Morning News: April 22, 2026

Iran Gunboats Menace Hormuz as Its Own Tankers Test US Blockade

Oil Prices Creep Up as Investors Weigh Cease-Fire Extension

Hoarding Is Driving Energy Prices Higher Everywhere

Lufthansa Cuts 20,000 Flights to Save Fuel as Iran War Fallout Spreads

Iran War to Impact Shipping Long After It Ends, Japan’s MOL Says

Tariff War, Post-SCOTUS Update

Maybe Trump Shouldn’t Visit Xi After All

Warsh Ties Himself in Knots to Please Trump. It Can’t Last

Trump’s Showdown With Tillis Complicates Warsh Path to Fed Chair

Market Prices Don’t Much Care About Democrats and Republicans

When Risk and Fear Rally Together: The Stock/Gold Conundrum

As Blue Owl’s Strains Worsened, Its Bankers Pitched a Long Shot

White House Math Collides With Intent of Crypto Market Structure

MAHA’s Hopes for Healthier School Lunches Collide With Trump’s Spending Cuts

Steak ‘n Shake Hires First ‘Chief MAHA Officer’

A $440,000 Breast Reduction: How Doctors Cashed In on a Consumer Protection Law

AI Startup Has Helped Reverse Thousands of Denied Health Insurance Claims

Boeing Narrows Cash Burn in First Quarter as Deliveries Rise

US Airlines Need an M&A Shake-Up, Not a Bailout

How the Airline Industry Could Be Impacted if Spirit Airlines Is Liquidated

Apple’s New CEO Will Need to Stave Off Exodus of Top Talent

Anthropic’s Mythos Model Is Being Accessed by Unauthorized Users

Google’s Internal Politics Leave It Playing Catch-Up on AI Coding

Amazon Is Wielding Its Superpower Over AI Shopping Bots

The Consequences of SpaceX’s Latest A.I. Moonshot

Mars or the Moon or A.I.? Elon Musk’s Changing Goals for SpaceX.

Boston Scientific Net Grows Sharply

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry Steps Down After Years of Tepid Growth

Philip Morris Sales Rise on International Growth

Getting to the World Cup Might Mean Paying $250 for Parking or $30,000 for a Helicopter

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