Ongoing developments surrounding a **White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting incident reveal the suspect targeted President Trump and US officials, leading Trump to advocate for a new White House ballroom citing this as the third assassination attempt in two years. This highlights a long history of violent incidents involving Donald Trump and the fear at the Correspondents' Dinner** following shots fired.

• Trump says shooting incident shows why he needs new White House ballroom — Financial Times -
• FirstFT: Shooting suspect had written about targeting Trump, authorities say — Financial Times -
• Who is the alleged shooter? — Financial Times -

• Confusion and Fright at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Shots Were Fired — The New York Times Business -
• Alleged Trump shooter was targeting US officials, authorities say — Financial Times -
• Trump and the recurring assassin — Financial Times -
• The long history of violent incidents involving Donald Trump — Financial Times -
• Trump rushed offstage at White House correspondents’ dinner after shots fired — Financial Times -

The Iran war is causing significant global economic shocks for developing nations, with US motorists facing high petrol prices and oil and stock markets showing muted reactions after a peace talks cancellation, while Gulf-backed dealmaking is in doubt and US sanctions on Russia and Iran are haphazardly deployed amidst efforts to demine the Strait of Hormuz and arguments that US oil and gas fight tyrants. This also impacts specific markets like pistachio supplies amid a Dubai chocolate boom.

• Muted Reaction as Oil and Stock Markets Reopen — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | U.S. Oil and Gas Fight Tyrants — Wall Street Journal -
• US motorists skimp at the pump as Iran war keeps petrol prices high — Financial Times -

• The Iran war shock for developing nations — Financial Times -
• U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare — The New York Times Business -
• Iran war hits pistachio supplies amid Dubai chocolate boom — Financial Times -
• In charts: How the Iran war put billions of Gulf-backed dealmaking in doubt — Financial Times -
• How to demine the Strait of Hormuz — Financial Times -

Proposed zero-hour contract crackdowns are being warned by businesses to risk job losses, while **major City reforms are expected in the King’s Speech, and UK car loan companies accept a £9bn mis-selling redress scheme. Debates continue on bank taxes, Labour's legislative achievements, housing developer fire safety bills, and high streets rebounding with TikTok generation buzz, even as Britain acts richer than it is and Nigel Farage targets Labour-transformed Barnsley**.

• Zero-hour contract crackdown risks job losses, business warns — Financial Times -
• Nigel Farage targets Barnsley, a town transformed by Labour — Financial Times -
• Major City reforms to be set out in King’s Speech — Financial Times -

• UK car loan companies accept £9bn mis-selling redress scheme — Financial Times -
• Britain acts richer than it is — Financial Times -
• UK high streets rebound as TikTok generation brings in-store buzz — Financial Times -
• Developer to fight £48mn government fire safety bill on human rights grounds — Financial Times -
• Why bank taxes might be back on the table in the UK — Financial Times -
• What has Labour actually achieved? — Financial Times -

The **path for Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Fed chair has been cleared, while investors are seeking signals from the Fed regarding economic direction. Concerns are rising over rising costs causing couples to delay having children and America’s pandemic car bubble trapping buyers in debt, alongside discussions on Spirit Airlines and the new state capitalism and the shortage of high-earning aircraft technicians**.

• Opinion | Spirit Airlines and the New State Capitalism — Wall Street Journal -
• Senior Republican clears path for Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Fed chair — Financial Times -
• Thom Tillis Is Prepared to Advance Kevin Warsh After U.S. Drops Fed Inquiry — The New York Times Business -

• Rising Costs Are Causing Couples to Delay or Forgo Having Children — The New York Times Business -
• What signals can investors expect from the Fed? — Financial Times -
• Aircraft Technicians Make Six Figures and Airlines Can’t Find Enough of Them — Wall Street Journal -
• America’s Pandemic Car Bubble Is Now Trapping Buyers in Debt — Wall Street Journal -

The global tech landscape sees **Jeff Bezos’s AI lab expanding to London, discussions on measuring AI firms’ gargantuan energy plans, and Dwarkesh Patel’s podcast eavesdropping on the AI elite, while China’s Xiaomi targets European EV expansion and the Pentagon finds Malaysia as a supplier for rare earths to break China's chokehold. Corporate strategies also include Starbucks and new corporate geography** to unbundle headquarters.

• The Pentagon Needed Rare Earths—and Found a Supplier in Malaysia — Wall Street Journal -
• Starbucks, Nashville and the new corporate geography — Financial Times -
• Dwarkesh Patel’s Podcast Lets You Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite — The New York Times Business -

• How Do You Measure A.I. Firms’ Gargantuan Energy Plans? In ‘Bragawatts.’ — The New York Times Business -
• Jeff Bezos’s AI lab in talks over taking London office space at King’s Cross — Financial Times -
• China’s smartphone king takes on Elon Musk in Europe with premium EVs — Financial Times -

**Mali’s Russian-backed regime faces co-ordinated attacks from militants, while Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals merge Israeli political parties ahead of an election, and King Charles’s White House visit tests the special relationship. Concerns are also raised about Canadian red tape being worse than Trump tariffs and Vladimir Putin’s regime turning on book publishers**.

• Co-ordinated attacks threaten Mali’s Russian-backed regime — Financial Times -
• Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest rivals merge Israeli political parties — Financial Times -
• King Charles White House visit tests special relationship — Financial Times -

• Canadian red tape is worse than Trump tariffs, say industry groups — Financial Times -
• Vladimir Putin’s regime turns on book publishers — Financial Times -

The **biopic ‘Michael’ is proving a massive box-office hit, shaking off bad reviews and expected to collect $200 million in its opening weekend, while financial advice suggests a ‘Die with Zero’ philosophy on spending money. Other stories include tracing US government gold to a drug cartel, the fight against ‘Zombie Deer Disease’, business travelers getting upgraded economy seats, Chevy Humphrey leading a science museum, a disputed Supreme Court scoop, and an opinion on the World Cup**.

• Opinion | The New York Times’s Deceptive Supreme Court Scoop — Wall Street Journal -
• ‘Michael’ Sets New Box-Office Record for Biopics — Wall Street Journal -
• ‘Michael’ is Expected to Collect $200 Million in First Weekend, Shaking Off Bad Reviews — The New York Times Business -

• Bill Perkins Doesn’t Think You Should Wait to Spend Your Money. He Told Us Why. — Wall Street Journal -
• How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel — The New York Times Business -
• Chevy Humphrey Is Running Experiments at the Griffin Science Museum in Chicago — The New York Times Business -
• Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What? — The New York Times Business -
• This World Cup is missing an open goal — Financial Times -
• Good news for business travellers — Financial Times -