English News Archive — Business
April 2026
Finance — Markets — JPMorgan Harassment Suit Exposed as 'Complete Fabrication' After Anonymous Plaintiff Revealed as John Doe
Finance — Record 42.6% of Underwater Car Buyers Pick 84-Month Loans as Debt Soars and Delinquencies Hit Highest Since 2010
Markets — S\&P 500 Hits All-Time Close High, Surges 14.2% Since March Lows, Adding \$8.1 Trillion in Market Value in 23 Trading Days
Markets — Alphabet Surges, Narrowing Gap With Nvidia as AI Push Fuels \$420B Rally to Top Global Valuation Ambition
Energy — Oil Shock Deepens as Hormuz Closure Pushes Prices Toward \$150, Market Underestimates Grim Reality
Markets — South Korea Surpasses UK to Rank as World’s Eighth-Largest Stock Market on Record \$4.04 Trillion Surge Driven by Samsung and SK Hynix
Finance — Fed Holds Rates as Dissent Surges: Market Bets Shake Off Cuts for 2026 with 4 Votes Against policy Move
Economy — Fed raises the bar on inflation: Policy stance shifts to “elevated” as energy costs bite and uncertainty grows, rates held again
Markets — Billionaire Bill Ackman Rings NYSE Opening Bell Ahead of Landmark Double Stock Listing
Markets — UAE Exit from OPEC Could Spark Oil Surge as Russia Foresees Price Dip Mitigation by Higher Output
Finance — Trump orders extended Hormuz blockade as US oil jumps past \$103 per barrel
Taxes — Musk Sparks Debate by Comparing Modern Taxes to Tea Act That Fueled American Revolution
Economy — Rising Farm Costs and Trade Uncertainty Test Trump Support in Iowa, Georgia
Energy — New Yorkers Wary as 70% Fear Green Energy Mandates Will Drive Up Bills
Finance — Retail Investors’ Bullish Bets Surge: Daily Net Call Options Hit Highest Since Nov 2025, Up 350% in a Month
Markets — Maextro S800 Redefines Luxury: Chinese-EV Opulence at a Fraction of Rolls-Royce Price
Economy — OpenAI Misses User and Revenue Targets, Prompting Debates Over Data-Center Spending Farther Than Planned
Markets — S\&P 500 Hits All-Time High After 13.6% Rally From March Low, Adds \$7.8 Trillion in 20 Trading Days
Markets — Nvidia Soars to Record, Topping \$5.2 Trillion Valuation as AI Boom Sparks \$4.9 Trillion Surge Since 2022
Markets — Anthropic Valuation Soars to \$1 Trillion on On-Chain Pre-IPO Bets as OpenAI and SpaceX Hit Trillion-Dollar Club
Markets — Oil climbs past \$97 as Iran talks stall, signaling renewed pressure on global markets
Energy — EU Spends \$32 Billion on Fossil Fuel Imports as IEA Warns Biggest Energy Security Threat in History
Energy — Trump Convened Situation Room as Iran Oil Shipments Bypass Blockade, Fueling Market Spike and Offshore Tactics Expose Gaps in Interdiction
Investing — Budget Airlines Seek \$2.5 Billion Lifeline with Warrants Convertibility Hopes to Equity Stakes
Markets — Corporate America Slashes White-Collar Jobs as AI Push Accelerates, 2025 Sees Sharpest Decline Since 2016
Markets — Inflation in US Food-Industry Surges to 7.9% as Diesel, Fertilizer Costs Hit Groceries
Investing — Investors Surge into US Equity ETFs as April Inflows Smash Records, Surpassing \$100 Billion Since March Bottom
Finance — Hedge Funds Trim Tech Exposure to Near-Two-Year Low as Long Sells Surge, Yet Tech Allocation Remains Elevated
Markets — Markets Brace for Turbulence as US-Iran Talks Collapse, Wellness of Fed Policy and Tech Giants’ Earnings Drive Week of Key Data and GDP Hits
Markets — AI Hype or Threat: Investors Separate Winners from Losers in Software as AI Reshapes the Sector
Markets — AI hype drives markets to new highs as bubble fears loom over Gulf geopolitical tensions
