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Stocks Rebound on AI Boost as Iran Talks, Warsh Hearing in Focus

Stocks Rebound on AI Boost as Iran Talks, Warsh Hearing in Focus

Stocks rebounded on Tuesday as markets took heart from reports Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States ​in Pakistan, with renewed bets on AI underpinning demand. Investors were also keeping their eyes on a Senate confirmation hearing later for Kevin Wa...


April 21, 2026
Gold Slips as Dollar Firms, Investors Focus on US-Iran Talks
Gold Slips as Dollar Firms, Investors Focus on US-Iran Talks

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a firmer ‌dollar as lingering uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks kept investors cautious,...

German Investor Morale Sinks to 3-Y Low on Iran War Fears, ZEW Finds
German Investor Morale Sinks to 3-Y Low on Iran War Fears, ZEW Finds

German investor ‌morale has sunk to its lowest level in more than three years in April as businesses start to feel the economic consequences...

UK Stocks Edge Higher on Hopes of US-Iran Talks
UK Stocks Edge Higher on Hopes of US-Iran Talks

UK's main stock indexes ​posted modest gains on Tuesday, led by advances in financials, as ‌hopes of possible ceasefire talks between the...

UK Employers Turn Cautious after Start of Iran War
UK Employers Turn Cautious after Start of Iran War

Britain's employers showed signs ​of caution in March after the start of the Iran war with a measure of hiring falling during the...

European Shares Subdued; All Eyes on US-Iran Talks
European Shares Subdued; All Eyes on US-Iran Talks

European shares were subdued on Tuesday as uncertainty over future oil supplies kept ‌risk appetite restrained even as possible peace...

AB Foods to Split Primark from its Food Businesses
AB Foods to Split Primark from its Food Businesses

Associated British Foods will split Primark from its foods business, saying the fashion chain ‌will be stronger as a standalone company with...

US Dollar Edges Higher as Iran Ceasefire Deadline Approaches
US Dollar Edges Higher as Iran Ceasefire Deadline Approaches

The U.S. dollar edged higher on Tuesday after falling the day before as uncertainty over Middle East peace talks kept investors on ​the...

China's Changan Aims to be Among World's Top-10 Carmakers by 2030
China's Changan Aims to be Among World's Top-10 Carmakers by 2030

Changan said on Tuesday it aims to be one of the world's top-10 automakers by 2030 and grow its global sales ​by more than two-thirds,...

Swiss Regulator says UBS Emergency Plan Still Needs Work
Swiss Regulator says UBS Emergency Plan Still Needs Work

Swiss financial market regulator FINMA said on Tuesday it ​carried out more than a third of ‌its on-site inspections of banks last year at UBS...

Musk Bought $1.4B SpaceX Shares Last Year, The Information
Musk Bought $1.4B SpaceX Shares Last Year, The Information

Elon Musk increased his stake in SpaceX last ​year by purchasing $1.4 billion worth of stock from ‌current and former employees, The...

UK Labour Market Cools by Less than Expected in 3 mths to Feb
UK Labour Market Cools by Less than Expected in 3 mths to Feb

Britain's labour market cooled only slightly in three months to February with earnings growth easing by less than forecast ​and the jobless...

Oil Falls on Expectations US-Iran Talks Likely to Proceed, Opening Supply
Oil Falls on Expectations US-Iran Talks Likely to Proceed, Opening Supply

Oil prices fell over $1 on Tuesday, reversing gains in the previous session, on expectations peace talks between the U.S. ‌and...

INR Drops, Forward Premiums Climb after RBI Relaxes Currency-Supporting Curbs
INR Drops, Forward Premiums Climb after RBI Relaxes Currency-Supporting Curbs

The Indian rupee declined on Tuesday and forward premiums jumped after the central bank partially ​rolled back measures it had undertaken recently...

Wall St Closes Slightly Down on Renewed US-Iran Tensions
Wall St Closes Slightly Down on Renewed US-Iran Tensions

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower ​on Monday, with each of the three major indexes coming off a third straight week of gains, as renewed U.S.-Iran...

South Korea Economy Likely Returned to Growth in Q1
South Korea Economy Likely Returned to Growth in Q1

South ​Korea's economy likely returned to growth last quarter due to strong semiconductor exports ‌and steady domestic demand, a Reuters...

April 20, 2026
Tesla's Energy Storage Division to Pick Up Slack; Car Margins Drop and Credits Fade
Tesla's Energy Storage Division to Pick Up Slack; Car Margins Drop and Credits Fade

Tesla's solar and energy business is likely to outshine the EV maker's challenged core business when it ‌reports quarterly...

Sibanye Asks for EU Concessions as it Ramps Up Europe's 1st Lithium Mine
Sibanye Asks for EU Concessions as it Ramps Up Europe's 1st Lithium Mine

South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater said ‌on Monday it is seeking concessions from the European Union to shield Europe's first...

Austria Releases First Batch of Oil Reserves under IEA Plan
Austria Releases First Batch of Oil Reserves under IEA Plan

Austria released on Monday the first batch of crude from its reserves under a coordinated plan agreed by International ​Energy Agency...

China Forecasts Moderate-or-Stronger El Nino, Warns of Tighter Energy, Fuel Squeeze
China Forecasts Moderate-or-Stronger El Nino, Warns of Tighter Energy, Fuel Squeeze

China might have to burn more fossil fuels this year as ​meteorologists forecast a moderate-or-stronger El Nino weather event in the summer...

Canada's Annual CPI Rises to 2.4% as Iran War Drives Up Gasoline Costs
Canada's Annual CPI Rises to 2.4% as Iran War Drives Up Gasoline Costs

Canada's ​annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in March, with prices jumping 0.9% on the month, as higher ‌crude oil costs drove up gasoline...

