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SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Markets found their footing in Asian trading on Wednesday as worries about the Iran conflict and ​health of the AI sector eased, optimism over corporate earnings grew, and attention turned to the Federal Reserve’s decision due later.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Stocks held their ground and oil rose on Tuesday as investors weighed geopolitical maelstrom in the Middle East, while ​the yen firmed after a hawkish split at the Bank of Japan, underlined growing fears over inflation fueled by the war.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Oil climbed on Monday as stalled ​U.S.-Iran peace talks prolonged the disruption of Middle East energy exports, while renewed excitement about artificial intelligence spending drove up chip stocks ‌at the beginning of a week where war, central banks and tech earnings are in fo…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record ​low in April as households shrugged off a ceasefire in the war with Iran, remaining focused on the inflation ‌fallout from the conflict.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday, led by record highs in Japan, South Korea ‌and Taiwan, as investors shrugged off higher oil prices from more shipping woes in the Gulf and focused on strong corporate earnings.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — U.S. stock futures rose and the dollar wavered ​on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would indefinitely extend the Iran ceasefire, keeping sentiment buoyed, although with the Strait of Hormuz ‌still closed, oil prices stayed near $100.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Apple on Monday named longtime hardware boss John Ternus as its next CEO, turning ​to another insider to steer the iPhone maker after Tim Cook as it navigates a world radically altered by artificial intelligence, a technology it has lagged on.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell on Monday as rising tension in the Middle East kept ​shipping in and out of the Gulf to a minimum, though traders held out hope for a ‌resolution and Asia’s stock markets breezed toward record highs.

Just as Trump misjudged Beijing’s response in a trade war, he seems to have miscalculated how Iran might strike back economically in a shooting war — by attacking energy infrastructure in Gulf states and blocking the strategic waterway between them.

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices jumped back above $100 a barrel on Monday as the U.S. Navy prepared ‌to block ships to and from Iran via the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could restrict Iranian oil exports, after Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal to end the war.