Markets — Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasuries Hit Record \$9.49 Trillion as Japan and UK Extend Purchases, China Slightly Drops
Markets — Trump hosts luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, backs Clarity Act as memecoin slump rattles crypto markets
Markets — AI Infrastructure Leads Market Surge as Semis, Data Centers, and Cloud Giants Surge Past S\&P 500 Chunk with Mega-Caps Rallying 45% Since Dec 2023
Finance — Record Surge: Over 60 Large Tankers Headed to U.S. as Crude Exports Soar to New Height in 2026
Energy — U.S. Energy Domination Reaches New Heights: Record Crude Exports, Europe Reliant on American Refineries, Asia Signs Long-Term LNG Deals
Finance — Divorce Rates Surge Among Americans Over 50, Forcing Retirees to Rebuild Finances and Redefine Life After Separation
Markets — S\&P 500 Records All-Time Close as Markets Rally \$7.6 Trillion Since March Bottom
Finance — Australian vegan startup founder charged with second-degree strangulation in Manhattan hotel assault on influencer ex-girlfriend
Markets — Public Pessimism Masks Resilient Economy: Low Unemployment and Strong Spending Clash with Job-Market Anxiety
Markets — Alphabet to Invest \$40B More in Anthropic, Boosts Computing Power to 5 GW as Market Cap Tops \$4 Trillion
Markets — S\&P 500 Soars to Fresh Record, Up 13.3% Since March Low as Market Cap Surges by \$7.6 Trillion in 19 Trading Days
Energy — U.S. Targets Shadow Oil Trade as Iranian Tankers Breeze Long Voyages Before Last-Minute Seizures, Officials Say
Markets — Trump Admin Takes 10% Stake in Intel, Injects \$8.9B as Nvidia Adds \$5B in 27 Days
Finance — Private-Credit Investors Withdraw Amid Complex Pressures, Not Just Fear
Finance — SOFR-Federal Funds Spread Futures Hit Record Volume as Market Bets on Funding Shift
Regulation — Trump's Acting AG Reclassifies State-Licensed Medical Marijuana as Less-Dangerous Drug in Major Policy Shift
Markets — OpenAI Surges to \$1 Trillion Implied Valuation Ahead of IPO, Up 163% in Record Benchmark Run
Markets — Investors Stay Bullish Amid Global Shocks, Pushing Markets to New Highs
Markets — China's Silver Boom: Retail Demand and Solar Makers Drive Record March Imports to 836 Tonnes
Regulation — Letitia James Sues Coinbase and Gemini Over Alleged Illegal Prediction Markets
Finance — U.S. to Refund Up to \$166 Billion in Trump-Era Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling, Claims Open for 330,000 Importers
Taxes — Tesla Avoided U.S. Federal Taxes for 19 of 20 Years Using Offshore Profit Shifting Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions — QXO Strikes \$17 Billion Deal to Acquire TopBuild, Creating Building Materials Powerhouse
Markets — Iran Parliament Speaker Slams “Vibe Trading” in Oil and Treasuries as \$760M Shorts Precede Hormuz Reopening
Markets — Stocks Slide as Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz, Oil Prices Surge Amid Ceasefire Uncertainty
Energy — Oil Jumps Above \$89 as Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz and Tensions Escalate
Markets — Record \$172B Money Market Outflow Signals Shift to Stocks, Bonds, and Alternatives
Energy — Europe Faces Deepening Energy Crisis as Fuel Reserves Dwindle and Flight Cuts Loom
Economy — Global Imbalances Resurface as China’s Surplus Surge Raises New Concerns
Economy — Fed Logs Third Straight Loss, Deficit Reaches \$210 Billion as Interest Costs Outpace Earnings
Economy — U.S. Wealth Gap Hits Historic High as Top 0.001% Surges 3,500% Since 1976
