- Barrons.com
Live Nation Stock Plunges on Call for Its Breakup. That Taylor Swift Mess Looks Costly.
The Justice Department and a group of states plan to sue Live Nation and call for its breakup, alleging the entertainment giant has used its ticketing monopoly to suppress competition.
- The Telegraph
Fourth Tory MP stands down after election announcement
Four Tory MPs have announced their departures from political life the day after Rishi Sunak called an election as the party braced for an avalanche of resignations.
- Reuters
Bahraini King says looking forward to improved relations with Iran
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Thursday in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that there is no reason to postpone the resumption of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Iran, state news agency reported. King Hamad added that the kingdom is looking forward to improve its relations with Iran. Tiny Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, has long blamed Tehran for stirring up its own majority Shi'ite Muslim population against Bahrain's Sunni monarchy.
