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Can’t cook, won’t cook? Start by feeding yourself — Nigella Lawson

A cure for kitchen nerves, plus a recipe for anchovy pasta

The energy crisis is no excuse for bad subsidies

We know what worked and what failed the last time around

Fed's Hawkish Tilt, Iran Concerns Weigh on Markets | The China Show 4/30/2026

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and …

China Allows State Refiners to Export Some Fuels to Asian Buyers

China has given state-owned refiners the green light to export 500,000 tons of fuels to a handful of regular customers, …

European stocks and government bonds fall as oil price surges

Energy shock intensifies fears that global economy faces prolonged period of higher inflation

Lazard to buy private capital advisory group in $575mn deal

Acquisition comes as private capital groups push into increasingly complicated transactions requiring advisory

Trump launches review of US troops in Germany

Threat comes days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised US strategy in Iran

The Fed’s balancing act

Plus tech earnings

French lenders miss out on trading boom powering Wall Street banks

BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole report higher first-quarter profit but are unable to fully capitalise on market volatility

StanChart books $190mn charge on Iran war

Asia-focused bank reports record quarterly profit even as it sets aside funds to hedge against Middle East risk

Oil prices hit new highs on fears of fresh US military action against Iran

Brent crude rises 4.5 per cent above $123 a barrel in Asian trading to highest level since conflict began

Private equity’s tempest in a teapot

CVC and KKR are facing the prospect of extended ownership of food businesses they acquired from Unilever