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The European Union is considering a temporary freeze to its price cap on Russian oil as the war in the Middle East continues into a fourth month, said people familiar with the matter.

Oil edged lower after the US and Iran tentatively agreed to extend a ceasefire by 60 days, according to a person familiar with the matter, potentially allowing shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to resume.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta acknowledged the case for an interest-rate hike while urging colleagues not to flag subsequent tightening.

Inflation stayed well above 2% in the euro zone’s four top economies, backing the case for the European Central Bank to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023.

SpaceX is currently targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company nears its debut.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will join a summit of the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union on Friday amid growing tensions with Armenia over its shift toward Europe.

Anthropic PBC raised $65 billion in a funding round that valued the artificial intelligence company at $965 billion including the new investment, eclipsing rival OpenAI’s value.

Iran and the US have reached a tentative deal to extend a ceasefire and work toward an agreement to end the war, a US source familiar with the matter said, raising hopes the three-month conflict could be nearing a resolution.

Germany and Spain are leading opposition to European Commission plans to ban Chinese technology suppliers from telecom networks as part of new cybersecurity rules, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Der Heizungshersteller Windhager aus Seekirchen (Flachgau) kürzt weiter Stellen. Donnerstagvormittag wurde die Belegschaft über die bevorstehende Kündigung von rund 50 Mitarbeitenden informiert. Als Grund für den Mitarbeiterabbau nannte die Unternehmensleitung die schwierige Marktsituation.

The rapid spread of artificial intelligence may enable European banks to reduce their headcount by as much as a fifth over the “shorter term,” according to Morgan Stanley analysts.

Das Grazer Kontrollamt stellt Wohnen Graz ein vernichtendes Zeugnis aus. Einem aktuellen Prüfbericht zufolge schrieb der stadteigene Betrieb seit seiner Gründung keine Gewinne, die Verluste wurden stets größer. Laut Bürgermeisterin Elke Kahr (KPÖ) hat Wohnen Graz allerdings nicht das Ziel, Gewinne zu erwirtschaften.

South Africa is poised to delay the retirement of about a fifth of its coal-fired electricity-generation capacity as gas projects earmarked to replace them remain behind schedule, contrasting a decline in use of the dirtiest fossil fuel in other developing nations.

American forces carried out airstrikes on an Iranian military site, underscoring the elusiveness of any resolution to the war despite recent optimism.

Hong Kong has narrowly overtaken Switzerland to become the world’s largest cross-border wealth hub, driven by an influx of mainland Chinese capital and a resurgent local equity market.

European car sales climbed for the third consecutive month in April as consumers continued to snap up more electric and hybrid models.

An unofficial draft of a US-Iran interim peace deal says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can return to normal within a month of the agreement being finalized, according to Iranian state television.

Economic advisers to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz almost halved their forecast for growth this year as the war in the Middle East and US trade policy weigh on activity.

The European Central Bank will do whatever is needed to bring consumer-price growth back to target, with officials to have much more information at June’s meeting as they formulate their plans, Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen said.

US and Iranian forces clashed near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, highlighting the tension between the two sides even as they tout progress toward an interim peace deal.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov advised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate US citizens and diplomats from Kyiv as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said.

US and Israeli jets struck Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and other targets, hours after President Donald Trump had suggested negotiations with Tehran over an interim deal were progressing.

President Donald Trump said the US won’t “rush” into a deal with Iran, saying both sides must take their time to “get it right.”

Um den Schutz der Menschen im Zeitalter der künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) dreht sich das erste universale Lehrschreiben von Papst Leo XIV. Bei der feierlichen Präsentation der Sozialenzyklika am Pfingstmontag im Vatikan ergreift der Papst selbst das Wort.

Oil and the dollar fell while US stock futures climbed as risk appetite improved on hopes that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore crude flows could be close.

As Kevin Warsh takes the helm at the Federal Reserve, bond investors are betting he’ll prioritize the central bank’s inflation-fighting credibility over President Donald Trump’s push for lower interest rates.

Kevin Hassett, President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser at the White House, signaled he’s confident that an eventual drop in oil prices will create space for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

The European Central Bank is heading for an interest-rate increase next month unless a sustainable peace deal between the US and Iran can be found, according to Governing Council member Martin Kocher.