax season a little less painful for seniors this year. But it's important to understand what it is and isn't, so you can avoid a shock when filing your return. The government has marketed this deduction as a delivery on President Trump's campaign promise to end Social Security benefit taxes. However, the truth is a bit more complicated. Image source:...
The new $6,000 senior tax deduction could make tax season a little less painful for seniors this year. But it's important to understand what it is and isn't, so you can avoid a shock when filing your return. The government has marketed this deduction as a delivery on President Trump's campaign promise to end Social Security benefit taxes. However, the truth is a bit more complicated. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading