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Investors set to scrutinise exposure to private credit as Wall Street reports earnings

First-quarter results come amid growing concerns around the links between traditional lenders and the private credit boom

ECB seeks to break ‘deadlock’ on common deposit insurance

Regulator urges governments to fast-track long-delayed idea to help break down merger barriers

Wallenbergs rescue Swedish green steel project with €1.4bn funding deal

Stegra has been striving to avoid same fate as bankrupt Northvolt

BP hails ‘exceptional’ quarter for oil traders as Iran war stokes volatility

Energy shock unleashed by the conflict has left traders and refineries competing for available cargoes

The Vix indicator of the time to buy

A rise in the equity market’s fear gauge is usually a signal of a rally to come

China’s Battery Exports Surge as War Drives Energy-Supply Crunch

China’s lithium battery exports surged in the first quarter, reinforcing early signs of demand for alternative power sources to counter …

Small caps revisited

Index choice matters, and so do valuations

‘There is only one QQQ,’ prays Invesco

QQQ quake

JD Vance takes on ‘poisoned chalice’ of Trump’s foreign policy missions

Vice-president returns to Washington empty-handed after twin failures on Iran talks and in Hungary

Why ‘glue work’ can finally shine in the age of AI

Automating technical skills will transform the value of those who can build relationships and hold projects together

Corporate America set to deliver bumper earnings despite Iran war

Analysts expect profits to be boosted by weak dollar and Trump administration’s tax and spending plans

OpenAI investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts

Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead