Business - Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed amid concerns over volatile oil prices with the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed.

NOTUS, a political news website, must temporarily suspend its plans to rebrand, a judge ruled in a trademark dispute brought by The Washington Star.

Gold edged lower, after US jobs data reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer.

The business momentum is clear here, validating the stock's dramatic comeback to fresh highs.

Taiwan’s central bank is extending its reach ever deeper into foreign-exchange markets, seeking to ensure currency stability as the artificial intelligence boom intensifies a divide between the island’s tech sector and the rest of the economy.

The law cites a New York Times investigation that found Uber received reports of sexual assault or sexual misconduct far more often than the company had publicly disclosed.

Rubio called Iran's actions illegal in testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The DOJ's $1.8 billion fund faced strong criticism because it could have compensated people convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Riot.

Asian stocks were set to track Wall Street higher as renewed enthusiasm for the artificial-intelligence trade drove the S&P 500 to a ninth day of gains.

Rather than a continuation of the company’s recent issues, isn’t this an example of the board doing what it is supposed to do? An easy narrative about the great BP boardroom drama runs like this: the plodding non-executive directors couldn’t handle the blunt ways of the hard-charging chair they had hired precisely to give the place a kick. Therefore the defenestration of Albert Manifold after only eight months in post shows BP is even more dysfunctional than thought. The best outcome for shareholders, on this reading, would be a takeover bid from Shell to put everybody out of their misery. In the meantime, continues this interpretation, Amanda Blanc, the Aviva boss who is the senior independent director, should let somebody else lead the search for the next chair , given how her last production turned out. Continue reading...