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Iran Vows Retaliation After Strike on Bank Sepah Sparks Regional Tensions

                                                        Bank Sepah in Tehran  Iran has issued a sharp warning following an overnight strike on an administrative building linked to Bank Sepah in Tehran, signaling that it may target economic and banking interests tied to the United States and Israel across the region.  What Happened An administrative building associated with Bank Sepah—one of Iran’s largest public banks with longstanding military ties—was hit in a nighttime attack in Tehran.  Iranian officials blamed the U.S. and Israel, calling the strike “illegitimate and unconventional.”  Iran’s Response Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command warned that the attack grants Iran “free rein” to target U.S.- and Israel-linked economic centers and banks throughout the region.  Authorities a...

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Wall Street Inches Higher, US Steel Gets $14 Billion Buyout Offer from Nippon

 

Wall Street opened higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.2% and the S&P 500 up 0.1% in early trading. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.1%. Investors are watching the Bank of Japan’s two-day meeting for hints of a change to the central bank’s longstanding near-zero interest rate policy. 

Meanwhile, US Steel has received a $14 billion buyout offer from Nippon Steel, which would make it the largest acquisition in the steel industry’s history. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024.


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