News 23 April 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots

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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 15, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 15, 2026, 1:43 PM EDT RECI trust's 10.3% yield: £2,000 could be worth £2,396 by July 2027, analysts say July 15, 2026, 10:12 AM EDT. Real Estate Credit Investments (LSE:RECI), a FTSE-listed trust lending to European property developers, is paying a 10.3% dividend yield. The shares are down 8% in the last year, leaving them at a 15% discount to net asset value. But the dividend has held at 3p per share each quarter. The trust makes money on higher rates in riskier parts of the real estate market. European
July 15, 2026
Barclays PLC says MFS funds may have been fraudulently circulated ahead of Q1 results
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Barclays PLC says MFS funds may have been fraudulently circulated ahead of Q1 results

Barclays Plc is now claiming that the missing money at the collapsed UK lender Market Financial Solutions was fraudulently shuffled between affiliated firms, according to Bloomberg News on Thursday. The accusation intensifies the controversy that's already led Barclays to retreat from certain higher-risk asset-based loans. Timing is in focus here. Barclays is slated to post its first-quarter numbers on April 28, according to its investor calendar. After the bank pared down part of its asset-based lending to smaller clients—these are loans secured with collateral—investors will be scanning for any changes in expected losses, recoveries, and risk controls.
April 23, 2026
Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Hits Two-Week Low as Oil Tops $100, Santos Jumps
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Hits Two-Week Low as Oil Tops $100, Santos Jumps

Australian stocks closed at a more than two-week low on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 slipping 0.6% to 8,793.40—the softest finish since April 7. U.S.-Iran peace talks hit a wall and oil surged past $100 a barrel, sapping risk appetite. Energy names like Santos managed a 3.6% gain, but that uptick couldn’t counter fresh declines across miners and banks. This shift carries weight: the S&P/ASX 200 stands as Australia’s top equity barometer, and March CPI figures are set for April 29—energy prices are once again driving the rates conversation. Treasury flagged last month that a brief $100 oil spike could tack on 0.75 percentage points to inflation. Right now, traders are pricing in close to a 75% probability that the
April 23, 2026
Self-Checkout Crackdown Spreads Across U.S. With 15-Item Caps, New Staffing Rules
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Self-Checkout Crackdown Spreads Across U.S. With 15-Item Caps, New Staffing Rules

U.S. regulators are stepping in on self-checkout, rolling out limits on items, staffing requirements, and penalties—despite Connecticut shelving its proposal just last week. What started as a retail management topic is fast becoming a heated policy clash. Long Beach’s restrictions are up and running, Costa Mesa’s kicked in on April 20, and lawmakers in New York City, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Ohio are weighing similar steps. This push has real urgency, with big retailers already changing how their stores handle checkout. Target, for instance, rolled out a 10-item express self-checkout at most of its close to 2,000 U.S. locations, claiming it’s shaved almost 8% off overall transaction times. CBS MoneyWatch notes that Walmart and Costco have also tweaked their self-checkout
April 23, 2026
Amazon Stock Nears Record Before Earnings. Anthropic May Be the Difference
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Amazon Stock Nears Record Before Earnings. Anthropic May Be the Difference

Amazon stock surged to a new intraday record on Thursday, riding a strong April run as traders piled in ahead of next week’s earnings. Investors are eyeing the tech giant’s growing AI ambitions and its broadened partnership with Anthropic, expecting those moves to be reflected in the upcoming report. Shares reached $258.79 in New York trading. Timing is key here. Amazon drops its first-quarter numbers April 29, lining up with Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta—all four set for results the same day. Investors are zeroing in on whether the surge in data-center outlays is fueling actual growth or just boosting expenses. According to Reuters, this group is on track to pour more than $600 billion into data centers this year.
April 23, 2026
Unilever PLC’s McCormick Food Deal Hits Fresh Labor Snag as Q1 Update Nears
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Unilever PLC’s McCormick Food Deal Hits Fresh Labor Snag as Q1 Update Nears

