@LCO26M

S&P 500 futures tick higher after ‘Mag 7’ titans Alphabet, Amazon report earnings: Live updates
World

S&P 500 futures tick higher after ‘Mag 7’ titans Alphabet, Amazon report earnings: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during Pershing Square Capital Management LP’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images S&PP 500 futures were near the flatline on Wednesday night, following the release of quarterly reports from […]

Read More
Trump says it’s ‘great’ that UAE pulled out of OPEC
Politics

Trump says it’s ‘great’ that UAE pulled out of OPEC

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald […]

Read More
Amazon set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell
Technology

Amazon set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Noah Berger | Getty Images Amazon is scheduled to report first-quarter results after the market close on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street […]

Read More
Jet fuel bidding war breaks out as airlines confront ‘global stress test’ over shortages and cancellations
World

Jet fuel bidding war breaks out as airlines confront ‘global stress test’ over shortages and cancellations

Europe is urgently turning to alternative suppliers of jet fuel as imports from the Middle East remain knocked out — but the continent must “fight for every cargo” in what analysts have dubbed a “global stress test” for the airline industry. The loss of Middle Eastern jet fuel because of the Iran war is quickly […]

Read More
Oil prices extend multi-day rally as Trump issues new threat to Iran; Brent tops 4 per barrel
World

Oil prices extend multi-day rally as Trump issues new threat to Iran; Brent tops $114 per barrel

Oil tankers and gas tankers were affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a global energy crisis stemming from the war in the Middle East. Photos For You | Moment | Getty Images Oil prices advanced again on Wednesday as traders balanced the United Arab Emirates’ shock departure from OPEC with […]

Read More
Trump threatens Iran with AI picture of himself with a gun: ‘No more Mr. Nice guy!’
World

Trump threatens Iran with AI picture of himself with a gun: ‘No more Mr. Nice guy!’

US President Donald Trump takes questions during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post […]

Read More
UAE’s departure from the OPEC oil cartel is not without precedence. Who could be next?
World

UAE’s departure from the OPEC oil cartel is not without precedence. Who could be next?

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates’ shock decision to leave OPEC is reverberating across global energy markets, exposing fractures in the powerful oil cartel as production quotas risk prompting other members to follow suit. The country’s decision follows weeks of missile and drone strikes by fellow OPEC member Iran, with […]

Read More
Major data center company pauses investment decisions in Middle East amid Iran war, CEO tells CNBC
Technology

Major data center company pauses investment decisions in Middle East amid Iran war, CEO tells CNBC

A major data center company has paused investment in AI infrastructure projects and data centers in the Middle East amid the Iran war, its CEO has told CNBC. As oil prices have skyrocketed and supply chains have been heavily disrupted by conflict in the region, the future of huge digital infrastructure plans in the Middle […]

Read More
U.S. warns banks of sanctions risk over China ‘teapot’ refineries handling Iranian oil
World

U.S. warns banks of sanctions risk over China ‘teapot’ refineries handling Iranian oil

This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province. CN-STR | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury warned financial institutions Tuesday that they could face sanctions if they engage in dealings with Chinese refineries that process Iranian oil. The […]

Read More
Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation — but price rise highest in 2 years
World

Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation — but price rise highest in 2 years

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 06: Pedestrians and shoppers move along George Street on December 06, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia’s inflation rate soared to 4.09% in the first quarter, marking its highest level in more than two years. The first-quarter inflation figure was lower than the […]

Read More