Finance — Tech Sector Faces \$330B Debt Maturity Wall as Refinancing Costs Surge Through 2028
Energy — Global Oil Supply Shocks as Iran War Cuts 500 Million Barrels and Halts Strait of Hormuz Traffic
Markets — Nasdaq Rally Fuels Near-Record Surge in Bullish Options Bets on U.S. Tech Stocks
Markets — Iran Conflict Swings Between Weekday Calm and Weekend Escalation as Markets Become Strategic Battleground
Markets — Oil Traders Net \$70 Million in Under an Hour as Strait of Hormuz Reopening Sends Prices Tumbling
Economy — Saudi Wealth Fund Scales Back Mega-Projects and Global Bets Amid Cash Squeeze
Energy — Strait of Hormuz Reopens, but Energy Markets Face a Long Road to Stability
Mergers & Acquisitions — Federal Judge Blocks \$6.2B Nexstar–Tegna Merger Over Antitrust Concerns
Economy — Trump Approval Sinks to -18 as Economic Concerns Drive Public Discontent
Economy — US Deficit Hits Recession-Level 7% of GDP Despite Low Unemployment
Markets — S\&P 500 Hits Record High in Fastest Rebound Since 1982, Adding \$7.3 Trillion in Value
Markets — Silver Market Tightens as Deficit Widens to 46M Ounces Amid Supply Cuts and Surging Investment Demand
Economy — US Car Ownership Costs Surge 36% Since 2020, Driving Major Inflation Pressure on Households
Markets — Foreign Investors Flock to Chinese Bonds as Safe-Haven Demand Hits Record Highs
Economy — Gulf War Drives Up Prices in Pakistan as Diplomatic Gains Bring Mixed Fortunes
Energy — Oil Plunges 32% to Sub-\$80 as Middle East Tensions Ease and Supply Fears Recede
Finance — Bitcoin Tops \$77,000 for First Time Since February, Extends Rally with 2.9% Gain
Taxes — Bipartisan Push for Broad Tax Cuts Fuels Deficit Concerns Amid Rising U.S. Spending
Markets — Bitcoin Surges Past \$76,000, Hitting 10-Week High
Markets — Emerging Markets Drive 70% of Global Gold Demand as China and India Dominate Consumption
Taxes — US Tax Refunds Surge as Millions Benefit from New Worker-Friendly Deductions Under Trump’s Reform Law
Energy — China Oil Output Hits Record 4.6 Million bpd as Energy Production Surges Amid Global Supply Shifts
Finance — Netflix Shares Sink 9% Despite Strong Q1 Results and Reed Hastings’ Exit from Board
Markets — Asian Quantum Computing Stocks Soar After NVIDIA Unveils New AI Models
Investing — Charles Schwab Launches Spot Crypto Trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum with Nationwide Rollout Excluding NY and Louisiana
Energy — Europe Faces Jet Fuel Shortage as Iran War Blocks Oil Shipments Through Strait of Hormuz
Finance — Buy Now, Pay Later Delinquencies Surge as More Americans Use Debt for Everyday Essentials
Business — Dangote Unleashes Africa’s Powerhouse with Mega Oil Refinery in Lagos
Markets — S\&P 500 Soars Past 7,000 Mark After Stunning 11.2% Rally
Real Estate — U.S. Home Sellers Slash Prices at Record Pace as Market Shifts Toward Buyers
Energy — Iran Halts All Petrochemical Exports Indefinitely
Real Estate — First-Time Homebuyers Hit Record Low as Older Generations Dominate U.S. Market
Markets — S\&P 500 Soars to Record High, Adding \$6 Trillion in Market Value
Energy — Massive Inferno Engulfs Geelong Refinery as Firefighters Battle Explosions and Flames
Markets — Nasdaq Extends 10-Session Rally to Near-Record Heights as Market Snaps One of This Century’s Strongest Recoveries
Taxes — Americans Unite in Tax Revolt as Calls Grow to Slash Levies
Markets — US Existing Home Sales Fall Sharply in March as Affordability Fails Buyers, Forecast Slashed