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Rheinmetall cuts sales outlook as Germany scraps warship projectBerlin's cancellation strips a chunk of expected revenue from Europe's biggest defence contractor, a reminder that even the rearmament boom has budget limits.Booking Holdings beats estimates, keeps guidance unchangedBooking Holdings beat Q2 estimates on resilient travel demand and left full-year guidance untouched, which is the more interesting number given how many consumer companies have been cutting outlook…Marriott's Middle East exposure just showed up in the numbersMarriott flagging that the Middle East conflict weighed on sales confirms what airlines have been saying for months quietly: regional conflict is now a line item in hospitality earnings, not a foot…Diesel prices are the real Middle East risk gauge nowDiesel markets reacting harder than crude to the latest Middle East escalation reflects a structural squeeze that's been building for months: European refining capacity has shrunk since the energy …Washington intercepts Iranian missiles, readies new Russia sanctionsTwo fronts moved at once and neither is contained. US forces say they intercepted an Iranian missile attack described as a surprise, the kind of phrase that should worry anyone pricing Gulf shippin…Defence stocks jump on hopes John Healey has Treasury backing to spendBAE Systems and Babcock shares climbed on speculation that Healey's move to the Treasury signals a chancellor sympathetic to raising defence spending beyond the current 2.5% of GDP target, rather t…Brent above $90 and London's earnings season is the first casualtyProfit warnings from FTSE-listed firms are running well ahead of last quarter's pace, and the common thread in every one of them is the same line about fuel costs and freight disruption through the…Chevron shops for a Hormuz workaround as US strikes widenOil majors don't quietly explore pipeline routes through Syria unless they think the Strait of Hormuz is a genuine liability, not a temporary scare. Chevron and Iraqi officials are looking at bypas…Heating oil customers get compensation after price-hike rulingRedress payments are landing for households hit by unexplained heating oil price spikes, a small but overdue win for rural customers with no mains gas alternative and little pricing leverage.Lockheed buying Ultra Maritime for $3.5bn is a bet that undersea warfare is the next defence spending priorityLockheed Martin is the frontrunner to acquire Ultra Maritime, the UK-based naval technology specialist, in a deal valued at around $3.5bn, and the strategic logic is tight: undersea warfare systems…US-Iran halt strikes ahead of talks, but oil already priced in the reliefThe ceasefire signal is real, but do not mistake de-escalation for resolution. Washington and Tehran have agreed to pause strikes and meet this week, which was enough to push Brent higher in early …Putin admits Russia has fuel shortages. That is a significant concession about the cost of the war.A Russian president publicly acknowledging domestic fuel supply problems is not a routine data point. Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries have forced the admission, and the operational lo…Gold retreats on Iran ceasefire signalGold pulled back as the US-Iran halt-in-strikes announcement reduced immediate safe-haven demand. The move is mechanically consistent with reduced geopolitical premium, but with talks yet to produc…Gold extends drop as US-Iran strikes override safe haven bidGold fell to four-month lows around $4,400 per ounce despite fresh US airstrikes on Iran, extending what has become its worst monthly performance since October 2008. The traditional safe-haven bid …South Korea bets big on AI chips and defense boomThe country is capturing a rare convergence of AI infrastructure demand and geopolitical defense spending just as domestic policy support lags peers. Samsung pledged $228 billion for new semiconduc…Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefireBoth governments have committed to implementing a full ceasefire, conditional on steps by Hezbollah to withdraw forces and weapons from southern Lebanon. The agreement includes international monito…Xi lambasted Japan's 'remilitarisation' in closed-door Trump summitChinese President Xi Jinping sharply criticized Japan's defense buildup during November's Beijing summit with Trump, accusing Tokyo of "remilitarisation" as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes def…US cuts Europe troops to pre-Ukraine levelsThe Pentagon plans to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, reducing the US force posture in Europe from four brigades to three and returning to roughly pre-Ukraine invasion levels. The move co…Xi tells Trump that Putin might 'regret' Ukraine invasionBeijing is quietly distancing itself from Moscow's war. During Trump's recent summit in Beijing, Xi privately told him that Putin might 'regret' his 2022 invasion decision, marking a sharp shift fr…Trump calls off Iran strike after Gulf states interveneTrump postponed a planned military strike on Iran after Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE asked for a delay, saying they were 'getting very close to making a deal.' The former president said the US …European airfares set to rise as fuel refining capacity tightensIATA's Willie Walsh called higher European airfares "inevitable" as Middle East refining constraints push jet fuel premiums above crude oil gains. Aviation Week reports fuel typically represents 20…Gold steady at $4,697 as Iran clashes dim truce hopesUS strikes on Iranian military targets killed yesterday's peace rally in precious metals. Gold held near $4,697 per ounce after Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz esca…Trump's Iran ultimatum expires Tuesday as ceasefire talks stallDonald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz until Tuesday 8pm ET, threatening strikes on power plants and bridges if Tehran refuses. Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish m…Iran war costs Middle East tourism $600m dailyThe escalating Iran conflict is draining $600 million per day from Middle East tourism as major aviation hubs process a fraction of their normal 526,000 daily passengers. Over 5,000 flights were ca…Pope calls for Easter peace as Trump threatens Iran escalationPope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, used Easter Sunday to call for dialogue and an end to the US-Israel war on Iran, urging leaders to lay down weapons and choose peace over force. His appeal …