Friday, May 8, 2026
General
- Stocks rise on strong jobs report
- Brent hovers around $100 on renewed Gulf clashes as AI pushes Asian stocks to stellar weekly rise
- Oil Set for Weekly Drop as Trump Sticks to Ceasefire After Clash
- Gold Rises as Buying Interest Counters Concern Over Hormuz Clash
- U.S. payrolls increased 115,000 in April, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3%
- US expects Iranian response to peace proposal on Friday, fighting flares in Gulf
- Iran, US Involved in Hormuz Clashes With Deal Response Awaited
- UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged
- US Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From Tehran
- Food Prices Rise to Highest in Three Years on Iran War Costs
- Ships are paying millions more for fuel at L.A., Long Beach ports. The costs won't stay there
- Iran Turns to China Rail Link to Try to Bypass US Blockade
- Iran focus at Trump-Xi summit may delay progress on tariffs, rare earths
- Anthropic weighs fundraising for near $1 trillion valuation, FT reports
- Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds
- Fertilizer time bomb threatens to drive up Europe’s food prices
- Private Credit Bets From Some Life Insurers Shock One CEO
- Fed Data Suggest Japan Sold Treasuries When Intervening in Yen
- China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War
- How Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps
- AI Is Distorting Practically Everything About the Economy
- IMF Warns That Evolving AI Threat Could Upend Financial Markets
- How Anthropic’s Mythos Threw the White House AI Strategy Into Chaos
- Donald Trump’s 10% global tariff ruled illegal by US court
- Tett: The jury is still out on AI in finance
- Big Tech’s $725bn AI spending spree sends free cash flow to a decade low
- Warming seas are brewing extreme weather in months ahead, scientists forecast