It is not only oil and gas markets that are feverish amid the deepening crisis in the Middle East due to the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Russian Central Bank’s gold reserves last month fell to a four-year low of 74.3 million troy ounces, the lowest since April 2022, when 74.1 million remained in reserve.
The richest man on the planet, Ilon Musk, may have misled investors when he bought social network Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion.
On March 22, the Bikers’ Alley was opened on Iurie Gagarin Boulevard in Chisinau, which should become a new attraction of the capital and a place of attraction for tourists.
The March 19 summit of EU heads of state was supposed to focus on competitiveness and discuss comprehensive measures that would boost EU economic growth.
The price of gold went down this week – on March 18 it fell below $5000 per ounce and lost another 3% in the following days. But this is not due to a loss of confidence in the “eternal” precious metal, but just the opposite. Due to high liquidity, investors are urgently selling gold to cover losses as a result of the energy crisis and falling markets.
The Internet went crazy for the song “Hawak Mo Ang Beat,” a track that went viral on TikTok, Instagram Reels and Facebook in a matter of days, garnering tens of millions of views in 24 hours. Users created dance challenges, memes and remixes, and hashtags with the track’s title topped the trending topics.
Western and southwestern U.S. states are experiencing an unprecedented March heat wave that is already setting historic records and causing growing alarm among climatologists and authorities.
On March 18-19, the Romanian capital hosted the East Gate Strategic Forum, the founding act of the European Group for Territorial Cooperation (GECT – Grupării Europene de Cooperare Teritorială).
Modernization of public services, cloud infrastructure development, security and digital sovereignty were key topics of discussion during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmochescu and the leadership of technology giants Amazon Web Services, IBM and Widelity Inc. Washington. They also discussed the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to improve governance and economic efficiency.
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia at a meeting on March 20 reduced the key rate by 50 basis points, down to 15%. This is reported by RBC with reference to the regulator. This is the seventh consecutive rate cut in the current cycle of monetary policy easing, which started in June 2025.
The GTC 2026 Nvidia conference, held from March 16 to 19 in San Jose and attended by thousands of developers, investors and the world’s largest technology companies, cemented Nvidia’s status as the central architect of the global AI industry. The event, which a few years ago was perceived as an industry forum, today actually sets the agenda for the entire technology market – from cloud computing to enterprise software, according to Reuters.
SpaceX conducted another launch of Starlink satellites on March 19, continuing the accelerated deployment of the world’s largest orbital Internet constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket put 29 next-generation satellites into orbit, confirming the company’s transition to an almost continuous cycle of launches.
Turkey is entering a new stage of its energy strategy, negotiating the construction of nuclear power plants with a number of global players, from Russia to Canada. This could involve projects with a total capacity of up to 8 reactors and total investments of up to $100 billion over the next decade, which could radically change the country’s energy balance.
About 300 educational institutions of school and pre-school education across the country will receive digital equipment to strengthen the educational infrastructure of the institutions. The investment of more than 15.5 million lei is made within the framework of the project “Improving the Quality of Education”, financed by the World Bank.
A court in the US has ruled that the Donald Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Voice of America radio station was illegal and ordered it to put 1,042 employees of the media outlet back to work.
Volga cars were once a measure of success and belonging to the “upper caste” in the former Soviet Union. And this summer, the revived Volga brand announced its first new model – the K50 crossover.
The war in Iran is shaking the world economy more and more thoroughly. Global financial markets are showing signs of growing panic amid escalating conflict in the Middle East and a sharp jump in energy prices, analysts say.
In the Indian city of Bangalore, a woman tried to send her own father in a courier parcel to make a viral video for social media. The incident was prevented by employees of the delivery service, who found a live person inside the bag. This is reported by local media.
Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned after publicly stating his disagreement with President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to launch a military operation against Iran.
Billionaire Ilon Musk never tires of surprising the world with his ideas and new large-scale initiatives. He announced his next mega-project with investments of up to $45 billion on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
