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From oil giants to banks - these companies are making billions from Iran war

performance in its trading division. Shell also beat analysts' expectations when it reported [a rise in first-quarter profits to $6.92bn](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3p0x54drwo). Another international giant, TotalEnergies, saw its profits jump by almost

Big US banks rake in near-$50bn profit as Iran war shakes markets

war on Iran. Wall Street’s largest lenders have reported a jump in first-quarter earnings, reflecting the surge in demand for trading services as investors dumped risky stocks and bonds and sought safer havens

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

stock went up and everybody made money." This is one of the first publicly reported instances of a campaign staffer betting and winning thousands on their own candidate on prediction markets — emerging financial exchanges where