Morning News: April 20, 2026

Chaos in Hormuz Should Be a Reality Check for Oil Prices

Big Oil Plows Billions Into Far-Flung Drilling Sites to Escape Iran Turmoil

Why Gas Prices Go Up Fast and Take So Long to Fall

UAE’s Fertiglobe Says ‘Toppy’ Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices Have Room to Rise

The Peace Rally Gets Derailed

A Wartime Economy Would Be Different This Time

China Pushes Back Over Criticism of Its Giant Surpluses

Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs

Kevin Warsh Pitched a Case for Fed Rate Cuts. His Future Colleagues Are Skeptical.

Warsh’s Fed Confirmation Hearing Is Next Driver for US Debt

The Hot Hedge Fund Strategy Triggering a Pay Bonanza for Traders

JPMorgan and Citi Square Off on the Next Payments Frontier

Crypto Hack Sparks $9 Billion Outflows From Biggest DeFi Lender

The Night the Government Closed the Skies Over El Paso

Javier Milei Wants to Rewire the Argentine Mind

As Measles Takes Toll on Kids, Anti-Vaxxers Have Change of Heart

They Went Abroad to Save Money. Moving Back Seems Unaffordable.

Florida’s Population Boom Fizzles as High Costs Drive Away Middle Class

The Wealth Gap Is Decidedly Not What You Think It Is

Bipartisan Senators Warn United and American Airlines on Potential Merger

Wheels Up Wants High-End Travelers to See Flying Private as ‘Not So Far Out of Reach’

Why Are Workers Stuck? Not Enough Employers

AI Foretells a Future of Abundant, Happy Work

Meta’s Victory Lap Over Google on Ads Will Be Short

Google Eyes New Chips to Speed Up AI Results, Challenging Nvidia

Breaking Up the Streamers Won’t Save Competition

Netflix’s Hastings Was Always Ahead of the Curve

At Netflix, Progress for a Price. I Miss the Red Envelopes

Allbirds’ Move to AI Has Echoes of the Dot-Com Frenzy

C.E.O.s Are the Heads of Companies. Should They Also Be the Face?

Honeywell to Sell Productivity Unit for $1.4 Billion

Car Owners Are Revolting Over Tesla’s Self-Driving Promises

The $400 Million Machine That Spawned the World’s Most Coveted Toy

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