The escalating Iran war is driving a severe global energy crisis, impacting oil prices, gas supplies, and necessitating calls for energy conservation while shaping U.S. military operations and international sanctions.

• U.S. Pauses Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market — The New York Times Business -
• Trump considers ‘winding down’ US military operations against Iran — Financial Times -
• No Cease-Fire With Iran, Trump Says — Wall Street Journal -

• UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz — Financial Times -
• Opinion | Iran Attacks the Gulf Arabs. Will They Fight Back? — Wall Street Journal -
• Oil Prices Tick Up and U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply — The New York Times Business -
• Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Trump considers ‘winding down’ US military operations — Financial Times -
• The Effects of High Oil Prices — The New York Times Business -
• US to deploy thousands more troops to the Middle East — Financial Times -
• Fed Official Urges Caution on Rate Cuts as Iran War Drags On — The New York Times Business -
• Russia offered to curb its support for Iran if US halted aid to Ukraine — Financial Times -
• In This Crisis, the Best Investors Can Expect From the Fed Is Nothing — The New York Times Business -
• Iran war will scar the global economy — Financial Times -
• U.S. Gas Exporters Stand to Be the Big Winners of the Energy Crisis — Wall Street Journal -
• How the oil shock might spread — Financial Times -
• How the Iran War Narrowed Flight Corridors Between Europe and Asia — The New York Times Business -
• Stocks Fall, Oil Steadies as U.S. Seeks to Avert Energy Crisis — Wall Street Journal -
• The U.S. Economy Is Insulated From High Oil Prices. Americans Aren’t. — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Time to Take Oil out of Newsom’s Hands — Wall Street Journal -
• Opinion | The Negative Nattering Never Ends — Wall Street Journal -
• From Four-Day Weeks to AC Bans, the World Is Scrambling to Save Energy — Wall Street Journal -
• Why is the Iran crisis pummelling the gilts market? — Financial Times -
• Two arrested after attempt to enter UK nuclear submarine base — Financial Times -
• Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher Prices — The New York Times Business -
• Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia — The New York Times Business -
• Iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns IEA — Financial Times -
• How High Will Oil Climb? Markets Brace for More Bad News. — The New York Times Business -
• India’s central bank battles to protect rupee from Iran war fallout — Financial Times -
• UK household energy bills to rise by £332 as Iran war drives up prices — Financial Times -
• FirstFT: Fears of jet fuel shortage rattle airlines — Financial Times -
• IEA calls for working from home, driving slower and flying less to tackle energy crisis — Financial Times -
• Work From Home, Carpool and Fly Less to Combat Soaring Oil Prices, IEA Says — Wall Street Journal -
• EU agrees on review of emissions trading system as energy crisis bites — Financial Times -
• Meat cargoes bound for Gulf stranded as conflict hits Eid trade — Financial Times -
• Quiet rituals of survival in Tehran — Financial Times -
• Airlines draw up contingency plans over jet fuel shortage fears — Financial Times -
• Military briefing: the perils of the Hormuz escort plan — Financial Times -
• Maritime security is key to global energy supplies — Financial Times -
• Qatar’s gas empire comes under fire — Financial Times -
• The war over tail risks is in full swing — Financial Times -
• Divorced parents cite Middle East war to break custody deals, lawyers say — Financial Times -
• China cracks down on fuel and fertiliser exports — Financial Times -
• Mortgage Rates Highest in Three Months as War Weighs on Housing Market — The New York Times Business -
• Saudi Arabia Sees a Spike to $180 Oil if Energy Shock Persists Past April — Wall Street Journal -

Global markets are reacting to the Iran war with rising UK borrowing costs, investor concerns over inflation, and central banks bracing for interest rate changes as **Blackstone’s credit fund reports losses and Nobel laureate Christopher Sims** is remembered for his economic insights.

