Saturday, April 25, 2026

Saturday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iran’s Araghchi Holds Pakistan Meetings With US Talks in Limbo

[AP] Live updates: Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran’s foreign minister

[CNBC] Iran says no meeting with U.S. negotiators planned in Pakistan, with Trump envoys due to head to Islamabad

[Reuters] Iran says it won't accept 'maximalist demands' as Islamabad hosts peace push

[Reuters] Hezbollah says ceasefire 'meaningless' as fighting continues in south 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘He Has the Market in a Chokehold’: Stocks Swing as Trump Posts

[AP] Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh

[Bloomberg] Strait of Hormuz Remains Near-Empty With Just a Few Iran Ships Moving

[Bloomberg] Hormuz Crisis Is ‘Biggest Energy Disruption Ever,’ Yergin Says

[Bloomberg] The Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash Demand

[Bloomberg] US Wheat Crops Wither, Herds Thin as Spring Drought Deepens

[NYT] Jet Fuel Shortages Could Make Travel a ‘Total Mess’ This Summer

[NYT] The ‘Lasting Damage’ of Pirro’s Abandoned Fed Investigation

[WSJ] U.S. Energy Exports Hit Records as World Adjusts to a Closed Persian Gulf

[WSJ] Iran’s Leadership Divisions Frustrate Efforts to Make Progress in Talks

[WSJ] Ukraine Is Europe’s War Now

[FT] How quickly can Gulf oil start gushing again?

[FT] EV ownership at ‘tipping point’ in many parts of the world, experts say