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Why Aren’t Republicans Making Tax Cuts A Huge Issue?

BusinessPolicyWhy Aren’t Republicans Making Tax Cuts A Huge Issue?Steve Forbes calls out Democrats for wanting to impose destructive taxes on the wealthiest. Republicans should forcefully back economy-juicing tax cuts.BySteve Forbes,Forbes Staff. “With all thy getting, get understanding."Follow AuthorApr 22, 2026, 06:00am EDT@font-face{font-family: "Schnyder"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/schnyders/schnyders-bold-webfont.woff2") format("woff2"), url("https://i.forbesimg.co...

McDonald's set to raise UK prices due to an Iran war cost shock

McDonald's set to raise UK prices due to an Iran war cost shockThe UK boss of burger giant McDonald's says prices will rise "where customers are willing to pay a little bit more" to recover higher costs from the Middle East conflictCommentsMoneyGraham Hiscott Business and Consumer Editor10:52, 22 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesQuestions over whether the price of a Big Mac will rise in the UK after comments by its new boss (Image: PAT BATARD, Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)Fast food gi...

EU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to Ukraine

NewsWorldEuropeEU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to UkraineEuropean Union envoys are meeting in hopes of approving a massive loan to support Ukraine's military and financial needs for the next two yearsLorne Cook Wednesday 22 April 2026 10:51 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBook...

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel costs as prices surge

Lufthansa cuts flights to save fuel costs as prices surge

EU decides on key €90bn Ukraine loan after pipeline deadlock ends

EU decides on key €90bn Ukraine loan after pipeline deadlock ends14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul KirbyEurope digital editorReutersOil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline into Hungary and Slovakia were halted at the end of January (file pic)European Union ambassadors are meeting in Cyprus with expectations high that a €90bn (£78bn) EU loan seen as vital support for Ukraine can finally be paid out after months of deadlock.The funding was agreed last December, but Hungary&#x...

Exxon Mobil Is Said to Consider Sale of Hong Kong Gas Stations

Exxon Mobil Corp. is exploring a sale of its gasoline station network in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, as the US oil and gas giant continues to trim its retail footprint globally.

Iran says US economic pressure attempts entirely futile

Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei noted that with each attack, the will, cohesion and presence of Iranian people in the streets only grew

रसोई गैस को लेकर आ गई अच्छी खबर, Plan- B पर देश में तेजी से चल रहा है काम

Plan B

Inside Leicester City FC: From Elite Ambition to Financial Burden

Dubai: It was February 2024, and I was midway through my second season working in the media team at Brentford FC’s academy.We would often travel around to face some of the biggest clubs not just in the country but across Europe, so seeing state-of-the-art facilities wasn’t something new, but when I arrived at ‘The LCFC Training Ground’, it felt different.There were murmurs before we arrived about just how impressive it was. Staff and players spoke about it in passing, the kind of comments you he...

Iran oil tanks on cusp of being full? Why Tehran can't just turn it off

Iran oil tanks on cusp of being full Why Tehran cant just turn it off

House prices rise by 1.2% annually ‘reflecting sellers being realistic’

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Why has inflation increased, and how high will prices rise?

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ट्रंप बनने की गलती तो नहीं कर रहे बालेन शाह? नेपाल के लोगों पर कितनी भारी पड़ रही कस्टम ड्यूटी

The myth of the 2026 World Cup hotel and tourism 'boom'

FIFA came to North America years ago promising that the 2026 World Cup would bring millions of visitors and billions of dollars. “The world will be invading Canada, Mexico and the United States [with] a big wave of joy and happiness,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in 2022 as 16 host cities were selected. In anticipation, hotels in those cities hiked their summer 2026 prices and prepared to capitalize on the deluge.Advertisement

Canada Responsible For Record 61% Of U.S. Oil Imports. Why It Matters.

BusinessPolicyCanada Responsible For Record 61% Of U.S. Oil Imports. Why It Matters.ByKen Roberts,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Two decades analyzing U.S. trade data by port, country, export, importFollow AuthorApr 22, 2026, 05:30am EDTCanada's domination of U.S. oil imports, topping 60% on an annual basis in 2025, matters for several reasons.ustradenumbers.comCanada was responsible for a record 60.88% of U.S. oil imports in 2025, the firs...

Lufthansa jet fuel update as airline 'in better position than most competitors'

Lufthansa jet fuel update as airline 'in better position than most competitors'The German airline is one of the biggest in EuropeCommentsLifestyleCharlotte Smith Senior Lifestyle Content Editor10:28, 22 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesLufthansa has announced it is cutting 20,000 flights (Image: Getty )Lufthansa has issued a statement after energy bosses claimed Europe has six weeks' supply of jet fuel left. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), warned ther...

Hormuz crisis has a new victim, world's largest condom maker eyes 30% hike

Hormuz crisis has a new victim worlds largest condom maker eyes hike

Tech Mahindra Q4 results: Profit jumps 16% YoY, Rs 36/share dividend announced

Tech Mahindra concluded FY26 with a 13.15% rise in net profit to Rs 15,076 crore and a 7.2% revenue increase to Rs 56,815.4 crore, exceeding analyst expectations. The company is accelerating its AI-led transformation, evidenced by record deal wins, and has declared a final dividend of Rs 36 per share.

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights to save jet fuel costs – What's next for European airlines

Dubai: Lufthansa Group has slashed 20,000 flights from its summer schedule in a bid to cut jet fuel costs as the Iran conflict pushes jet fuel prices sharply higher, the airline announced late Tuesday. The move by the German aviation giant is now setting the tone for what could be a turbulent season for European airlines. Lufthansa said the cuts, largely on short-haul routes, will save more than 40,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel, at a time when prices have more than doubled since the outbreak of...

Which items saw a jump in inflation in March – and where did it ease?

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