Unilever PLC’s European employee representatives are demanding binding job guarantees as the company moves to merge its foods unit with McCormick. That throws another complication into Chief Executive Fernando Fernandez’s most ambitious shake-up yet. Hermann Soggeberg, who chairs the Unilever European Works Council—the group representing roughly 20,000 employees across Europe and Britain—said following discussions with management that job security and equitable working terms must remain “central to the process.” The McCormick deal sits at the heart of Unilever’s strategy to pivot from sluggish food divisions to faster-growing categories like beauty, wellbeing, and home care. Unilever reports first-quarter results April 30. Analysts surveyed by the company expect comparable sales growth of 3.6% for the period.
April 23, 2026
RELX PLC Reaffirms 2026 Outlook, Starts £350 Million Buyback as Legal AI Growth Holds Up
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RELX PLC Reaffirms 2026 Outlook, Starts £350 Million Buyback as Legal AI Growth Holds Up

RELX Plc stuck with its 2026 outlook on Thursday, pointing to a solid start to the year in each of its four divisions. Shortly after shareholders approved a repurchase authorization at the annual meeting, the company launched a new £350 million buyback. RELX reported continued strength in revenue, profit, and new sales. The timing isn’t great for the industry. A Reuters Breakingviews piece pointed out that February’s AI-fueled rout knocked roughly $9 billion off RELX’s market cap in just one day, stoking fears among investors that fresh AI entrants might disrupt legal and data processes before established players have a shot to catch up.
April 23, 2026
Anglo American plc Revives Coal Sale as Three Bidders Circle Australian Mines
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Anglo American plc Revives Coal Sale as Three Bidders Circle Australian Mines

Anglo American plc’s Australian steelmaking coal assets are back in play, with at least three bidders circling after last year’s $3.78 billion Peabody Energy deal collapsed. According to Bloomberg News, Stanmore Resources, Mitsubishi Corp, and Indonesia’s PT Buma Internasional Grup remain contenders for the business, which produces coal for blast furnaces. Why does this renewed interest matter? Anglo is moving to offload less important units, aiming to boost its copper profile. Back in February, it updated investors: coal sale on track, nickel disposal agreed, De Beers split in progress. All of it tied to Anglo’s bigger pivot—copper, top-tier iron ore and crop nutrients—as it prepares to merge with Teck Resources.
April 23, 2026
HSBC Hires JPMorgan Bullion Veteran as Gold Volatility Fuels London Hiring Race
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HSBC Hires JPMorgan Bullion Veteran as Gold Volatility Fuels London Hiring Race

HSBC Holdings Plc is bringing in James Willis, an executive director from JPMorgan, to head up global precious metals sales, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The hire marks the bank’s second major metals appointment this month and comes as London’s bullion market sees broader personnel changes. This stands out: HSBC continues to streamline operations and slash expenses, even as further job cuts loom. Yet metals hiring signals the bank isn’t shying away from selective investment.
April 23, 2026
Ripple Sets 2028 Quantum-Ready Plan for XRP Ledger After Google’s Crypto Warning
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Ripple Sets 2028 Quantum-Ready Plan for XRP Ledger After Google’s Crypto Warning

Ripple is targeting 2028 to get the XRP Ledger up to speed for post-quantum cryptography, setting a clear deadline for an issue much of crypto hasn’t pinned down yet. The company’s four-phase approach kicks off with testing this year and wraps up with a major network amendment to move the ledger to quantum-resistant signatures across the board. This shift comes into sharper focus as the threat timeline tightens. Back in March, Google security leaders Heather Adkins and Sophie Schmieg outlined 2029 as the company’s target for post-quantum migration. Around the same time, researchers Ryan Babbush and Hartmut Neven warned that upcoming quantum machines could compromise the elliptic-curve cryptography behind cryptocurrencies using fewer qubits and gates than once thought.
April 23, 2026
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc lands Australia frigate and U.S. Coast Guard work as defence orders build
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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc lands Australia frigate and U.S. Coast Guard work as defence orders build

