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Oil prices head towards highest close in four years as Iran conflict shows no sign of ending

Crude prices are climbing Monday amid rising uncertainty over when the war in Iran may end.

UK fines Apple subsidiary for breaching Russian sanctions

European operation ordered to pay £390,000 for payments to video-streaming service Okko

The man who was once the world’s youngest billionaire now says he’s solved the stock market. Here’s his astonishingly simple portfolio.

As portfolios go, the one put forward by John Arnold, the billionaire energy trader turned philanthropist, doesn’t get simpler.

America’s gig economy

Self-employment, at both the high and the low end, is keeping consumption afloat — but for how long?

Private capital: what are the risks?

As investors seek to retrieve their money, the $22tn industry rejects comparisons with 2008. Regulators aren’t so sure

TotalEnergies made bumper profit on Middle East oil bet

In March, French group bought every available cargo of crude produced in UAE and Oman for loading in May

What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad

The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage

Insurers give Emirates ‘outrageously’ cheap war insurance cover

Dubai-based airline paying additional $100,000 a week while others face far higher charges

The lords and alleged lawbreakers among MFS’s eclectic borrowers

Market Financial Solutions’ loan recipients included sportsmen, TV personalities and those accused of financial crimes

How Hungary sidesteps Europe’s fraud watchdog

Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body

Oil rises above $116 as Trump stokes fears of protracted conflict

Traders weigh signs of escalating conflict as more US troops arrive in region and Yemen enters war

Trump hails ‘progress’ on Iran deal but threatens huge infrastructure attack

President warns of hits on oil wells, Kharg Island and desalination plants unless agreement reached ‘shortly’

‘He didn’t seem very alert’: Our CPA said we owe the IRS $443, but we’re actually due a refund of $637. Do we fire him?

“We’re both concerned about the accuracy of our returns.”

My brother says lawyers can get him a Medicaid nursing home in Florida for a ‘hefty fee,’ despite his assets. Is this a scam?

“I do not believe there is a way to preserve assets and still qualify for Medicaid.”

‘Several hurricanes have come close’: I’m 73 and live in a mobile home in Florida. Do I ditch my $2,400 home insurance?

“I live in a 2016 double-wide mobile home with no mortgage.”

U.S. stock futures sink, oil prices surge as Iran war shows no signs of letting up

U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices surged again on Sunday, following sharp losses on Wall Street on Friday, as investors are waking up to the reality that the economic…

Pro-AI group to spend $100mn on US midterm elections as backlash grows

November 8 poll set to be battleground over regulation of AI

Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’

US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue

Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’

US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue

Oil price rises past $115 as Iran conflict worsens

Prices for Brent crude rose 2.9 per cent during early trading in Asia

Distressed-debt funds target private credit downturn as ‘greatest opportunity’ since 2008

Investors anticipate money-making bonanza as sector comes under strain

Is Trump losing his grip on the stock market? Sustained declines suggest the president’s influence has waned.

President Trump’s willingness to de-escalate the Iran conflict has kept stocks from even larger losses in March — but is he losing his grip on markets?

Israel blocks Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

France and Italy condemn Israeli police for cutting off access to site a week before Easter

US-Israeli war against Iran escalates as talks prove fruitless

Top Iranian war leader accuses US of using diplomatic efforts as cover for ground operations

Netanyahu expands Israel’s invasion of Lebanon

Forced evacuation orders have displaced more than 1mn people in Lebanon

Apollo looks beyond New York as it plans second headquarters

The prominent private capital firm wants to build a new office in a southern US state as it continues to grow

Investors have nowhere to hide as financial markets groan under the weight of the Iran conflict

Four weeks into the Iran conflict, global financial markets are starting to show some serious signs of strain.

EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on numbers for new youth mobility scheme

Concession to ‘manage flows’ of young people falls short of Britain’s demand for an upfront cap

‘It feels slimy’: My friend offered to be my adviser, but didn’t tell me he’s paid to push financial products. Can I trust him?

“His revenue sharing, which he did not disclose, creates conflicts of interest as advisers may be incentivized to recommend funds that pay them more.

Nike’s stock is at 9-year lows ahead of earnings. It faces these questions as doubt grows over its turnaround.

The sportswear giant has been trying to focus more on the needs of athletes, but analysts say new products aren’t catching on.

‘He didn’t seem very alert’: Our CPA said we owe the IRS $443, but we’re actually due a refund of $637. Do we fire him?

“We’re both concerned about the accuracy of our returns.”

My brother says lawyers can get him a Medicaid nursing home in Florida for a ‘hefty fee,’ despite his assets. Is this a scam?

“I do not believe there is a way to preserve assets and still qualify for Medicaid.”

Logan Paul sold a Pokémon card for more than $16 million. Here's why investors are watching

Some rare Pokémon cards are fetching huge prices and yielding better returns than the S&P 500.

An older relative wants to give my daughter $19,000 when she turns 18. I said no. Who’s right?

“We don’t think it’s healthy for very young adults to have access to large sums of money without working for it.”

How Iran is making a mint from Donald Trump’s war

China is helping the Revolutionary Guards profit from Iranian crude

Eli Lilly to sign $2bn deal for AI drug development with Hong Kong biotech

Global pharmaceutical companies are aggressively searching for new medicines in China

The Iran war will cement China’s superpower status

Beijing’s industrial prowess positions it for economic and diplomatic gains

‘Several hurricanes have come close’: I’m 73 and live in a mobile home in Florida. Do I ditch my $2,400 home insurance?

“I live in a 2016 double-wide mobile home with no mortgage.”

Social media has been put on notice

Legal and legislative pressure is mounting to safeguard young people

Iran accuses US of seeking talks while preparing to invade

Iranian-backed Houthis say they had launched a second attack on Israel

Ministers explore triggering break clause in Palantir’s NHS contract

Government is under pressure to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data systems

The hunger for ‘content’ is keeping us culturally stuck

The algorithms of the distraction economy are feeding us what we already like, creating a loop with no progress

The last bridge left to ancient Tyre

Evacuation orders and strikes turn once-vibrant Lebanese beach town into a refuge for holdouts and displaced

The surprising science of quitting

Most of us are just one event away from resigning even though we probably should stay put

Iran activates its ‘resistance economy’ to survive the war

Islamic republic has spent years building a model designed to withstand hostility even as it presides over a deepening economic malaise

OpenAI investor says AI requires an income tax overhaul

Vinod Khosla says voter fears over technology causing job losses will shape upcoming US elections

UK risks losing defence tech start-ups to relocation amid funding delays

Slow progress on government contracts prompts some groups to consider moving abroad

Americans take to streets in ‘No Kings’ day protests against Trump

Latest series of marches comes against backdrop of president’s unpopular war in Iran

Support for JD Vance slips in straw poll of Republican candidates in 2028

US vice-president still favourite to succeed Donald Trump but secretary of state Marco Rubio is gaining ground

Support for JD Vance slips in straw poll on 2028 Republican candidates

Secretary of state Marco Rubio, an architect of the Iran war, is gaining ground on the US vice-president