Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund and Kennedy Center revamp blocked by judges
Administration ordered to halt actions linked to legal fund and separately remove president’s name from arts complex
Private credit firm Castlelake explores bid for easyJet
Takeover of budget airline would lead to another UK-listed company taken off the stock market
Durex sales hit by China’s condom crackdown
Wide-ranging measures to boost the country’s birth rate are denting demand for China’s leading contraceptive brand
Lula slams US move to designate Brazil drug cartels as terrorist groups
Classification reignites tensions between Donald Trump and leftwing president
BoE governor warns Middle East ceasefire would ‘still create uncertainty’
Andrew Bailey says interest rate cuts can only come when policymakers are ‘much more confident’
Trump pledges ‘final determination’ on Iran deal to extend ceasefire
US president seeks agreement on ‘unrestricted traffic’ in Strait of Hormuz
Universal Music declines takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square
Hedge fund billionaire argued moving record company’s listing from Amsterdam to New York would unlock value
Thiel moves family to Milei’s libertarian Argentina
Palantir founder intends to spend several months in Buenos Aires initially
US securities regulator seeks to end corporate disclosures on climate risk
SEC looking to overturn Biden-era requirement after finding it a ‘dramatic over-reach’ of authority
Transcript: Should Labour heed Tony Blair?
Lucy Fisher talks to Robert Shrimsley, Anna Gross and Stephen Bush
Citadel Securities posts record $4.3bn in trading revenues on Iran volatility
Market maker earns $1.9bn in first-quarter net income as oil prices and Treasury rates seesawed
Oil prices fall on hopes of Strait of Hormuz reopening
Biggest monthly decline in Brent crude since 2020 comes amid signs US and Iran could be close to a deal
Goldman Sachs: it isn’t coming home
‘Major footballing nations generally get a World Cup boost, with the notable exception of England’
Russian drone hits apartment building in Romania
Nato and Bucharest condemn ‘reckless’ escalation after two people injured in Galaţi city
Asda might help break Ocado’s supermarket stalemate
Tie-up suggests the online grocery delivery group is nearing its goal after it struggled to win new partners
Man charged with helping Iran to surveil journalist in the UK
Alleged offence relates to targeting of a journalist at anti-regime Iran International Television
Embarrassing messages about Keir Starmer to be exposed in Mandelson files
Ministers and advisers have had to disclose WhatsApps and emails with peer during his time as US ambassador
US stocks post longest weekly winning streak since 2023
AI enthusiasm and hopes for deal to extend US-Iran ceasefire boost markets
SpaceX and the ‘enshittification’ of markets
The IPO of Elon Musk’s company is a big risk for the millions of investors who have put savings into passive investing
Directors’ Deals: Aviva chief Blanc adds to stake
Insurer’s share price has fallen by 8 per cent so far this year
Stockpickers: Diaceutics, Pets at Home, Autotrader Group
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Warsh and peace
New Federal Reserve chair will have difficult time justifying rate cuts when he chairs his first meeting in a few weeks’ time
Kenyan court blocks US Ebola quarantine camp after protests
A doctors’ group in Kenya also protested about the use of their country as a ‘containment colony’
Why Iran fears a deal today means more war tomorrow
Tehran interprets the US’s seemingly generous concessions as too good to be true