• Flagship Blackstone credit fund posts first monthly loss since 2022 — Financial Times -
• UK borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008 as economic hit from war mounts — Financial Times -
• Investors start to bet on US interest rate rises amid inflation fears — Financial Times -

• Strait talking — Financial Times -
• Bank of England’s tough rhetoric on rates makes it an outlier — Financial Times -
• New rises in UK mortgage rates ‘very likely’ amid inflation fears — Financial Times -
• Goldman’s chief warns private credit risks show cycle ‘has not been repealed’ — Financial Times -
• UK regulator to probe collapsed mortgage lender MFS — Financial Times -
• Best Business Debt Consolidation Loans in March 2026 — Wall Street Journal -
• Is it time for me to buy equities again? — Financial Times -
• War threatens outlook for UK public finances as borrowing overshoots — Financial Times -
• Smiths Group Leads FTSE 100 Fallers as It Issues Slightly Light Outlook — Wall Street Journal -
• Maybe the real Bank of England surprise is that they agreed with each other — Financial Times -
• Central Banks Brace for Inflation as Energy Prices Surge — The New York Times Business -
• Interest rates take fright — Financial Times -
• Christopher A. Sims, 83, Dies; Won Nobel on Ways to Steer the Economy — The New York Times Business -

The media industry is undergoing significant change with Pentagon press restrictions ruled unconstitutional and CBS News Radio ending operations amid layoffs, while the AI landscape sees debate over AI regulation, tech worker adoption, and allegations of AI use in publishing.

• Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional — The New York Times Business -
• Can Europe break free from US tech dominance? Submit your questions — Financial Times -
• Eight States Seek Restraining Order to Stop $6.2 Billion Nexstar-Tegna Combination — Wall Street Journal -

• Opinion | Why the Trump FCC Cares About Your Sports Viewing — Wall Street Journal -
• Supermicro drops 33% after co-founder charged with smuggling Nvidia chips to China — Financial Times -
• The AI revolt in Maga-land — Financial Times -
• More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use. — The New York Times Business -
• CBS News Radio, Onetime Home of Murrow, Will End Amid Layoffs — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | The Economics of Regulating AI — Wall Street Journal -
• CBS News to End Storied Radio Broadcast, Lay Off 6% of Staff — Wall Street Journal -
• Donald Trump urges narrow AI regulation amid fierce Maga backlash — Financial Times -
• Mistral CEO: AI companies should pay a content levy in Europe — Financial Times -
• Anthropic showdown fractures Trump’s pact with Silicon Valley — Financial Times -
• Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction? — The New York Times Business -
• Edward Jones insists AI will not replace its $2.5tn financial adviser network — Financial Times -
• Will Saturday Night Live work in the UK? — Financial Times -
• Richard Mauer, Reporter Who Probed Corruption in Alaska, Dies at 76 — The New York Times Business -
• F.C.C. Approves Nexstar’s Acquisition of a Local TV Rival — The New York Times Business -
• Publisher Pulls ‘Shy Girl’ Horror Novel After AI Allegations — Wall Street Journal -
• A Vegas Gambler, a Hollywood Power Player and the Legal Fight Roiling Paramount — Wall Street Journal -
• Nexstar Says Tegna Merger Has Closed With Federal Approval — Wall Street Journal -

Elon Musk was found liable for Twitter investor losses, alongside K-Pop's global ambitions and **major M&A talks including Unilever's food division sale**; other key corporate news includes **XPeng’s first profit, Prestige Consumer Healthcare acquisitions, and Tesla Semi-truck success**.

