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Higher jet fuel prices caused by the Middle East war will likely weigh down Air France-KLM's annual fuel bill by an additional third

Higher fuel prices

Air France-KLM trims 2026 outlook over Middle East war impact

Volkswagen is facing intense competition in China, particularly for electric vehicles

Fundamental changes

Volkswagen warns of more cost cuts as profits plunge

The war in Iran has sent jet fuel prices skyrocketing

Amid relief talks

Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Mideast war hikes fuel prices

The expansion was driven by growth in exports as well as higher consumer and government spending

Iran war impact

German growth beats forecast but energy shock looms

Rolls-Royce supplies engines to the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, leaving it exposed to severe air travel disruptions in the wake of US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28

'Uncertainty for the industry'

Rolls-Royce confident on profits despite Mideast war disruption

France's economic growth stalled in the first quarter

French economy records zero growth in first quarter

Samsung Electronics posts record quarterly profit on AI boom

Soaring profits

Samsung Electronics posts record quarterly profit on AI boom

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says he is looking to build the kind of artificial intelligence agent that he'd feel good about giving to his mom

'We are trying novel things'

Meta chief Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending

Shares in UBS jumped after it reported better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter

'Excellent 1st quarter results'

UBS first-quarter profits jump 80% on investment banking

Like other carmakers, Mercedes is struggling to compete with low-cost competitors in China

'Intense competition'

Mercedes warns longer Mideast war could cause shortages

Kone's takeover of TKE is Finland's largest ever acquisition

€29.4 billion

Finnish lift maker Kone acquires German rival TKE, creating giant

Adidas warned of heavy discounting, particularly for footwear

Quarterly profits increase

Adidas reports higher profits but warns of 'volatile' climate

A lack of Pratt & Whitney engines held back Airbus during the first quarter

Falling behind rival Boeing

Airbus profits slide as deliveries drop

Energy prices have been under pressure on concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will crimp economic growth

BP reports huge profit rise in first quarter

A new law being drafted in Australia is being designed to stop tech giants from simply stripping news from their platforms -- something Meta and Google have done in the past

Meta, Google, and TikTok

Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

Ryanair said it would appeal the Italian fine, calling it 'bizarre'

Feeling the financial pain

Budget airlines first to cut flights as jet fuel prices soar

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and tech billionaire Elon Musk will face off over a past professional relationship gone sour

Regarding non-profit status

Opening remarks Tuesday in Elon Musk versus OpenAI

Investors were looking ahead to earnings this week from US tech titans Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple as well as tracking developments in the Middle East

No closer to end

Oil rises, stocks mixed as US-Iran peace talk hopes dim

The case against Google Gemini is the latest in a wave of litigation targeting AI companies over chatbot-linked deaths

Slammed by tech giant

EU tells Google to open Android to AI rivals

From 2027 onwards

Cash payments of €10,000 or more to be banned across EU

Beijing has blocked Meta's acquisition of Manus, an artificial intelligence agent created by a company founded in China but now based in Singapore

Regulatory review

China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI firm Manus

Visitors walk past the booth of Chinese automaker XPeng at the Beijing Auto Show

Thriving cooperation

'Joint venture in reverse': foreign carmakers seek edge with China partners

From painkillers to condoms

How the Iran war is driving up everyday essentials

Signal has long been a go-to messaging service for users especially concerned about communications secrecy

Encrypted messaging app

What is Signal and is it secure?

Brazil's electoral court has imposed new regulations restricting chatbots from providing advice about who to vote for in upcoming elections

'This is a turning point'

AI firms flex lobbying muscle on both side of Atlantic

This screen grab taken from a screen recording of the MarineTraffic website on April 21, 2026, shows data visualisation of maritime traffic in the Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman from April 18 to April 20

Week set to end on negative note

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as Intel shares surge

Porsche is parting ways with Croatian 'supercar' manufacturer Bugatti Rimac

Still to be approved by regulators

Porsche exits sports car maker Bugatti Rimac

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