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Virgin Atlantic Boss Warns High Jet Fuel Costs Are 'here to Stay', Ft Reports
Date: April 14, 2026
April 13 (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic Chief Executive Corneel Koster has warned that elevated jet fuel prices are "here to stay", and said that a prolonged war in the Middle East could dampen global...
HSBC Chair Says Middle East Peace Deal Needed to Restore Global Energy Flows
Date: April 14, 2026
By Selena Li HONG KONG, April 14 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Chair Brendan Nelson said on Tuesday that a Middle East peace deal was essential to ensure a substantial resumption of global energy flows,...
Stocks Gain, Oil and Dollar Retreat on Hopes for US-Iran Resolution
Date: April 14, 2026
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, April 14 (Reuters) - Asian stocks advanced while oil prices and the safe-haven dollar fell on Tuesday as the U.S. said it continued to engage with Tehran to make a deal even as...
Dollar Steady as US Blocks Iranian Ships, Talks Continue
Date: April 14, 2026
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - The dollar was largely steady on Tuesday as investors weighed supply risks stemming from a U.S. blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz...
Rising Fuel Prices Weigh on UK Consumers, Surveys Show
Date: April 13, 2026
April 14 (Reuters) - Surging fuel prices caused by the conflict in Iran weighed on British consumers last month, dampening household spending as travel plans were shelved, surveys showed on Tuesday....
Surging Petrol Prices Drive Record Ev Sales in Europe in March
Date: April 13, 2026
By Alessandro Parodi April 14 (Reuters) - High petrol prices in Europe steered car buyers towards EVs in a record-beating March, and led to the first month of global EV sales growth this year, data by...