Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index

An electronic stock board inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.  Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, after Wall Street declined overnight as investors assess the latest developments concerning OPEC, as well as a report that pointed to weakness in…

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JetBlue keeps Fort Lauderdale flights, regardless of Spirit’s fate

JetBlue Airways is moving forward with its flight plans at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, its president said, regardless of whether the airport’s No. 1 carrier, Spirit Airlines, gets a government bailout. JetBlue, United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Breeze Airways and others added flights last year at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which is Spirit’s home hub as well…

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Oil edges higher as traders weigh Iran’s Hormuz offer and Trump’s next move

Alexander Manzyuk | Reuters Oil prices edged higher Tuesday as investors parsed fresh signals from U.S.-Iran negotiations, with uncertainty over a potential de-escalation keeping markets on edge.  West Texas Intermediate futures rose 0.66% to $97.03 per barrel while international benchmark Brent oil futures added 0.44% to $108.67 a barrel.  The higher prices came as U.S….

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WTI, Brent after Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker “Asahi Princess” is made ready off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas port refinery, along the Mediterranean Sea on on April 15, 2026. Iraq has begun exporting crude using tanker trucks through Syria, its oil ministry said, as an official said oil revenue last month dropped more than 70 percent…

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Oil giant BP suffers AGM shareholder revolt

BP logos are seen at a BP petrol and diesel filling station southeast of London on June 15, 2020. BEN STANSALL | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — British energy major BP suffered a shareholder revolt at its annual general meeting on Thursday, following a tense clash with investors over corporate governance and climate transparency….

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‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,’ IEA chief tells CNBC. Watch live

“We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,” Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told CNBC Thursday. “As of today, we’ve lost 13 million barrels per day of oil … and there are major disruptions in vital commodities,” he told Steve Sedgwick virtually at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore. Birol…

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