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Wednesday, 8 April 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Middle East war live: Trump and Iran announce two-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz
 
Oil prices slide as Tehran says it will allow ‘safe passage’ through vital waterway
 
 
One in eight British residents has left UAE since Iran war, data shows
 
Departures from Gulf state raise concerns among school operators banking on growth in student numbers
 
 
The war to break Iran’s economy
 
Iranians fear Trump’s threats against ‘whole civilization’ are part of an onslaught on fabric of nation
 
 
Hedge funds make record bets against European stocks
 
Short positions rise sharply as traders eye economic fallout from Iran war
 
 
The future of global trade won’t depend on the Strait of Hormuz
 
A new infrastructure is being built rapidly to avoid the strategic chokepoint and ensure global energy and food security
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
The south-east Asian country at the sharp end of the energy crisis
 
In the Philippines, surging fuel prices have forced a rethink of energy policy and even relations with China
 
 
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offers to buy Universal Music in €55bn deal
 
Proposed transaction would combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company
 
 
Russian military hackers reroute British internet users’ traffic
 
UK National Cyber Security Centre warns that vulnerable routers will let attackers steal passwords and log-in details
 
 
The big state gamble on prediction markets
 
Fights over regulation could reshape the US federal system of government
 
 
Kanye West banned from entering UK after antisemitism dispute
 
Wireless Festival cancels event due to take place in London in July after US rapper is stopped from travelling to Britain
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
China’s new trade front with the world — services
 
The country is rapidly moving up the global ranks as an exporter of knowledge-intensive products
 
 
Guns and butter and credit
 
What the 1960s can teach us about our economy
 
 
Oil shock sorts cruise lines into the hedged and hedged nots
 
Carnival is paying the price for not locking in its fuel exposure when compared to competitors
 
 
IMF warns of emerging markets’ exposure to ‘flighty’ hedge funds
 
Non-bank lenders rapidly reduce holdings of EM debt during shocks such as the Iran war, analysis suggests
 
 
BP chair faces re-election battle after board blocks climate resolution
 
Glass Lewis recommends voting against Albert Manifold at annual meeting, while L&G also plans to oppose him
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Anthropic rolls out cyber AI model days after source code leak
 
Claude Mythos opened to Amazon, Microsoft and Apple to detect hidden software vulnerabilities
 
 
Elon Musk struggles to crack the Indian market
 
More diplomacy by entrepreneur might be needed amid regulatory challenges and domestic competition to his businesses
 
 
Italian government poised to replace Leonardo’s CEO who oversaw order surge
 
Move comes as Roberto Cingolani’s three-year term at defence group expires next month
 
 
Bill Ackman strikes a chord with Universal bid
 
But financier needs the backing of Vincent Bolloré and his Vivendi media group
 
 
Aldermore Bank put up for sale after owner attacks UK car finance redress scheme
 
South Africa’s FirstRand says industry-wide £9.1bn programme is ‘deeply flawed’
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Sudan’s grassroots groups — a model in the midst of war
 
The Emergency Response Rooms are a template for aid delivery elsewhere
 
 
Why an airport water-art display may spark US airline consolidation
 
JetBlue’s viability as a standalone entity hinges on a plethora of factors it has little control over
 
 
Lessons for the AI revolutionaries from Francis Bacon
 
His project of mastering nature contains a warning for the excesses of our technological age
 
 
The Iran war shock is about half the size of Covid-19
 
An assessment almost six weeks into the latest global economic crisis
 
 
Don’t forget the Mag 7
 
Still a third of the S&P 500 — and wobbling a bit
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Where to eat in east London, by restaurateur Dom Hamdy
 
The man behind some of London’s coolest eateries shares his favourite tables in his corner of the capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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