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Most US stocks fall as oil prices climb more

NEW YORK, March 5, 2026 (AP) — Most stocks are falling on Wall Street Thursday, as oil prices rise further, but the moves are less severe than earlier in the week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% in morning trading, coming off a frenetic start to the week that saw financial markets worldwide swerve sharply, sometimes hour by hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 452 points, or 0.9%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher. Markets again seem to be following the cue of oil prices. Worries are high that a long-term spike

C V Ananda Bose resigns as Bengal Governor ahead of state polls, R N Ravi to replace

Kolkata, Mar 5 (PTI) In a sudden move days before the assembly elections in West Bengal are scheduled to be announced, Governor C V Ananda Bose resigned from his chair in New Delhi on Thursday evening. A “shocked” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Tamil Nadu Governor and ex-deputy NSA, R N Ravi, will hold additional charge of West Bengal following Bose’s exit. Bose, who was appointed Bengal governor on November 17, 2022, told PTI: “Yes, I have resigned. I have been the Governor of Bengal for three-and-a-half years; it’s enough for me.” He, however, did not disclose

Iran has not requested Russian arms supplies, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) – Iran has not approached ​Moscow with a request for ‌arms supplies, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes and called for ​an immediate ceasefire against a ​country it has drawn closer ⁠to in recent years. Iran last year ​sealed a 20-year strategic partnership ​agreement with Moscow, Russia is building two new nuclear units at Bushehr, the site ​of Iran’s only nuclear power ​plant, and Iran supplied Russia with shahed drones ‌for ⁠use against Ukraine. Asked by a reporter on Thursday whether Russia intends to provide material help to Iran, ​including ​arms deliveries,

NATO allies will keep supporting Ukraine despite situation in Iran, Rutte says

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) – NATO allies will keep supporting ​Ukraine despite the ‌situation in Iran, NATO Secretary General Mark ​Rutte told Reuters ​on Thursday. “Many leaders in ⁠Europe and the ​United States, Canada ​say it has to be ‘and, and’: make sure that ​as allies ​we enable what the Americans ‌are ⁠doing in the Middle East … and at the same time ​make ​sure ⁠that Ukraine has what it ​needs to stay ​strong ⁠in the fight”, he said.

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