548 stories · Page 11 of 55
On 17 Apr 2026 both Washington-based lenders formally recognised acting President Delcy Rodriguez and reopened financial relations with Caracas, ending a freeze that began in March 2019.
Maritime intelligence on 16 Apr 2026 shows Iran rerouting oil via an 11-tanker, 20-million-barrel offshore hub near Malaysia and slipping sanctioned ships through the Larak-Qeshm channel, probing a U.S. naval blockade imposed 13 Apr.
IEA chief Fatih Birol revealed that Europe’s commercial aviation stocks cover barely six more weeks, and mass flight cancellations loom unless the Iran-driven Strait of Hormuz blockade is lifted.
Gulf tanker traffic has halted since late February, slashing kerosene flows to Europe and prompting the IEA on 16 Apr 2026 to warn that continental stocks could run dry before summer, triggering pre-emptive flight cuts and fleet groundings.
On 15 April 2026 a Manhattan federal jury ruled that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized U.S. concert ticketing markets, opening the door to multibillion-dollar penalties and a potential corporate breakup.
An equipment-failure fire on 15–16 Apr 2026 shut the motor-gasoline section of Viva Energy’s 120,000 b/d Geelong refinery, forcing the plant that covers 10 % of Australia’s fuel to run at minimum rates and suspend petrol production while diesel and jet fuel continue at reduced levels.
On 14 April 2026 the IMF trimmed its 2026 world-GDP forecast to 3.1 % and issued country-specific downgrades—blaming a 19 % wartime spike in oil and shipping costs after the Strait of Hormuz closure.
On 14 Apr 2026 the IMF cut its 2026 global GDP growth projection to 3.1 %, down from the 3.3 % it had penciled in January, citing energy-market turmoil triggered by the late-February Iran conflict.
Fresh March CPI releases from Central Europe and a World Bank Africa update on 14 Apr 2026 all pointed to an energy-driven inflation uptick, reversing months of disinflation just as oil prices gyrated on news of possible U.S.–Iran talks.
On 14 Apr 2026 Amazon announced a $11.6 billion cash/stock agreement to buy satellite operator Globalstar, aiming to fold its 24-satellite MSS fleet and coveted spectrum into the delayed Leo constellation ahead of a 2028 direct-to-device launch.
Multi-perspective news analysis delivered to your inbox—free. We read 1,000s of sources so you don't have to.
