Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index

A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of a big screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (C) and the Korean won/USD exchange rate (R) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on April 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi opened more…

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Trump says Iran war will end soon

President Donald Trump on Monday said that the war against Iran will end “very soon,” and also said that oil prices will drop. Trump’s prediction came at a press conference at his golf club near Miami. “We’re achieving major strides toward completing our military objective,” Trump told reporters. “And some people could say they’re pretty…

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Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklist

U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth behind, speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday after the artificial intelligence startup was blacklisted and labeled a threat…

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