Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Evening
- Stock futures are little changed following a record-setting day for S&P 500 and Nasdaq: Live updates
- Oil Holds Steady Amid Prospect of Peace Talks With Hormuz Shut
- Live updates: US ready to hit Iran with ‘financial equivalent’ to bombings, treasury secretary says
- US, Iran Weigh Truce Extension With Hormuz Still Shuttered
- From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran
- Fed's Beige Book: Iran war has businesses on edge
- Iran war damaged as much as $58 billion of energy infrastructure, Rystad estimates
- Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Raises Some GOP Eyebrows
- Cattle prices soar to record highs as grilling season heats up
- Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures take aim at eastern US
- Trump Aims to Force a Quick Iran Deal With a Slow Squeeze
- Trump and His Federal Reserve Vendetta
- Goldman president warns private credit funds are not marketed properly
- Goldman traders wrongfooted as Iran war upended interest rate expectations
Afternoon
- S&P 500 rises to new record as investors move past Iran conflict concerns: Live updates
- U.S. and Iran inch toward framework deal to end war, U.S. officials say
- Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran in move to ease tensions and arrange more US-Iran talks
- US home builder sentiment drops to seven-month low in April, NAHB survey says
- Tax Refunds Are Up, But Many Americans Aren’t Feeling It
- It's been a weird 24 hours for the Fed
- Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value
- Russia ramps up ‘destructive’ cyberattacks on Europe, says Sweden
- Magyar’s first target: Hungary’s state-controlled media
- US Won’t Renew Iranian, Russian Oil Waivers, Bessent Says
- US Probes Suspicious Oil Trades Made Before Trump Pivots
- Qatar Warns of ‘Huge’ Economic Fallout From War in Coming Months
- Iran-Linked Ships Slow or Stop as U.S. Blockade Is ‘Fully Implemented’
- Debt Alarms Ring as Countries Rack Up More Emergency Spending
- Wall Street Is Searching for Cockroaches in Private Credit. Here’s What Has Happened So Far.
- Rate setters face ‘double danger’ from Iran war and tariffs, Federal Reserve official warns
- Trump threatens to fire Jay Powell and refuses to halt criminal probe
- US crude exports hit record as Iran war disrupts Middle East supplies
- Iran is America’s Suez crisis — and just as ridiculous
General
- S&P 500 ticks higher as benchmark approaches all-time high: Live updates
- Oil Steadies After Slumping on Moves to Restart US-Iran Talks
- Live updates: Trump claims China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran
- US, Iran Seek Further Talks as Hormuz Standoff Intensifies
- Diplomats try to arrange a second round of US-Iran talks during first full day of American blockade
- Trump Risks Showdown With Xi Before Summit Over Hormuz Blockade
- Trump Isolation Deepens on World Stage as Allies Rebuff, Condemn
- Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases, FT reports
- Hedge Fund Leverage Powered by a Few Key Banks Sparks Concerns
- Gas Spending Jumped 16% for BofA Customers Amid the War in Iran
- Trump Threatens to Fire Powell If He Doesn’t Exit Fed
- US Prosecutors Made Unannounced Visit to Federal Reserve in DC
- AI-Exposed Lenders Show Early Credit Warning Signs, Moody’s Says
- Silver Market Poised for Sixth Straight Annual Deficit This Year
- China’s Xi Meets Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov in Beijing
- Risky Bond Sales Sweep Europe at Fastest Pace Since War Shock
- BOK Governor Nominee Warns of Inflation, Flags Excess Won Moves
- South Korea Import Prices Post Biggest Jump Since 1998 on Iran War
- Traders Boost Taiwan Stock Leverage to Highest in 25 Years
- Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Does Not Resign From Fed
- Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed as Pirro Defends Investigation
- IMF Sees Global Government Debt Matching Annual Output in 2029, a Year Earlier Than Expected
- Around 14% of Enrollees in ACA Plans Failed to Make Payments, Data Shows
- Iran Ports Are Quiet As Strait Blockade Holds Up
- Iran’s Regime has Changed—for the Worse
- The Bezos Vs. Musk Space Race Is Heating Up
- New York Governor Proposing Tax on Second Homes Worth $5 Million or More
- Banks’ soaring exposure to trading firms creating ‘inherent fragility’, warns S&P
- ‘Bifs’ replace ‘Piigs’ as Europe’s bond market whipping boys
- Iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if US blockade succeeds
- Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases
- Silver market seen as ripe for another price squeeze
Evening
- Stock futures are little changed as S&P 500 approaches its all-time high: Live updates
- Gold Rises as Traders Weigh Renewed Push for US-Iran Talks
- US, Iran Seek More Ceasefire Talks as Blockade Stops Ships
- Treasury chief says US growth may exceed 3% or 3.5% this year despite Iran war
- Who's in charge at the Fed after May 15th? A new fight may be brewing
- Trump Is Facing an Increasingly Defiant World
- Trump turns against ‘unacceptable’ Meloni
- Bessent Says Trump’s Tariff Rates Could Be Restored by July
- Hormuz Closure Sets Clock Ticking for Asia’s Rice Farmers
- Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
- Xi Offers Veiled Critique of U.S. in Rare Comments on War in Iran
- Europe Works on Postwar Hormuz Shipping Plan—Sans U.S.
- Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out
- Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh Details More Than $100 Million in Financial Holdings
- Strait of Hormuz tankers stop or turn around amid US blockade
- BlackRock profits jump as it draws in $130bn
- Kevin Warsh is very rich, or possibly very, very rich