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Trump Says Iran War 'Ending Soon' as Macron and Starmer Plan Hormuz Summit
US President Donald Trump said the Iran war 'should be ending pretty soon' and indicated US-Iran talks could take place as soon as this weekend, as a Lebanon ceasefire came into effect. Separately, French President Emman...
German Finance Minister Calls for Bold European Reform in Wake of Iran War
German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has called for sweeping economic and structural reforms across Europe, arguing that the Iran war has exposed dangerous dependencies on fossil-fuel energy and cri...
UK Cargo Theft Crisis Costs Economy £700m a Year as Criminal Gangs Operate with Near Impunity
Criminal gangs are stealing on a massive scale from lorries and freight across the UK — including 35,000 pints of Guinness and 950 wheels of cheese in notable cases — costing the economy an estimated £700 million an...
Trump's Approach to Justice Leaves White-Collar Defence Lawyers With Little Work
The Trump administration's handling of financial crime enforcement has significantly reduced caseloads for lawyers who specialise in defending alleged white-collar criminals. The shift in prosecutorial priorities has mad...
Data Centre Delays Threaten to Choke AI Industry Expansion in the US
Nearly 40% of data centre construction projects in the United States face significant hold-ups, including major builds tied to Microsoft and OpenAI. The delays risk constraining the infrastructure needed to support rapid...
Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Draws Government Interest and Security Concerns
Anthropic is in talks to give the US government access to its Mythos AI model, according to the Financial Times, even as federal lawsuits question whether the start-up poses a national security risk. Separately, BBC repo...
Mutual Insurance Companies Pay Record Dividends to Policyholders in 2026
Mutual insurance companies, which are owned by their customers rather than outside shareholders, are distributing record-breaking dividends to policyholders this year. The trend raises questions for consumers about wheth...
Rising Pokémon Card Values Fuel Smash-and-Grab Crime Wave Across UK
Small shops across the United Kingdom are being targeted in a wave of smash-and-grab thefts driven by the soaring value of Pokémon cards and other collectibles, with individual items now worth thousands of pounds making...
AMD Stock Surges Toward Best Run in Two Decades on Server CPU Demand
AMD shares are on track for their strongest multi-week run in roughly 20 years, driven by renewed investor confidence in the company's server CPU business. Analysts describe AMD's data center assets as "indispensable" am...
Microsoft Stock Posts Best Four-Day Stretch in Six Years
Microsoft's stock recorded an exceptional four-day rally, its strongest such run in six years. An analyst noted the magnitude of the bounce relative to options-market expectations was a statistical outlier that "should o...
Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings to Step Down as Chairman
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as chairman of the company he founded in 1997. Al Jazeera reports the company's stock plunged about 8 percent on the news and also notes the loss of a Warner Bros deal as...
Gulf Conflict Threatens UK Food and Drink Supply Chains
BBC Business reports that the conflict involving Iran could disrupt supplies of fizzy drinks, salad, and meat in the UK. The BBC's Emma Simpson explains how the Gulf conflict may affect these consumer goods....
Ex-Treasury Secretary Paulson Urges 'Break-the-Glass' Plan for Treasury Market
Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called on U.S. policymakers to develop an emergency contingency plan in the event that demand for U.S. government bonds collapses. Paulson warned that a breakdown in the Treasury m...
Netflix Beats Profit Forecasts; Founder Reed Hastings to Exit Board
Netflix reported stronger-than-expected profits, boosted by a recent price increase and a $2.8 billion termination fee received after a Warner Bros. bidding war. Both MarketWatch and the Financial Times confirm that foun...
Israel Agrees to Halt War with Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israel has agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Financial Times reports. The deal could increase the prospects of securing a permanent end to the broader conflict between the US and Iran....
S&P 500 Erases Losses in Unusually Rapid Rebound
The S&P 500's recent recovery reversed a slow grind lower from its January peak in just a couple of weeks, an unusually fast turnaround that inverts the typical market pattern of gradual rises and sudden drops. Analysts ...
Jury Finds Live Nation an Illegal Monopoly; Ticketmaster Breakup Seen Unlikely
A jury ruled that Live Nation operates as an illegal monopoly, but analysts say an actual breakup with Ticketmaster is improbable. The more likely outcomes are additional damages and penalties, and shares of the concert-...
Senate Democrats Move to Block Kevin Warsh's Fed Chair Confirmation
Senate Democrats have urged Republican leaders to postpone confirmation hearings for Kevin Warsh, Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve. The Financial Times highlights Democratic concerns over $100 million in asset...
US Oil Executives Lobby White House to Hold Firm Against Iran Over Strait of Hormuz
American oil company bosses are stepping up lobbying efforts to convince the Trump administration not to allow Iran to levy tolls on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Executives argue that ceding control of the strat...
Trump Supporters Back President on Iran, Economy and Immigration
BBC Business surveyed supporters of President Trump at the largest conservative gathering in the US. Attendees voiced their views on Iran, economic policy, and immigration, with the BBC assessing whether Trump is meeting...