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US-Iran Truce Jolted After Both Trade Fire in Gulf | The China Show 5/5/2026

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

European Corn Hits Two-Year High as Input Cost Concerns Mount

European corn hit a fresh two-year high as weather concerns and higher farm input costs due to the closure of …

Great expectations (for earnings)

Stocks look cheaper — if everything goes perfectly

HSBC profits fall on higher credit charges

First-quarter income dips to $9.4bn, missing analyst expectations

Welcome to the Great Hunkering Down

Why aren’t more people quitting their jobs?

Consumers face more pain as companies threaten price rises

Executives warn that a prolonged energy shock would increase pressure to pass on costs to customers

Why the Iran war might not spur a faster transition to low-carbon energy

Increased priority on security of power supply might see some countries double down on fossil fuels

How Germany’s Merz torpedoed his plan to contain Trump

Swipe at US president appears to wipe out year-long effort to establish rapport

Reeves rowed with Bessent over Iran war criticism

Dispute between UK chancellor and US Treasury secretary underscores allies’ diverging stances on the conflict

Fortress expands in US legal market with personal injury law firm deal

Investment manager uses ownership structure designed to work around profession’s ban on outside equity capital

End of the line: why the Schroder family sold up

The sale of the UK’s largest independent asset manager comes after the death of a patriarch and the rise of …

What is at stake in Britain’s elections?

Reform, the Greens, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems are hoping to make gains at the expense of the two …