Pernod Ricard Said to Begin IPO Process for India Unit, Bloomberg News
Pernod Ricard Said to Begin IPO Process for India Unit, Bloomberg News

Pernod Ricard, the maker of Absolut vodka and Jameson whiskey, has begun working on ​a potential initial public offering of its Indian business,...

Honeywell to Sell Productivity Solutions Unit to Brady for $1.4B
Honeywell to Sell Productivity Solutions Unit to Brady for $1.4B

Honeywell has agreed to sell its productivity solutions and services unit ​to industrial equipment maker Brady in an ‌all-cash deal...

India's Central Bank Partially Rolls Back Rupee Curbs
India's Central Bank Partially Rolls Back Rupee Curbs

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday rolled back some restrictions on rupee derivative trades that were put ​in place earlier this month to arrest...

Apple Withholds Data in India Antitrust Case, Watchdog Sets Final Hearing
Apple Withholds Data in India Antitrust Case, Watchdog Sets Final Hearing

Apple has not submitted data sought by India's antitrust body after an investigation found ‌the U.S. firm abused its dominant...

UK Consumer Morale Slides to Lowest since mid-2023, Surveys
UK Consumer Morale Slides to Lowest since mid-2023, Surveys

British consumer morale last month hit ​its lowest level since mid-2023, according to two surveys on Monday, reflecting ‌the impact of the...

UK Stocks Slip as Uncertainty over US-Iran Ceasefire Lifts Oil Prices
UK Stocks Slip as Uncertainty over US-Iran Ceasefire Lifts Oil Prices

UK's main stock indexes ‌dipped on Monday in a broad-based decline as fears that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire could collapse weighed...

Europe Shares Slide; Middle East Ceasefire Hangs in Balance
Europe Shares Slide; Middle East Ceasefire Hangs in Balance

European shares declined on Monday, on concerns that a ​ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran might collapse after Washington said it had...

Greece's Travel Receipts Surge but Data is Incomplete
Greece's Travel Receipts Surge but Data is Incomplete

Greece recorded a more than 80% year-on-year rise in travel ​receipts in February, leading to a slight ‌improvement in the nation's...

UniCredit says Commerzbank Unfit for Changing Banking Environment
UniCredit says Commerzbank Unfit for Changing Banking Environment

UniCredit takeover target Commerzbank ‌is unfit to face the banking industry's future challenges in its current shape, the...

Sterling Dips as U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Falter
Sterling Dips as U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Falter

The pound slipped on Monday after tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose sharply over the weekend, raising the prospect that a two-week...

China Curtailing, not Banning Fuel Exports, Shipping Data
China Curtailing, not Banning Fuel Exports, Shipping Data

China is curtailing refined fuel exports rather ​than banning them, with countries including Malaysia and Australia receiving supplies even after...

Gold Falls on Stronger Dollar amid Renewed US-Iran Tensions
Gold Falls on Stronger Dollar amid Renewed US-Iran Tensions

Gold prices fell on Monday as the dollar firmed, while ‌news that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again pushed oil prices higher, reviving...

Asia Bond Outflows Surge to 4-yr Highs on Inflation Concerns
Asia Bond Outflows Surge to 4-yr Highs on Inflation Concerns

Asian bonds recorded their largest monthly foreign outflows in four years in March as disruptions to oil and ​gas supplies from the Middle East...

German Industry Faces Stagnation in 2026, BDI Says
German Industry Faces Stagnation in 2026, BDI Says

German industry is expected to stagnate at best in 2026, the BDI industry ​association said on Monday, warning that higher ‌energy costs,...

Japan Households' Inflation Expectations Steady, BOJ April Hike Bets Fade
Japan Households' Inflation Expectations Steady, BOJ April Hike Bets Fade

Most Japanese households expect ‌prices to continue rising in the coming years, a quarterly survey showed on Monday, keeping pressure on the...

Oil Rises 5% on Renewed US-Iran Tension
Oil Rises 5% on Renewed US-Iran Tension

Oil prices jumped more than 5% on ​Monday, on fears that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran could collapse ‌after the U.S....

Australia's NAB Expects Impairment Charges to Double from Iran War
Australia's NAB Expects Impairment Charges to Double from Iran War

Australia's largest business lender, National Australia Bank, said on Monday it expects credit impairment charges ​to double to A$706 million...

Dollar Pushes to One-Week High as US-Iran Tensions Reignite
Dollar Pushes to One-Week High as US-Iran Tensions Reignite

The U.S. dollar firmed to its highest level ​in a week against major currencies on Monday before paring gains as renewed U.S.-Iran...

Oil Jumps, Stocks Wobble; Mideast Ceasefire Hangs in Balance
Oil Jumps, Stocks Wobble; Mideast Ceasefire Hangs in Balance

SINGAPORE, April 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell on Monday as rising tensions in the Middle East kept shipping in ​and out...

UK Manufacturers Divided on Capacity to Meet Sovereign Push, Survey
UK Manufacturers Divided on Capacity to Meet Sovereign Push, Survey

British manufacturers give a patchy picture of their ability to ramp up output should the government need to ​mobilise key industries, a survey...

Oil Price Plunge on US-Iran Peace Hopes to Give Rupee, Bonds some Breather
Oil Price Plunge on US-Iran Peace Hopes to Give Rupee, Bonds some Breather

The Indian rupee and government bonds this week will be comforted by a drop in oil prices even as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains at...

April 18, 2026
India's Yes Bank Post Higher Profit on Loan Growth
India's Yes Bank Post Higher Profit on Loan Growth

India's Yes Bank reported a 44.7% ​rise in fourth-quarter profit on Saturday, ‌supported by improving loan growth and stable asset...


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