US Treasury targets Iran's aviation sector with sweeping new sanctions Reuters

Old problems bedevil balance-sheets and hold back lending

John Marshall to buy Eagle Financial Services in ~$253M all-stock deal

Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war, 73 hurt Reuters

The UK government would be better off backing clusters and widening access to opportunity

Over the holiday weekend, the Trump administration appealed a Friday ruling on mail-in ballots, asking the US Supreme Court to allow it to use the US Postal Service to choke off access to the voting method used by one-third of all Americans. But in many ways, the president has already won the battle

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. is likely to price its long-awaited initial public offering at 1,700 rupees to 1,785 rupees a share, below an earlier marketed range of 2,000 rupees to 2,100 rupees, according to people familiar with the matter.

EasyJet faces $72 million lawsuit over stranded Airbus planes, FT reports Reuters

Comments by Andrew Bailey add to problems facing Andy Burnham ahead of next month’s Budget

India hints at the answer