June 18, 2026
Scientists say climate change will supercharge the effects of this year's El Nino
The showpiece event has produced early shocks across continents
Markets settled into a more measured tone on Gulf developments as the initial excitement over the preliminary agreement began to fade
A strategist in Singapore says that trimming positions on tech stocks might be prudent, especially in the face of a re-escalation of the Iran war
Thailand allow about 80,000 refugees from Myanmar to work legally
Analysts cautioned the bounce was narrowly based with 60% of the S&P 500 finishing in the red overnight even as the overall index edged up
Korea's chip-heavy KOSPI, the world's best-performing market this year, led losses in Asia with a 5% slide
South Korea's Kospi slides more than 6%; US futures fall