Business & Finance

Brent crude oil hits $110 as Trump’s latest Iran extension fails to calm markets; UK consumers feel ‘ripple of fear’ from the conflict – business live

March 27, 2026 · 8:47 AM Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude trades over $110 a barrel for first time...

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World News

Middle East crisis live: Trump extends pause on energy site strikes; German minister says US-Iran talks to take place ‘very soon’

March 27, 2026 · 8:31 AM Morgan Ofori (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)

US president says he is extending deadline for strait of Hormuz to reopen to 6 April; German foreign minister says...

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Saudi Arabia urging US to keep up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms

March 27, 2026 · 8:16 AM Julian Borger and Aram Roston in Washington

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said to view US-Israeli war as ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East

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Commentisfree

Governments controlling prices? It has long been unthinkable – but may now be inevitable | Andy Beckett

March 27, 2026 · 8:00 AM Andy Beckett

In Mexico and Spain, leaders who have capped public costs have been rewarded at the ballot box. As another cost of...

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World News

Friday briefing: Can the left mobilise itself to outmarch the momentum of the far right?

March 27, 2026 · 6:45 AM Martin Belam

In today’s newsletter: A​s a broad coalition of unions, campaigners and cultural figures prepare to take to the...

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World News

In Thailand’s rice paddies, rising petrol prices spell disaster for farmers

March 27, 2026 · 6:43 AM Rebecca Ratcliffe in Ayutthaya

Farmers need fuel to keep water pumps running, but many petrol stations are empty and fears are now growing over the...

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Australia News

WA premier issues transparency warning to fuel suppliers – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 6:21 AM Cait Kelly, Natasha May, Petra Stock and Stephanie Convery (earlier)

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News

Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones

March 27, 2026 · 6:00 AM David Hambling

Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of stored fuel, producing a pall of toxic smoke

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Commentisfree

Ed Miliband’s stock is rising because he’s a rare commodity in Labour these days: a thinker | Gaby Hinsliff

March 27, 2026 · 6:00 AM Gaby Hinsliff

The party seems to have woken up to its need for an old-style intellectual heavyweight to counter the vacuousness of...

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Australia News

Afternoon Update: Labor hoses down fuel supply concerns; cyclone batters WA coast; and the year’s first big snowfall

March 27, 2026 · 5:54 AM Kris Swales

PM confirms national cabinet will convene over issue as energy minister insists fuel supply will be ‘the same if not...

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Australia News

Lawyers criticise ‘extreme’ arrest of Isaac Herzog protester after NSW police release video

March 27, 2026 · 5:46 AM Jordyn Beazley

The 42-year-old is the 26th person charged after February rally against Israeli president that led to violent clashes...

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World News

Trump extends deadline for Iran to open strait of Hormuz by 10 days

March 27, 2026 · 5:41 AM Jason Burke in London and David Smith in Washington

President claims talks with Tehran regime are ‘going very well’ and says he is pausing ‘Energy Plant...

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