• Elon Musk Is Liable for Some Twitter Investors’ Losses, Jury Says — Wall Street Journal -
• Musk defrauded Twitter investors during buyout, jury finds — Financial Times -
• Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ Tour Was Big. BTS Wants to Go Bigger. — Wall Street Journal -

• Big drugmakers saved at least $5bn on US taxes shifting income overseas — Financial Times -
• Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Why Mayo and Soap No Longer Mix for Unilever — Wall Street Journal -
• A bet on Bill Ackman’s new listing is complex — Financial Times -
• Prestige Consumer Healthcare to Buy Breathe Right, Other Brands for $1.045 Billion — Wall Street Journal -
• Centerview to face trial over star banker’s pay dispute — Financial Times -
• BTS Is Back With ‘Arirang,’ but the K-Pop Landscape Has Changed — The New York Times Business -
• Project ‘Buff Baby’ Transformed a Huggies Diaper. Now It Could Change the Way We Shop. — Wall Street Journal -
• Fast Food’s Math Problem: Making Burgers Cheap With Beef at Records — Wall Street Journal -
• ‘Streetwise’ Review: A Banker’s Goldman Age — Wall Street Journal -
• Unilever in talks to sell food division to spice and sauce maker McCormick — Financial Times -
• Macquarie and Chinese fund explore sale of £1bn stake in UK gas network — Financial Times -
• XPeng Posts First-Ever Profit on Strong Sales, Margins — Wall Street Journal -
• JD Wetherspoon warns profits to miss forecasts as costs rise — Financial Times -
• How Geopolitics Threaten K-Pop’s Ambitions in China — The New York Times Business -
• Unilever in Talks to Separate Food Business and Combine It With McCormick — Wall Street Journal -
• Big Brother is watching at JPMorgan — Financial Times -
• The case for slicing up consumer conglomerates further — Financial Times -
• JPMorgan deploys tech to monitor junior bankers’ working hours — Financial Times -
• Uber to Buy Rivian Vehicles for Use as Driverless Taxis — The New York Times Business -
• Adani’s win against Vedanta in takeover fight leaves shareholders with nothing — Financial Times -
• Tesla Finally Has Its First Semi-Truck and It’s Already a Hit With Truckers — Wall Street Journal -

Domestically, the IRS is phasing out paper checks and student loan delinquencies are at record highs, while Obamacare enrollment sees a mixed picture and Labour Party policy faces challenges amidst UK immigration debates and AI regulation concerns in the US.

• Opinion | Trump’s Lina Khan Impersonator — Wall Street Journal -
• IRA victims withdraw civil case against Gerry Adams — Financial Times -
• Corporate America Finally Reveals (Some of) Its Tax Secrets — Wall Street Journal -

• ‘Raúlito’ Rodríguez Castro, the Cuban scion leading talks with the US — Financial Times -
• Retail investors aren’t crazy for Farage and Kwarteng’s bitcoin business — Financial Times -
• Rayner leads Labour revolt on immigration plans in new test for Starmer — Financial Times -
• Canada Retail Sales Look to Build on January’s 1.1% Rise — Wall Street Journal -
• A prosperous Britain means facing up to trade-offs — Financial Times -
• Pressure grows on Starmer to drop EU ‘red lines’ — Financial Times -
• Rahm Emanuel and the 2028 ‘ideas primary’ — Financial Times -
• The I.R.S. Is Phasing Out Paper Checks. Here’s How to Speed Your Refund. — The New York Times Business -
• Iberian blackout prompts calls for Europe-wide grid reforms — Financial Times -
• Record Number of Student Loan Borrowers Are in Delinquency and Default — The New York Times Business -
• How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story — The New York Times Business -
• Blood Plasma Centers Move Into More Middle-Class Neighborhoods — The New York Times Business -
• Net zero is not a zero-sum game — Financial Times -
• Labour’s leftward shift and the bond vigilante threat — Financial Times -

Art Basel Hong Kong highlights global art market activity while Hong Kong's property market hopes for a bounce, alongside features on luxury travel and cultural narratives.

• Angela’s ambitions — Financial Times -
• Six shows to see during Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 — Financial Times -
• Can a surge of new arrivals rescue Hong Kong’s property sales market? — Financial Times -

• ‘Who doesn’t love a cowboy?’: jeweller Lisa Eisner talks taste — Financial Times -
• Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 — Financial Times -
• Le Sirenuse Mare: the hottest address on the Amalfi Coast — Financial Times -
• Behind the myth-making of Mossad — Financial Times -