Follow the oil, follow the money, follow the winners

A century ago, Middle East conflict created oil giants like BP and Shell. Today, the real winners may be a new generation of energy and critical metals companies.

No nukes dropping on data centres Down Under

Can Dubai and the Gulf ever really recover from what’s happened over the past couple of weeks?

A secret agreement, a century of oil wars, and why Iran is just the latest chapter

More than a century ago, Britain and France secretly divided the Middle East to secure oil. Today’s conflict with Iran may be the latest chapter in that same story.