Sources: KGO
The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rises by more than five percent to US$87.65 per barrel after United States president Donald Trump escalated threats related to the Strait of Hormuz. $2026-03-10
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announces that the United States and Qatar will block Iran from receiving $6 billion transferred from South Korea to Qatar last month as part of a prisoner swap. $2023-10-12
A prisoner swap takes place between Iran and the United States, resulting in the release of five prisoners from each country. Under the terms of the swap, Iran will also gain access to six billion dollars frozen in South Korean bank accounts. $2023-09-18
The China National Nuclear Corporation and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission sign a US$4.8 billion deal to construct the fifth unit at the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, Pakistan's seventh nuclear power plant, in Punjab. $2023-06-20
The IOC states that they were not consulted over Saudi Arabian plans for the $500 billion desert Asian Winter Games and that this was in clear conflict with their policy of using existing arenas. $2022-10-5
The euro's value against the U.S. dollar falls below parity for the first time in 20 years. $2022-07-13
Brent Crude oil reaches its highest price since its 2014 peak, at $99 per barrel, amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. $2022-02-23
Bayer reproposes to buy Monsanto at a new exchange of US$65 billion including debt. $2016-09-6
Customs officers at the Shahjalal International Airport catch Son Young Nam, a North Korean diplomat trying to smuggle an estimated $1.4 million worth of gold into Bangladesh. Bangladesh authorities release him but will still seek to press charges. $2015-03-6
Crude oil prices rise to their highest levels in two years as stock market indexes fall in Europe and the United States due to continued uncertainty in the Middle East. 2011-02-28