The world in a glance.

‘I am at a crossroads’: I’m 37 and have $1.3 million. Do I stop working to spend time with my young kids?

“Right now, we only see our kids (ages 5 and 2) awake for about 90 minutes a day.”

Oil prices rise as failed negotiations between U.S. and Iran raise risk of prolonged war

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude both climbed above $100 a barrel on Monday after a breakdown in talks between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend.

Starmer defends fast-tracking EU rules into UK law

Prime minister says mechanism would help cut business costs and bring down prices

Trump lashes out at Pope Leo for criticism of Iran war

The head of the Catholic Church has emerged as a leading voice of opposition against US foreign policy

Hungary’s Orbán concedes defeat as opposition secures landslide win

Tisza party led by Péter Magyar projected to win two-thirds majority in crushing loss for EU’s longest-serving prime minister

The risks of Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade plan

Naval embargo designed to cut off Iran’s exports threatens to destabilise global energy markets

What happens in Sudan will not stay in Sudan

The disintegration of the country would complete an arc of ungovernable lands across the Sahel

Carson Block sees new dawn for short sellers in AI disruption

Muddy Waters founder says bets against US stocks will have ‘wind at their backs’ as technology upends markets

Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff

Chief executive is training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop ‘personal superintelligence’

Stocks fall as US prepares for blockade of strait

Donald Trump tells US navy to ‘interdict’ ships that pay Iran to pass through Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump lashes Pope Leo on social media for criticism of Iran war

The head of the Catholic Church has emerged as a leading voice of opposition against US foreign policy

Oil prices soar above $100 a barrel as hope fades of end to Iran war

Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Stock-market futures drop, oil surges back above $100 after failed talks between U.S. and Iran over the weekend

Stock-market futures were down Sunday evening, suggesting investors were bracing for a sharp drop in major indexes after weekend talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to open the…

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If you have a wish list of stocks or closed-end funds that you have wanted to buy if they go on sale, now is the time to get it ready.

Trump says he’s closing the Strait of Hormuz. Has he been reading MarketWatch?

News over the weekend illustrates once again the advantage of having oil stocks in your retirement accounts.

Hungary opposition delivers ‘regime change’

With its huge mandate Péter Magyar’s Tisza can prepare to change the constitution and restore rule of law

Hungary opposition delivers ‘regime change’ after 16 years of Orbán

With its huge mandate Péter Magyar’s Tisza can prepare to change the constitution and restore rule of law

Stock-market futures drop, oil surges back above $100 after failed talks between U.S. and Iran over the weekend

Stock-market futures were down Sunday evening, suggesting investors were bracing for a sharp drop in major indexes after weekend talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to open the…

Oil prices soar above $100 per barrel as hope fades of end to Iran war

Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

US stock futures slide ahead of Iran ports blockade

Oil prices expected to rise as Trump tells US navy to ‘interdict’ ships that pay Iran to pass through strategic chokepoint

Hungary’s Orbán concedes defeat as opposition secures landslide win

Tisza party led by Péter Magyar projected to win a two-thirds majority in crushing loss for EU’s longest-serving premier

‘I feel pressured’: My husband has early Alzheimer’s and wants to visit Europe, but I’m terrified of flying. What should I do?

“My husband’s memory is still good, but he has lost some executive function.”

‘I am at a crossroads’: I’m 37 and have $1.3 million. Do I stop working to spend time with my young kids?

“Right now, we only see our kids (ages 5 and 2) awake for about 90 minutes a day.”

We asked our wedding guests to give money to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Can we write off their donations?

“There were substantial donations made.”

Hungary’s Orbán concedes defeat as opposition heads for landslide win

Péter Magyar’s Tisza party was projected to win 136 out of 199 seats, giving it a two-thirds majority

Iran dismisses Trump’s threat to block strait

Oil prices expected to rise as Trump tells US navy to ‘interdict’ ships that pay Iran to pass through strategic chokepoint

Global economic outlook darkens as policymakers count cost of Iran war

Central bankers and economists prepare to meet in Washington to assess conflict’s damage

Oil prices expected to rise as hope fades of end to Iran war

Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

April’s stock-market rebound is about to face its first major test as earnings season swings into gear

The recovery in the U.S. stock market since the beginning of April could soon face its first critical test, as the first-quarter corporate earnings season is about to get underway.

America’s next Fed chair is caught in a vice

Inflation was heating up even before the war in Iran

Trump announces blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Vance leaves Pakistan talks with no deal. How financial markets are reacting.

As U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan ended without a deal, U.S. stock futures were sliding and oil was climbing, based on trading via a crypto-based trading platform.

Trump announces naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Iran peace talks fail

Reopening the critical waterway is a sticking point in negotiations as oil supply bottlenecks prompt a global energy crisis

Iran nuclear stand-off hardens after two decades of failed deals

Direct talks this weekend trod a familiar path of tortuous and frustrating diplomacy between Washington and Tehran

How Beyond Meat sank from a $14 billion plant-based protein powerhouse to a penny stock

There’s a lot more to Beyond Meat’s fall from grace than just falling sales and mounting losses.

In Hungary, Orbánomics is on the ballot

The country’s economic model has stoked inflation and weighed on growth

Orbánomics has been a disaster for Hungary

The country’s economic model has stoked inflation and weighed on growth

Vance leaves Pakistan talks with no deal. How financial markets are reacting.

As U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan ended without a deal, U.S. stock futures were sliding and oil was climbing, based on trading via a crypto-based trading platform.

Hungarian voters turn out in force for biggest test of Orbán era

Election follows bitter campaign that has energised both government loyalists and opposition behind Péter Magyar

US and Iran fail to reach deal after marathon talks

Negotiations foundered over Tehran’s unwillingness to concede ground on nuclear weapons, says JD Vance

Vance says US and Iran fail to reach deal

Two sides held talks in Islamabad over the weekend

Robinhood excludes some prediction markets over manipulation fears

US broker says it is ‘very focused on insider trading’ as it pushes into fast-growing sector

Brexiters turn their backs on Trump after Iran chaos

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch distance themselves from the US president, having once celebrated his example

Commodity traders lost ‘billions’ in early days of Iran war

Firms that normally profit from volatility were caught out by sudden rise in energy prices, new report finds

Fees for seas: a history of taxing waterways

From Ottoman Sultans to Danish kings, Iran’s toll system for Strait of Hormuz revives an old maritime fight

Social media is for picking up vibes, not information

Users trust it even less than they do mainstream news outlets

Switzerland’s Zug becomes bolt-hole for Gulf-based wealth

Small Swiss town is welcoming individuals and companies seeking refuge from war in the Middle East

The historic Iranian palaces caught up in US-Israeli strikes

World Heritage sites including Tehran’s Golestan Palace were damaged in bombings

Wall Street banks set to report $40bn trading haul as Iran war rekindles volatility

Five largest US lenders expected to unveil highest combined trading revenues since at least 2014

Middle East war live: Vance says US and Iran fail to reach deal

Two sides held talks in Islamabad over the weekend

US and Iran locked in marathon talks to end war

Historic negotiations aim to end a widening conflict that has stoked a global energy crisis