This week, Rolls-Royce Holdings disclosed fresh naval contracts in both Australia and the United States, extending a series of defence-related announcements from the UK engineering group. The latest updates: equipment for Australian frigates, more U.S. Coast Guard cutters, plus a standalone Coast Guard maintenance deal. Timing is key here. Rolls-Royce shares went ex-dividend on Thursday, so anyone picking them up now won't get in on the next payout. The annual meeting is set for April 30, and the 5 pence final dividend lands June 3.
April 23, 2026
UNUS SED LEO Price Nears Record High as Bitfinex Burn Story Returns
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UNUS SED LEO Price Nears Record High as Bitfinex Burn Story Returns

UNUS SED LEO hovered just under its peak Thursday, one day after the Bitfinex-affiliated token reached a record $10.39. Early in London, LEO traded near $10.30, putting its market cap around $9.48 billion and landing it in 14th place on CoinGecko. This isn’t just any crypto token. LEO plays a central role within the iFinex/Bitfinex ecosystem, where users leverage it for reduced fees and other perks. Its supply shrinks over time, since iFinex routes buybacks into token burns, pulling those coins out of circulation for good.
April 23, 2026
Bitcoin Cash Price Today: BCH in Focus as U.S. Futures Push Meets May Upgrade
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Bitcoin Cash Price Today: BCH in Focus as U.S. Futures Push Meets May Upgrade

Bitcoin Cash slipped in early Thursday action, pulling back after Wednesday’s gains as focus shifted to U.S. derivatives on the asset. Spot BCH changed hands at $455.82. Over at Coinbase, the BCH perpetual contract was quoted at $456.40, off its 24-hour peak of $473.60. This matters as U.S. exchanges angle for a bigger slice of perpetual futures—a leveraged, expiry-free market that can stir up volatility in less-traded coins if it attracts more volume. Still, Coinbase’s BCH perpetual contract hasn’t gained much traction: open interest sat at just $1.25K, with 24-hour volume reaching only $1.98K on Thursday. Appetite for leveraged BCH in the U.S. remains thin.
April 23, 2026
Cardano Treasury Vote Opens as IO Cuts Ask and Puts Leios, Bitcoin DeFi at the Center
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Cardano Treasury Vote Opens as IO Cuts Ask and Puts Leios, Bitcoin DeFi at the Center

SINGAPORE, April 23, 2026, 16:40 SGT Input Output, one of Cardano’s core engineering outfits, has kicked off a fresh round of treasury system testing, entering nine proposals aimed at scaling as well as Bitcoin-tied DeFi—think on-chain lending and trading, minus the banks. This time around, the firm says it’s slashed its funding request by nearly half compared to last year. DReps are now headed for a live vote, which stays open until May 24.
April 23, 2026
Solana Crypto Gets New Nasdaq ETF as U.S. Solana Fund Flows Sit Above $1 Billion
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Solana Crypto Gets New Nasdaq ETF as U.S. Solana Fund Flows Sit Above $1 Billion

Solana picked up another U.S. foothold thanks to GSR, which launched its GSR Crypto Core3 ETF on Nasdaq this Wednesday. The new fund gives investors access to Solana, bitcoin, and ether in a single product. According to Farside Investors' Solana ETF flow table, cumulative flows reached roughly $1.008 billion. GSR claims BESO marks the first multi-asset crypto ETF in the U.S. This is notable as Solana, after a year trying to break out from its crypto roots, is pushing toward mainstream fund status. Back in September, Reuters noted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had signed off on generic listing standards for crypto ETFs, a move that trimmed the filing-to-launch window to as little as 75 days. That decision essentially
April 23, 2026
BNB Price Today: Token Holds Near $635 as BNB Chain Update Lands Ahead of April 28 Hard Fork
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BNB Price Today: Token Holds Near $635 as BNB Chain Update Lands Ahead of April 28 Hard Fork

