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After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad ended without a deal, US Central Command began blockading ships entering or leaving Iranian ports at 10 a.m. ET on 13 April 2026, while saying ships not using Iranian ports would not be impeded.

Tudor used its centenary year at Watches and Wonders on 14 April 2026 to launch the all-new Monarch (CHF 4,800) and give the Black Bay 58 METAS Master Chronometer certification, plus a full-ceramic Black Bay and a Tudor-blue Black Bay 54.

Vuori hired Rothy's former chief product and merchandising officer Heather Archibald into a new chief product officer role over design, development, merchandising, sourcing and production.

On 15 April 2026 the S&P 500 rose 0.8% to finish at 7,022.95, the first close above 7,000 in the index's history. The previous round-number milestone, 6,900, had closed on 11 December 2025.

Nutella's first new flavour since 1964 blends its cocoa spread with roasted peanuts and goes on sale at major US retailers nationwide.

David Schmaier, president and chief strategy officer, was paid $15,193,161 in fiscal 2026; he is a named executive only because SEC rules cover certain former officers.

Miguel Milano, then president and chief revenue officer, was paid $18,701,481 for fiscal 2026; Salesforce made him chief operating officer on 5 August 2026.

DOE had asked for up to 30 million barrels of sweet crude from West Hackberry on 9 April 2026; eight days later it awarded contracts for 26 million of them, with deliveries starting at once. By then more than 10 million barrels of the wider exchange had already reached the market.

Santa Barbara County Judge Donna Geck refused to lift the injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its Santa Ynez Unit pipelines, rejecting for the first time the company's claim that a federal Defense Production Act order overrides California law. She set a May 22 hearing on whether Sable, which resumed moving oil in March, should be held in contempt.

MARTA started service on the Rapid A-Line, a five-mile route with 14 new stations linking downtown Atlanta to Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, Peoplestown and the BeltLine's Southside Trail, much of it in dedicated bus lanes. Construction continues along the corridor, with temporary stops standing in at five stations until final revenue service in the autumn.

On appeal, the Jakarta High Court raised the sentence of Wilmar's former legal head Muhammad Syafei from six to eight years and his fine to Rp 500 million for helping bribe the judges who acquitted Wilmar.

The annual US-Philippine Balikatan exercise opened at Camp Aguinaldo with Japan and Canada joining as full participants for the first time alongside Australia, France and New Zealand.

The 2.25-mile automated people mover linking LAX's terminals to the Metro Rail system and the rental car centre began demonstration running without passengers, aiming for 30 consecutive days of error-free operation before it can carry anyone. Construction was originally due to finish in March 2023; Los Angeles World Airports has since agreed to more than $880 million in dispute payments on top of the $4.9 billion, 25-year contract, and has not announced an opening date.

Facing a $307 million shortfall, the SFMTA board unanimously passed a balanced two-year budget ($1.5 billion in FY2026-27, $1.6 billion in FY2027-28) that keeps Muni service whole for a year using a $200 million state loan, higher cable car fares and the end of the Clipper discount.

Heidi O'Neill, who spent 27 years at Nike and last ran its consumer, product and brand, will become Lululemon's CEO on 8 September 2026 on a US$1.4 million base salary.

After a resident handed in two gold rings found beside a forest track on 22 April 2026, North Jutland archaeologists recovered six solid gold arm rings weighing 762.5 grams, now declared state property.