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Saturday, 30 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Trump pledges ‘final determination’ on Iran deal to extend ceasefire
 
US president seeks agreement on ‘unrestricted traffic’ in Strait of Hormuz
 
 
Embarrassing messages about Keir Starmer to be exposed in Mandelson files
 
Ministers and advisers have had to disclose WhatsApps and emails with peer during his time as US ambassador
 
 
US stocks post longest weekly winning streak since 2023
 
AI enthusiasm and hopes for deal to extend US-Iran ceasefire boost markets
 
 
SpaceX and the ‘enshittification’ of markets
 
The IPO of Elon Musk’s company is a big risk for the millions of investors who have put savings into passive investing
 
 
Meg O’Neill, the no-nonsense CEO steering BP through crisis
 
The ‘bullying’ scandal that led to chair Albert Manifold’s removal coincides with an attempted turnaround
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Pete Hegseth lauds better US ties with China
 
Pentagon chief still presses allies to boost defence spending to counter ‘military build-up’ by Beijing
 
 
Donald Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund and Kennedy Center revamp blocked by judges
 
Administration ordered to halt actions linked to legal fund and separately remove president’s name from arts complex
 
 
Peter Thiel moves family to Javier Milei’s libertarian Argentina
 
Palantir founder intends to spend several months in Buenos Aires initially
 
 
From ESPN to the White House?
 
Sports media host Stephen A Smith on being the next Joe Rogan — and a possible presidential run
 
 
How China is breaking apart a people and its culture
 
The campaign of repression against the Uyghurs has entered a new phase
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
EasyJet draws takeover interest from private credit firm Castlelake
 
Takeover of budget airline would lead to another UK-listed company taken off the stock market
 
 
US securities regulator seeks to end corporate disclosures on climate risk
 
SEC looking to overturn Biden-era requirement after finding it a ‘dramatic over-reach’ of authority
 
 
Citadel Securities posts record $4.3bn in trading revenues on Iran volatility
 
Market maker earns $1.9bn in first-quarter net income as oil prices and Treasury rates seesawed
 
 
Oil prices fall on hopes of Strait of Hormuz reopening
 
Biggest monthly decline in Brent crude since 2020 comes amid signs US and Iran could be close to a deal
 
 
TotalEnergies clears path for Patrick Pouyanné to stay beyond 2030
 
Shareholders approve higher age limits for top jobs at oil major as board begins planning for succession
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
China’s coal heartlands reel from worst disaster in a decade
 
Deaths of 82 miners recall era of accidents many hoped was in the past
 
 
Durex sales hit by China’s condom crackdown
 
Wide-ranging measures to boost the country’s birth rate are denting demand for China’s leading contraceptive brand
 
 
Lula slams US move to designate Brazil drug cartels as terrorist groups
 
Classification reignites tensions between Donald Trump and leftwing president
 
 
Universal Music declines takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square
 
Hedge fund billionaire argued moving record company’s listing from Amsterdam to New York would unlock value
 
 
Asda might help break Ocado’s supermarket stalemate
 
Tie-up suggests the online grocery delivery group is nearing its goal after it struggled to win new partners
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Why Iran fears a deal today means more war tomorrow
 
Tehran interprets the US’s seemingly generous concessions as too good to be true
 
 
A bumpy road to electric vehicle success
 
Ferrari Luce’s launch caused more heat than light but has lessons for incumbents
 
 
Am I lower-value human capital?
 
Thanks to one CEO’s ‘inartful’ words, it’s a question we all need to consider
 
 
Charles Goodhart: ‘Demography is going to make life worse and worse and worse’
 
The leading economist warns that fiscal pressures will constrain independent monetary policy
 
 
Markus Braun’s six-year detention violates his human rights
 
The former Wirecard CEO has been detained since 2020 without a verdict — a length almost without precedent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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