And oil prices have jumped after Donald Trump suggested there’s no immediate end to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Bill Moran spent 30 years at Treasury and says the wellbeing of children is an economic issue.
And King Charles is in the United States for a state visit.
The outcome of an investigation into ‘matters that had been raised’ about the FMA chair will be released ‘shortly’.
And British oil giant Shell to buy Canada’s ARC Resources for US$16.4b.
The Middle East war is adding $2.5m a month to the company’s costs.
Big tech is due to report this week, as job losses mount in the wake of the AI frenzy, and markets watch for ‘bang for buck’ in AI spend.
Brothers Josiah and Sam Bugden see opportunity for international expansion but have hard decisions to make on funding and focus.
Forsyth Barr’s Aaron Ibbotson says global markets have largely powered through on the basis that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘one way or the other’, while mega tech firms cull jobs.
And Warner Bros Discovery shareholders approve US$111b takeover by rival Paramount.
