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How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions Reuters

A Chinese municipal borrower said it has enough funds to repay 1.08 billion yuan ($160 million) in offshore notes due next week, after people familiar with the matter said a plan to refinance that debt with a new bond sale had been delayed.

Clarkson Plc expects its full year performance to be “materially ahead of market expectations” after the shipbroker delivered a record first-half performance boosted by “exceptional volatility” caused by the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

It’s been a sobering stretch for Palantir Technologies Inc. shareholders, who have watched their once high-flying positions lose more than 40% of their value since the stock hit a peak in November.

Gold advanced after US President Donald Trump said fresh negotiations with Iran would begin later on Monday, raising hopes for a breakthrough in the months-long conflict that would ease energy-driven inflation.

Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector

Generals lose their current wars by fighting the last one. And regulators in the City of London and on the continent are creating a new crisis because they’re making exactly that mistake.

Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman Sachs, joined Haslinda Amin on Insight with Haslinda Amin to discuss growing risks in diesel markets. Dart says disruptions to Russian fuel exports and the US-Iran war are tightening supplies, raising concerns about global refining cap

Taiwan security chief says China's 'hybrid warfare' tests whole region

China's factory gauges show more signs of slowdown on weak demand