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As the clock ticked toward the end of a two-week cease-fire, US President Donald Trump announced he was unilaterally extending the truce to give a "fractured" Iranian leadership a chance to make a “unified” peace proposal, but said a blockade of Iranian ports that has angered Tehran will remain in place. “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack…
S&P 500 Index futures rise 0.5% as of 7:50 a.m. in New York the morning after President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire with Iran.
NI Affairs Committee told even if conflict ends immediately it will take time for supply chains to return to normal.
Arabica coffee climbed the most in two weeks in New York, amid concerns that the Middle East conflict will keep logistics costs elevated and as weather threatens Brazilian crops.
European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said the central lender “should wait” ahead of a rate decision meeting next week.
Three directors have abruptly resigned from a hotel subsidiary controlled by one of Singapore’s wealthiest families, the latest twist in a corporate shakeup triggered by an internal feud.
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Trading firms have put the lessons of the 2022 energy crisis to good use during the Iran war.
Europe’s power markets are seeing a sharp rise in negative electricity prices, particularly around midday when solar generation exceeds demand.
Philip Morris International Inc.’s profit rose more than expected in the first quarter on sales of smoke-free products including heated tobacco and nicotine pouches.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized two ships in Hormuz and brought them to shore for inspection Wednesday, according to reports from Iranian state television. Tyler Kendall has more on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
The country requires centre-left foreign policy and centre-right reform at home
Boeing Co. reported lower-than-expected cash outflow as it delivered the most aircraft in the first quarter since 2019, continuing its recovery with higher output and more steady operations at its defense and services units.
Blue Owl Capital, more than almost any other firm on Wall Street, needed a win.
Australia's state of Queensland will pour A$25 million in biodiesel production project in a bid to reduce its reliance on imported fuel amid a severe supply crunch resulting from the war in the Middle East. The investment, equal to some $18 million, would aim to produce 20 million litres of biodiesel annually at a local refinery, with production expected to begin in 2028, Reuters reported. The amount would be equal to 2,000 tons. "These projects are important to ensure we are never again left at the mercy of foreign nations at the end of a global…
Stocks are trading near a record high, signaling Wall Street is learning to cope with lingering geopolitical risks. Main Street is struggling to catch up.
European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher said uncertainty over the Iran war means he can’t yet predict what will happen when rate-setters meet in Frankfurt April 29-30.
US equity futures rise and brent briefly hit $100 per barrel after President Trump indefinitely extends a ceasefire with Iran. Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing signals a complicated path to Fed Chair. A small group of unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic's new Mythos AI model. Lindsay Newman of Kings College London discusses the implications of the ceasefire extension. Kelsey Berro of JPMorgan Asset Management discusses the concerns around the Federal Reserve's independence. (Source: Bloomberg)
Revved-up emerging-market assets declined as rising oil prices and the lack of progress in Iran peace talks zapped risk appetite.
The move could further delay payouts to millions of drivers who were mis-sold motor finance.
The chief financial officers of some of the world’s top commodity trading houses warned that the protracted closure of the Strait of Hormuz may lead to a wave of disputes stemming from lost supply.
US mortgage applications for home purchases increased last week by the most since early January as financing costs continued to ease, a tentative sign that the housing market is grinding forward.
Private credit funds with outsized exposure to software and tech loans face rising refinancing and credit risks as a wave of debt maturities loom from 2028, according to Moody’s Ratings.
The broad selloff in public markets triggered by fears of artificial intelligence disruption provides an opportunity to snap up technology firms on the cheap, according to private equity giant EQT AB.
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