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Thursday, 16 April 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
S&P 500 hits record high as markets surge back from Iran shock
 
Investors turn attention to strong Wall Street earnings and bet on swift end to the conflict
 
 
Goldman traders wrongfooted as Iran war upended interest rate expectations
 
Wall Street bank’s rates desk was key driver behind unexpected drop in fixed-income revenue
 
 
Trump threatens to fire Jay Powell and refuses to halt criminal probe
 
US president insists Justice Department will not drop investigation into central bank chair
 
 
UK gas prices dip below pre-Iran war levels in boost for Reeves
 
Concerns about a full-blown supply crisis recede as Asia cuts consumption
 
 
The weird resilience of the EU
 
A decade into the age of nationalism, the idea of quitting the club is still remarkably taboo
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Pentagon held talks with Ford and GM about supporting weapons production
 
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed to overhaul US military procurement
 
 
China’s first-quarter GDP grows 5%, driven by industrial output
 
Exports and fiscal stimulus offset a still weak domestic economy
 
 
US jury finds promoter Live Nation monopolised concert ticketing markets
 
Trial will enter new phase to determine penalties for the company after an earlier settlement avoided its break-up
 
 
Saudi wealth fund resets priorities after decade of heavy spending
 
Governor says near-$1tn PIF will focus on efficiency without retreating from global deals
 
 
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases
 
Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Goldman president warns private credit funds are not marketed properly
 
John Waldron says vehicles lack ‘clarity that this is really not a liquid product’
 
 
Norway’s $2tn sovereign wealth fund has ‘no plans’ to reduce US assets
 
Finance minister plans to maintain high concentration of American exposure despite high debt and Middle East war
 
 
Veteran investor Mark Mobius dies at 89
 
Renowned fund manager was a pioneer in emerging market investing
 
 
Ad agencies settle US probe over alleged boycott of online platforms
 
Publicis, WPP and Dentsu were accused of collusion by Federal Trade Commission
 
 
US crude exports hit record as Iran war disrupts Middle East supplies
 
Foreign sales could push up US petrol prices and increase political pressure on Trump administration to curtail exports
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Saudi Arabia’s PIF on verge of cutting support for LIV Golf
 
Sovereign wealth fund reconsiders backing for lossmaking golf tour as Iran war prompts investment rethink
 
 
Thomson Reuters faces growing pressure over US immigration work
 
Shareholders challenge work for ICE after ex-employee sues legal database provider
 
 
China to drive a weight-loss drug price war
 
The active ingredient semaglutide is starting to lose patent protection and China can produce GLP-1 related treatments at scale
 
 
UK business urges more action on energy bills as ministers set out £600mn scheme
 
Lobby groups say Iran war shock calls for government support for broad range of companies
 
 
‘Megadeals’ defy market fears and volatile geopolitics
 
Boards should heed the lessons of the last record surge in big M&A in 2015
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Amazon satellite deal takes the battle of the billionaires into orbit
 
Bezos and Musk compete for extraterrestrial dominance
 
 
United plus American won’t make US airlines great again
 
A tie-up might create a genuine US flag carrier, but there is not much scope to cut prices for passengers
 
 
Magyar is up against the clock in Hungary
 
Brussels and Budapest have a rare and fleeting chance to improve Europe’s defence and correct the bloc’s dysfunction
 
 
Iran is America’s Suez crisis — and just as ridiculous
 
The parallels with Britain’s disastrous Middle East adventure in the 1950s are impossible to resist
 
 
I’m getting divorced. Should I settle out of court?
 
I would like to know the benefits and drawbacks of a financial dispute resolution
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Making sense of a CEO:worker wage ratio with basic sums
 
Pay rises for the many, hair shirts for the few, or some combination thereof
 
 
The CEO chatbot era is coming
 
Many executives will be following Meta’s plans for an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg with interest
 
 
Istanbul’s hammam scene: an insider guide
 
From historic landmarks to local favourites, here’s where to soak in this timeless bathing ritual — plus the dos and don’ts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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