US motorists skimp at the pump as Iran war keeps petrol prices high
The soaring cost of driving presents a political problem for Trump ahead of midterm elections in November
Economic news
Read More
Iran war hits pistachio supplies amid Dubai chocolate boom
Prices for the nuts have surged after disruption to export routes from Iran, a major producer of the nut
Defence stocks give back gains as investors buy rumour but sell war
Production bottlenecks and uncertainty over US munitions funding weigh on stock prices for weapons makers
Marketing collective The Independents explores $1bn stake sale
Paris-based group in talks with its investors amid slump in high-end market
Chart of the Week: The S&P just doesn’t care
The war is over — in the US stock market, at least
No edge, no hedge: why markets are stuck
Neither extreme optimism nor extreme pessimism makes much sense, and neither is easy nor safe to express