Market News
- Banks Rejected By Supreme Court in Muni Bond Price-Fixing Case
by Greg Stohr on April 20, 2026 at 1:33 pmThe US Supreme Court refused to block a class action lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars from Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other financial institutions for allegedly fixing prices in the municipal bond market.
- AI Junk-Debt Offering Wave Rolls On as Edged Compute Sells Bonds
by Gowri Gurumurthy on April 20, 2026 at 1:12 pmData center developers are returning to the junk-debt market to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, adding to wave of new issuance.
- Magyar Unveils Cabinet Team to Lead Hungary’s Economic Reset
by Thomas Escritt on April 20, 2026 at 1:08 pmHungary’s incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar named the key ministers for his new government who will help shoulder the task of repairing frayed European ties and relaunching a stagnant economy.
- US Homebuilders Set for Another ‘Lost’ Earnings Season
by Rachel Phua, Ignacio Gonzalez on April 20, 2026 at 1:00 pmFor US homebuilders, the Iran war dashed what little optimism they had left for this earnings season.
- Iran Wavers on Peace Talks & UAE Explores US Financial Lifeline: WSJ | The Pulse 04/20/2026
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating […]
- Psychedelic Stocks Soar as Trump Signs Order to Ease Access
Shares of companies involved in psychedelic-related therapies are surging in premarket trading […]
- Strategy Buys $2.54 Billion of Bitcoin, Most Since November 2024
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. bought $2.54 billion in Bitcoin over the previous seven days, […]
- Kuwait Declares Force Majeure on Oil Shipments on Hormuz Halt
Kuwait declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products as the blockade of the […]
- Oil and Gas Rise After US Seizure of Iranian Ship Imperils Talks
Oil and natural gas prices rose after the US Navy seized an Iranian ship during a chaotic weekend […]
- Stocks Halt Rally as Oil Climbs on Hormuz Setbacks: Markets Wrap
A rally in oil drove stocks lower as a turbulent weekend in the Middle East cast doubt on prospects […]
- Broker Groww’s Profit Tops Estimates After 100% Post-IPO Surge
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd. reported fourth-quarter profit that was above estimates, as […]
- Copper Wavers Near Two-Month High as US-Iran Tensions Escalate
Copper eased from its highest close since early February but continued to hover near that level as […]
political news
- Milei’s Auction of Argentine Railroads Risks Sidelining US-Backed Bidder
by Patrick Gillespie, Michael O'Boyle on April 20, 2026 at 1:06 pmPresident Javier Milei is seeking billions in private capital to turn Argentina’s decaying freight railways into a key route for hauling grain and minerals to export ports.
- Kremlin Loyalist Who Turned on Putin Returns With More Criticism
by Anthony Halpin on April 20, 2026 at 1:02 pmIlya Remeslo, a pro-Kremlin activist who said he spent time in a psychiatric hospital after lashing out at President Vladimir Putin in a series of posts on Telegram last month, has reappeared with more critical messages aimed at the Kremlin.
- Bulgaria’s Radev Wins 45%, Gerb Has 13% With All Votes Counted
by Slav Okov on April 20, 2026 at 12:44 pmFormer President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria won 45% of the votes in Sunday’s general election, the country’s election administration said on Monday.
- EU Warns Balkan Hopefuls That Reforms Are Needed to Access Funds
by Jorge Valero, Misha Savic on April 20, 2026 at 12:18 pmThe European Union is warning six candidate countries in the western Balkans that they risk losing out of €700 million ($823 million) in funding from the bloc unless they carry out required reforms by the end of June, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- Netherlands Earmarks €1 Billion to Mitigate Iran Price Shocks
by Patrick Van Oosterom, Charlotte Hughes-Morgan on April 20, 2026 at 12:04 pmThe Netherlands has allocated more than €950 million ($1.1 billion) to blunt the Iran war’s economic effects on Dutch households and businesses, as it prepares for possible fuel shortages.
- China Warships to Hold Pacific Drills as Japan Tensions Rise
China has sent a group of warships to hold drills in the western Pacific Ocean, a move that comes […]
- Bulgaria Hands Russia-Friendly Radev Landslide Election Win
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions on Russia and military aid for Ukraine, scored […]
- Starmer Faces Showdown With Fired Official on Mandelson Saga
Keir Starmer is preparing for a showdown with the senior official he fired over the appointment of […]
- US Expands Asia Defense Drills in Shadow of China, Iran Threats
The US on Monday kicked off its major annual joint Indo-Pacific military drills in the Philippines, […]
- Thailand Mulls Higher Public Debt for $30 Billion Borrowing
Thailand’s government may lift a voluntary ceiling on public debt to open room for additional […]
Wealth
- UK Markets Will Likely Ignore Mandelson Drama
by John Stepek on April 20, 2026 at 1:32 pmPolitical squalls are far easier to shrug off than Britain’s long-term economic problems.
- Where to Invest $100,000: Energy, Agriculture and Digital Payments
by Paulina Cachero on April 20, 2026 at 11:00 amFour investment experts make a two-fold case for old-economy opportunities.
- Mamdani Says Second-Home Levy Plan Is Key Step to Tax the Rich
by Maria Paula Mijares Torres on April 19, 2026 at 1:00 pmNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani hailed a proposed annual surcharge on some owners of second homes in the city as an important step in his pledge to raise taxes on the wealthy.
- Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Unveils Plan for $27 Billion New City
by Abdel Latif Wahba, Tarek El-Tablawy on April 18, 2026 at 4:21 pmEgyptian property developer Talaat Moustafa Group unveiled a plan for a 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) new city on the outskirts of Cairo.
Tech & Innovation
- Tariff Angst Resurfaces Ahead of Earnings From Industrial Giants
by Matthew Griffin on April 20, 2026 at 1:25 pmMakers of power equipment, heavy machinery and air conditioners have been among the big winners in the US stock market this year, but renewed tariff concerns put them at risk of stumbling as earnings season gets underway.
- AI Junk-Debt Offering Wave Rolls On as Edged Compute Sells Bondsby Gowri Gurumurthy on April 20, 2026 at 1:12 pm
Data center developers are returning to the junk-debt market to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, adding to wave of new issuance.
- AI Nuclear Power Developer Fermi Slumps After Abrupt Exit of CEO
by Will Wade on April 20, 2026 at 1:01 pmFermi Inc., a developer of nuclear power for AI data centers, slumped after the sudden departure of co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Toby Neugebauer along with the company’s chief financial officer.
- Allbirds’ Move to AI Has Echoes of the Dot-Com Frenzy
by Austin Carr on April 20, 2026 at 11:02 amThe faltering shoe company says it will become an AI computing provider
- JPMorgan and Citi Take Payments Rivalry Onto the Blockchain
on April 20, 2026 at 11:00 amJPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global co-head of payments, Umar Farooq, and Citigroup Inc.’s global head of partnerships & innovation, Biswarup Chatterjee, talk about how the banks are playing in the new global payments space. They spoke to Bloomberg's Emily Mason in New York last month. (Source: Bloomberg)
