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02.04.26 - 05:48
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Sensex rallies 1,187 points on Middle East peace hopes (Times of India)
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Hopes for peace in West Asia fueled a global market rally that extended to India, with the Sensex surging 1,187 points to 73,134. The rally was further supported by a strengthening rupee and softening crude oil prices, despite continued foreign fund outflows. Investors anticipate further gains if no negative news emerges overnight....
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02.04.26 - 01:36
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Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double (ZeroHedge)
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Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double
The Department of War is preparing to double its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, better known in the aviation community as "Warthogs," in the Middle East in the very near term, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The surge of additional Warthogs, as many as 18, on top of the roughly dozen A-10s already operating in the region, has already been used to sink Iranian boats in the Hormuz chokepoint and strike Iran-backed militias in Iraq, according to the NYT, citing DoW officials. The expanded fleet suggests a broader aviation campaign in and around Hormuz and could even play a critical role in supporting a potential seizure of Kharg Island, Iran's main oil hub in the northern Persian Gulf.
U.S. military sustainers are on top of their game. pic.twitter.com/EK9eqF4fc8
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 20, 2026
As of early 2026, the US Air Force had 162 A-10s remaining in its inventory. Air ...
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01.04.26 - 14:42
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Iran War: Stocks Rally Ahead of Trump Speech on Mideast Conflict | The Pulse 4/1 (Bloomberg)
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"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.
Today's guests:
Janet Henry, HSBC, Global Chief Economist; Luigi Lovaglio, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, CEO Candidate; Chris Bradley, McKinsey, Senior Partner, McKinsey Global Institute Director; Bleddyn Bowen, Durham University, Associate Professor of Astropolitics.
(Source: Bloomberg)...
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