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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster

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China suffers another setback in effort to de-dollarize global finance as anchor in the greenback’s dominance quietly exits Beijing’s payment scheme
China suffers another setback in effort to de-dollarize global finance as anchor in the greenback’s dominance quietly exits Beijing’s payment scheme

Saudi Arabia’s central bank dropped out of China’s mBridge digital payment platform last year.

By Jason MaSeptember 21, 2026
Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold
Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold
By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2026
The Gulf’s female startup ecosystem is flourishing. So, where’s the funding?  
The Gulf’s female startup ecosystem is flourishing. So, where’s the funding?  
By Melissa HancockSeptember 16, 2026
The Middle East’s female founders are on the rise. Why isn’t the funding following?
The Middle East’s female founders are on the rise. Why isn’t the funding following?
By Melissa HancockSeptember 16, 2026
Oil prices dive on signs of Hormuz diplomacy while Saudi Arabia is left hanging in fight against an Iranian ally threatening crude’s other chokepoint
Oil prices dive on signs of Hormuz diplomacy while Saudi Arabia is left hanging in fight against an Iranian ally threatening crude’s other chokepoint
By Jason MaSeptember 11, 2026
Saudi’s Humain turns to outside investment as the kingdom reins in fiscal spending 
Saudi’s Humain turns to outside investment as the kingdom reins in fiscal spending 
By Melissa HancockSeptember 9, 2026
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Oil over $100, markets in free fall, and Iran’s new supreme leader is Trump’s ‘worst case’ scenario
Energy
Oil over $100, markets in free fall, and Iran’s new supreme leader is Trump’s ‘worst case’ scenario
By Jim EdwardsMarch 9, 2026
US President Donald Trump salutes during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Economy
When it comes to the war in Iran don’t go betting on the TACO trade, says top J.P. Morgan investment strategist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 9, 2026
Oil prices soar past $110 while Dow futures sink 1,000 points as Iran war spirals into worst-case fears and U.S. eyes Special Forces mission
Economy
Oil prices soar past $110 while Dow futures sink 1,000 points as Iran war spirals into worst-case fears and U.S. eyes Special Forces mission
By Jason MaMarch 8, 2026
Photo of burning gas flares at a refinery
Energy
‘Nightmare scenario’ looms as global markets head for the biggest oil output disruption in history, top energy guru warns
By Jason MaMarch 8, 2026
Fortune Archives: Iran’s heartbreakingly brief startup spring
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Fortune Archives: Iran’s heartbreakingly brief startup spring
By Indrani SenMarch 8, 2026
Forget the U.S. Navy. The best protection for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz may be claiming to be a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Muslim’ vessel
Energy
Forget the U.S. Navy. The best protection for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz may be claiming to be a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Muslim’ vessel
By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026
An explosion in Tehran.
Energy
Oil and gas shutdowns in Iraq and Kuwait widen the Iran war’s impact on energy prices, while the U.S. lines up insurance and naval escorts in response
By Jordan BlumMarch 7, 2026
Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Qatar's Energy Minister
Energy
Iran conflict could ‘bring down the economies of the world,’ warns one of the Middle East’s biggest energy exporters
By Tristan BoveMarch 6, 2026
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Commentary
Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
Photo: US President Donald Trump during an event with Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Inter Miami CF is visiting the White House to celebrate their 2025 championship win.
Politics
Iran is turning out to be a more effective enemy than many thought, and U.S. allies are losing their patience with the war
By Jim EdwardsMarch 6, 2026
The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn’t be
Europe
The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn’t be
By Kamal AhmedMarch 6, 2026
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Middle East
Pete Hegseth called it ‘quiet death’—the first time a U.S. sub fired a torpedo and hit an enemy ship since the 1940s
By James Dwyer and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026
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Commentary
Hung up on Hormuz: the old-world order of oil was just shattered by the closing of Iran’s key global chokepoint
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
An older and younger man embrace at an airport.
Middle East
23,000 canceled flights and debris raining on Dubai hotels: The Iran war is jeopardizing the $12 trillion global travel industry
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 6, 2026
Paul Krugman speaking while seated on stage.
Middle East
The Iran conflict will be the ’straw that breaks the camel’s back’ for the U.S. economy if it goes on much longer, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman warns
By Tristan BoveMarch 6, 2026
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Energy
Trump has been pushing India to stop buying Russian oil, but he just cut off their massive supply from Iran
By Anton L. Delgado, Aniruddha Ghosal and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
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Politics
Former Trump official on White House’s ‘challenge’ with standard practice of agreeing a rationale to go to war
By Laurie Kellman, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
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Politics
Trump says ‘I have to be involved’ in choosing next Iran leader, ‘like with Delcy in Venezuela’
By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Elena Becatoros, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
Photo: Volunteers stand amid the debris of destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on March 5, 2026. Israel launched on March 5 a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the Middle East war spread throughout the region and beyond. (Photo by Mouhammad al-ZANATY / AFP)
Politics
In the Iran war, it’s not the oil that’s important—it’s the water
By Jim EdwardsMarch 5, 2026
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)
Energy
Trump pledged the ‘free flow of energy’ from the Middle East, and he has a week to show progress before prices really spike again
By Jordan BlumMarch 5, 2026
President Donald Trump gesturing during his State of the Union address
Middle East
Despite a $200 billion price tag, Trump admits the Iran war could just swap one bad leader for another
By Tristan BoveMarch 4, 2026
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Commentary
One key difference on America and Iran, then and now: the CIA had a plan for what would happen in 1953
By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationMarch 4, 2026
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Politics
Meet Mojtaba Khamenei, ‘the power behind the robes’ and presumptive favorite to assume power as Iran’s Supreme Leader
By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
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Politics
The hottest ticket in Dubai is a $200,000 spot on a private jet out of town
By Simina Mistreanu, Stefanie Dazio and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
Wilbur Ross, former US commerce secretary.
Middle East
The U.S. has shown China and Russia ‘who really is a military power,’ says Trump’s ex–commerce secretary. Don’t expect them to get involved in Iran
By Eleanor PringleMarch 4, 2026
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Politics
Iran’s revenge: drones damage data centers for Amazon Web Services, reveal west’s Achilles Heel
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
Trump sits and gestures.
Politics
Trump threatens Spain with trade war after it refuses to roll over and lend its army bases to the Iran effort
By Fatima Hussein, Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
A view of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City. Photo: Stringer/dpa (Photo by Stringer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Energy
U.S. oil and gas exporters can’t fill the Middle East supply gap, but Trump’s pledge to insure and protect tankers stems the tide on surging prices
By Jordan BlumMarch 3, 2026
Trump’s strike on Iran and the new breed of AI wars mean bombs can drop faster than the speed of thought
AI
Trump’s strike on Iran and the new breed of AI wars mean bombs can drop faster than the speed of thought
By Jake AngeloMarch 3, 2026
Economist Mohamed El-Erian
Economy
Top economist Mohamed El-Erian warns of stagflation gripping the entire world economy the longer the Iran war goes on
By Tristan BoveMarch 3, 2026
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