Iran’s foreign minister said the country “does not intend” to negotiate with the United States, as a source confirms that Iran received the 15-point plan from U.S. President Donald Trump. A source told Al Jazeera that Tehran described the U.S. proposal as “extremely maximalist and unreasonable”. “It is not beautiful, even on paper,” the source added, calling the plan deceptive and misleading
Space stocks surged after reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could file for an initial public offering as soon as this week. The IPO could raise more than US$75 billion and would value the company at $1.75 trillion, The Information reported. Shares in Firefly Aerospace and Rocket Lab closed 16% and 10.3% higher respectively. SpaceX was valued at $1.25 trillion in February after it acquired arti
The United States Department of War has struck new agreements with major defence contractors to rapidly expand munitions production, as Washington moves to place its military on what officials describe as a “wartime footing” following the U.S-Israel war with Iran. In a statement released on 25 March, the Pentagon confirmed framework deals with BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell Aerospac
Azzet reports on three stocks with price moving updates today. Soul Patts slips despite strength of 1H FY26 result ~ Shares in Washington H. Soul Pattison (ASX: SOL) were trading 0.8% lower by 1:30 pm AEDT (2:30 am GMT) after the investment company released its 1H FY26 result, which delivered strong growth in key investment metrics. Marking the first set of results since its $14 billion merger
The United States has offered to help protect Ukraine if it hands over the Donbas region to Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said that with the U.S. focused on its war with Iran, President Donald Trump was pressuring Ukraine to quickly end the four-year war triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion. "The Middle East definitely has an impact on President Trum
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Microsoft chief diversity officer Lindsay-Rae McIntyre will leave the company as it overhauls its human resources structure, following a series of high-profile departures in recent months. A number of human resources teams will be combined, according to chief people officer Amy Coleman, including merging all engineering human resources efforts. McIntyre will depart on 31 March to join another o
Total mortgage applications plummeted last week-over-week as mortgage rates rose to their highest level since October last year. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the contract rate in a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 13 basis points to 6.43% in the week ending 20 March. This is the highest it's been in nearly six months. Following this, the MBA’s weekly applications i
Long lines have formed at major United States airports as employees of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continue to work without pay or have quit due to a partial government shutdown. TSA workers still on duty have been working without pay for over a month, while more than 400 have quit their jobs. As a result, videos have been spread across social media for the long lin
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, directed by the Trump administration, on Wednesday waived summer restrictions on the sale of E15 gasoline - a fuel blended with 15% ethanol - in an effort to ease prices that have surged more than 30% since the Iran war began. The agency also suspended federal enforcement of certain state fuel requirements and lifted restrictions on E10 blends,
The United Kingdom is trialing social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps for teenagers across the country. The trials will see 300 teens have their social media apps disabled entirely, blocked overnight or capped to one hour’s use, while others will see no change at all, in order to compare experiences. This comes as the government runs a consultation asking whether the U.K.