• Department of Justice investigating Eric Swalwell amid sexual assault allegations | 2026-04-16
  Democratic representative from California has suspended gubernatorial campaign and resigned from Congress
• Oil Markets Reprice War Risk After Congress Rejects Iran Pullback | 2026-04-16
  Oil prices rebounded after U.S. lawmakers backed continued military involvement in Iran, increasing expectations of prolonged conflict and tighter supply.
• US sentencing panel adjusts fraud punishment guidelines for inflation | 2026-04-16
  A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Thursday adopted new guidelines for punishing white-collar criminals, adjusting for inflation how fraud ​victims' losses are calculated in a way that could result in lower ‌sentences.
• US House votes to extend temporary protections for Haitians in Trump rebuke | 2026-04-16
  Ten Republicans join Democrats to extend Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Haitians in the United States.
• AOC, Boebert join calls for sexual misconduct accountability in Congress | 2026-04-16
  Lawmakers who represent leftward and rightward flanks of their parties call for reform after Congress members resign.
• US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war | 2026-04-16
  Nearly all Democrats voted in favour, a day after a similar resolution failed in the US Senate along party lines.
• House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump | 2026-04-16
  The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.
• Henry Paulson Says US Should Prepare for a ‘Vicious’ Bond Crash | 2026-04-16
  (Bloomberg) -- Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called on US authorities to prepare a back-up plan in order to avert a potential collapse in demand for Treasuries — an event that he warned would have “vicious” effects.“We need an emergency break-the-glass plan, which is targeted and short-term, on the shelf, so it’s ready to go when when we hit the wall,” Paulson said in an interview for Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin.Paulson said a breakdown in the $31 trillion
• US House Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers | 2026-04-16
  The U.S. House ​of Representatives ‌backed President Donald Trump's military ​campaign against ​Iran on Thursday, ⁠voting to ​block a Democratic-led ​resolution aiming to stop the war ​until hostilities ​are authorized by Congress.
• US derivatives regulator will make rules when he is only sitting member, chairman says | 2026-04-16
  Michael Selig, chair of the ​U.S. Commodity Futures Trading ‌Commission, told Congress on Thursday the agency would ​continue issuing regulations ​even though he is ⁠the five-member agency's ​only sitting commissioner.
• US senators reassure Taiwan on weapons approvals in coming weeks | 2026-04-16
  The United States ​will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in a letter, ‌urging Taipei to hasten its stalled defense spending in the face of pressure from China.
• The 12-Month Follow-up Results from XVIVO's European Multicenter Heart Trial is Now Published in the European Heart Journal | 2026-04-16
  GOTHENBURG, SE / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / XVIVO Perfusion AB (STO:XVIVO)(LSE:0RKL)(FRA:3XV) - At last year's ISHLT congress, in April 2025, the one-year ...
• Who is Roelf Meyer, South Africa’s new ambassador to the US? | 2026-04-16
  So who is Meyer and will his appointment help improve ties between the two countries?
• The Iran War Gas Shock | 2026-04-16
  As major supply disruptions continue to ripple from the US-Israel war with Iran, countries are being forced to find alternatives to natural gas, potentially reshaping the future of energy. (Source: Bloomberg)
• Iran War Pushes Asia to Think Twice Before Doubling Down on LNG | 2026-04-16
  A record wave of new liquefied natural gas supply was meant to usher in a prolonged period of lower prices. Governments from India to Southeast Asia crafted energy strategies that would allow them to use the surplus to move away from a heavy reliance on coal.
• Georgia Natural Gas® celebrates Earth Day and invites Atlanta to free electronics recycling event at Lenox Square | 2026-04-16
  /PRNewswire/ -- During Earth Week, Georgia residents and businesses are invited to help promote environmental stewardship by responsibly recycling unwanted...
• Stocks Extend High as Traders Await Clarity on US, Iran Truce | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 4/16/26 | 2026-04-16
  On today's episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec discuss geopolitical market impact on the Iran War and regulation with Verena Ross, European Securities and Market Authorities Chair. They were later joined by Pete Mulmat, tastytrade Head of Brokerage, Schwab CEO Rick Wurster on earnings, prediction markets, financial sector health and Dr. Bea Bakshi, CEO & Co-Founder of C the Signs on AI cancer early detection platform. (Source: Bloomberg)
• UK AI Minister Hits Back at OpenAI for Pausing Stargate Project | 2026-04-16
  Britain’s AI minister dinged OpenAI for halting a major data center project in the UK and blaming the decision on the country’s energy costs and regulation.
• Chinese Economy Blows Past Growth Forecasts Despite Mideast War | The China Show 4/16/2026 | 2026-04-16
  “Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, David Ingles and Yvonne Man give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)
• China's economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war | 2026-04-16
  China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far, according to data released Thursday. The January-March data released by the government, covering a period during which the Iran war began, was better than what economists expected and was up from the 4.5% growth seen in the October-December quarter. Economists expect China to be able to weather short term impacts from the Iran war, now in its seventh week.

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