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The White House has announced the US would hold direct talks with Iran, with Vice President JD Vance leading an American delegation to Islamabad, despite continued fighting in the Middle East. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The Korean won may rebound back to levels seen before the US-Iran war in the second quarter because of lower oil prices and foreign inflows to stocks, strategists said....

Rezolve AI Plc is taking a takeover proposal directly to Commerce.com Inc. shareholders after talks with the board and management faltered....

The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked on Wednesday even after a ceasefire was agreed between the US and Iran, with just three ships observed leaving the region. Arnold & Porter Senior International Policy Advisor discusses the importance of reopening the Strait and explains why the US has a strong interest in preserving the waterway as a channel for free trade and navigation. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Japanese ambassador to Moscow Akira Muto to lodge a protest over an investment agreement between Japan's Terra Drone and a Ukrainian developer of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a statement from the ministry....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a key electoral test as voters in key Indian states head to the polls, with his handling of cooking gas shortages and industrial disruptions triggered by the Middle East crisis emerging as a central issue....

Thailand's sovereign bonds — among the world's worst performers since the Iran war erupted — face more losses as rising inflation risks add to worries over fiscal strain, analysts say....

As war injects extreme volatility into oil and gas markets, the global race for energy security is making China stronger, according to Jacky Tang, emerging markets chief investment officer at the private banking arm of Deutsche Bank AG....

Venezuela's interim government will raise monthly salaries for public-sector workers as authorities seek to ease pressure on households after months of high inflation and low wage increases....

Anthropic employees have sold some equity to investors, wrapping up a secondary share sale that started earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter. But some investors weren't able to pick up as many shares as they planned because of the limited number that employees were willing to sell....

Pacific Investment Management Co. is looking to sell a portion of the $14 billion of debt financing it's providing for a massive Oracle Corp. data center in Michigan, according to people with knowledge of the matter....

The number of Britons looking to buy a home nosedived in March after the mortgage market was rocked by conflict in the Middle East, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors....

A federal appeals court declined for now Anthropic PBC's request to pause a declaration by the Pentagon that the artificial intelligence company poses a risk to the US supply chain, even as plans for a broader government ban on its technology remain blocked by a California judge....

China's military appointed an executive from a state telecommunications company as a senior colonel in its reserve force, highlighting Beijing's continued efforts to integrate civilian technology with its armed forces....

Government facilities in Singapore will take steps to reduce electricity consumption to boost the nation's energy resilience as the conflict in the Middle East tightens global energy supplies....

North Korea conducted a slew of new weapons tests, the state run Korean Central News Agency said, including one involving an electromagnetic weapon system and a carbon fiber bomb....

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Citigroup's Scott Chronert, Yale School of Management's Gautam Mukunda, Hartree Partners' Ed Morse, Tradeweb CEO Billy Hult, Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders, National Center of Energy Analytics' Neil Atkinson, The Conference Board's Yelena Shulyatyeva, Apollo Private Equity's David Sambur, & Coldwell Banker Affiliates President Jason Waugh. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Wall Street's top regulators should investigate unusual trading activity in oil and equity futures markets shortly before President Donald Trump postponed military strikes against Iran last month, a lawmaker said Wednesday....

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shareholders should approve the company's planned sale to Paramount Skydance Corp. at an April 23 special meeting, according to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc....

Gold steadied after a two-day gain as traders weighed the prospect for a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war, even as sporadic fighting threatened to derail a fragile ceasefire....