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  • Motorists queue up as others wait behind a rope for their turn to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the Iran war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • rices are displayed at a gas station in London, Monday, March 9, 2026. (Photo: AP)

War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2026 (AP) — The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy. The conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer prices; threatening food shortages in poor countries; destabilizing fragile states such as Pakistan; and complicating options for the inflation fighters at central banks like the Federal Reserve. Causing much

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A worker counts US dollar and Indian rupee currency notes poses for a photograph at a money exchange outlet in New Delhi. (Photo: Getty Image)

Rupee rebounds from all-time low, up 7 paise to 92.14 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Mar 10 (PTI) The rupee rebounded from its all-time low in early trade on Tuesday, rising 7 paise to 92.14 as global oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran may end soon. A weaker greenback and a strong opening at the domestic equity markets further supported the local

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John Bishop works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 5, 2026. (Photo: AP)

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

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A man counts Indian currency notes at a roadside currency exchange stall in the old quarters of Delhi, India, February 2, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Rupee to fall past 91 as Iran war puts oil on the boil, saps risk appetite

MUMBAI, Mar 2 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is expected to fall past the 91 per dollar mark on Monday after the U.S. and Israel bombed Iran over the weekend, risking protracted conflict in the Middle East, which sapped risk appetite and sparked a sharp rise in oil prices. The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated the

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