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Monday, 4 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
US to ‘guide’ stranded ships out of Strait of Hormuz, says Trump
 
President says ‘humanitarian’ effort to begin on Monday as ‘very positive discussions’ continue with Iran
 
 
Greg Abel leaves unanswered questions about Berkshire’s war chest
 
Investors have been given few clues on the strategy of Warren Buffett’s successor
 
 
Banks seek to offload risk to avoid ‘choking’ on data centre debt
 
Global lenders explore private deals and risk transfers to cut exposure to AI boom
 
 
Starmer ‘won’t accept deals’ to quit Number 10, allies say
 
Prime minister braces for a Labour wipeout in elections on Thursday and fresh calls to resign
 
 
Britain enters the era of seven-party politics
 
Labour and the Conservatives combined account for barely a third of voters in polls — threatening the UK’s constitutional certainties
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Asia’s economic pain deepens as Iran war drags on
 
Sharp rise in inflation is hitting growth outlook for region heavily dependent on imported energy
 
 
GameStop makes unsolicited $56bn offer for eBay
 
Video game retailer offers $125 a share for resale web giant
 
 
America’s political identity crisis
 
The outer edges of both parties are overlapping on a growing number of issues
 
 
US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers
 
Thousands have quit or been fired since Trump returned to office with an agenda focused on immigrants and enemies
 
 
‘I’m fighting two wars. One against the Russians. And one inside myself.’
 
A drone pilot and her all-women unit are waging a new kind of warfare on Ukraine’s eastern front
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
There is method in the market’s madness
 
But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour
 
 
The silent treatment: Saudi Arabia’s long game for managing Opec
 
Middle East conflict forces Riyadh to postpone any response to the UAE’s decision to quit the oil cartel
 
 
Donald Trump’s green new deal
 
The US president’s actions have inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy
 
 
Francisco Partners in talks to buy payments company Moneris
 
Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are latest North American banks trying to offload a payments processor
 
 
Detroit carmakers warn of $5bn commodities shock due to Iran war
 
Sector faces rising prices for supplies from aluminium to plastics and paint
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
US pullback on long-range missiles leaves Europe exposed
 
Cancelled deployment of weapons battalion as continent is re-arming threatens Nato deterrence against Russia
 
 
Dubai food conglomerate IFFCO set to go into provisional liquidation
 
Creditors nominated FTI Consulting in effort to protect assets as firm struggles with $2bn debt pile and fallout from Iran war
 
 
Trump administration cites national security to widen clampdown on wind farms
 
Defence department is stalling 165 projects as president steps up efforts to stamp out the industry
 
 
US blocking tactics delay global shipping carbon levy talks
 
Legal adoption of deal agreed by majority a year ago pushed into limbo
 
 
Chicken wars ruffle feathers in Paris suburb
 
Leftist politicians trade barbs over Master Poulet chain
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Trump’s strategy of accommodation with China is a historic mistake
 
The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference
 
 
Lebanon needs help to secure its economic recovery
 
The international community must support a reform-driven government now or risk a far more destabilised reality
 
 
Why co-CEOs might suit our tumultuous times
 
Sharing the leadership burden remains rare but is not without benefits
 
 
Vinted challenges the threadbare finances of second-hand fashion
 
The company is now worth more than twice as much as it was in 2021
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Business school professors’ picks
 
Arts entrepreneurship
 
 
Iran war accelerates ‘Regrexit’ as wealthy UK expats weigh a return
 
Non-doms also blame difficulties on adjusting to new lifestyles and marital problems while living in low-tax jurisdictions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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