BNB traded around $635 Thursday, with the token drawing renewed attention after BNB Chain rolled out a fresh software update. The move comes just ahead of a major network upgrade scheduled for April 28. BNB earlier peaked at $652.48 before retreating. Timing is tight: operators need to get version 1.7.2 up and running before the Osaka/Mendel hard fork hits. The fork—essentially a network-wide upgrade—demands coordinated action across the chain. According to Binance News, this release packs in nine BNB Chain proposals, six from Ethereum, plus two BNB-only adjustments targeting improved execution, more stable performance, and quicker final confirmation. That’s when transactions become effectively locked in.
April 23, 2026
Ethereum Price Today: Why U.S. Perpetual Futures Could Change Ether Trading
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Ethereum Price Today: Why U.S. Perpetual Futures Could Change Ether Trading

U.S. crypto exchanges are edging closer to rolling out regulated ether-linked perpetual futures—products that, so far, have stayed largely overseas—after Kraken struck a deal to acquire Bitnomial and regulators in the U.S. gave clearer guidance. Ether was changing hands at $2,337.50 early Thursday in New York, down from an intraday high of $2,421.06, building on a 3.5% jump from the previous session. Timing is key here. Perpetual futures let traders hold positions indefinitely, provided they stick to margin requirements. According to Coinbase, these contracts make up over 90% of global crypto derivatives volume, yet U.S. access is still limited even with solid demand. If the U.S. loosens up, ether trading could shift onshore and boost liquidity—but that would also mean
April 23, 2026
Tron Crypto Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Justin Sun Sues Trump-Linked World Liberty Over Frozen Tokens
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Tron Crypto Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Justin Sun Sues Trump-Linked World Liberty Over Frozen Tokens

Tron founder Justin Sun has filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by Trump associates, over access to 4 billion WLFI tokens—worth roughly $320 million, according to Reuters’ estimates. The dispute centers on World Liberty’s decision to freeze and threaten to destroy Sun’s tokens. CEO Zach Witkoff dismissed the legal challenge as “entirely meritless,” arguing the firm’s actions were necessary to safeguard its own interests and those of its users. This dispute hits Tron at a tricky time. Stablecoins—designed to track the dollar—anchor much of the network’s activity, with some $87.2 billion worth circulating on Tron as of Thursday, according to independent figures. CoinGecko puts TRX, Tron’s own token, at number eight among crypto assets by
April 23, 2026
Hyperliquid Crypto Gets New Distribution on Blockchain.com as U.S. Perpetual Futures Rivals Close In
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Hyperliquid Crypto Gets New Distribution on Blockchain.com as U.S. Perpetual Futures Rivals Close In

Blockchain.com has rolled out Hyperliquid-powered perpetual futures in its DeFi wallet as of April 21, opening up a fresh path for retail traders to access the on-chain derivatives platform. The move arrives just as U.S. exchanges gear up to introduce rival offerings, anticipating a possible change in regulations. This is no small point: perpetual futures—perps, in the market’s shorthand—are leveraged contracts that never expire. Reuters put the 2025 volume at $61.7 trillion, dwarfing spot crypto trading. That scale helps clarify why wallets, brokers, and exchanges are all scrambling now.
April 23, 2026
FTX Crypto News Today: Sam Bankman-Fried Withdraws New Trial Bid, Keeps Appeal in Focus
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FTX Crypto News Today: Sam Bankman-Fried Withdraws New Trial Bid, Keeps Appeal in Focus

Sam Bankman-Fried has dropped his bid for a new trial tied to FTX’s 2022 collapse, shifting attention back to his appeal of both the conviction and his 25-year prison term, a Manhattan federal court filing shows. In a note to the judge, the former FTX co-founder clarified that his law professor parents offered suggestions on the legal papers but weren’t the ones who wrote them. The filing trims away one of the remaining disputes in a case that’s stood as a touchstone for U.S. prosecutors going after crypto fraud. Meanwhile, the FTX estate continues to repay customers and other creditors, turning the story’s focus from crisis response to legal appeals and payouts.
April 23, 2026
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