Oil’s fresh 2019 high helped energy stocks advance on Tuesday as an announcement from the US that it would end sanction waivers on Iranian oil exports continued to drive markets.

United Technologies unveiled better than expected quarterly earnings and upgraded its outlook for this year amid strength in the US industrial conglomerate’s aerospace systems and elevators businesses.

The head of the UK’s markets watchdog has said Brexit will be a defining factor as Britain looks to reshape its rule book for the financial services sector.

Stockpiling to guard against a disorderly Brexit gave Coca-Cola’s revenue and adjusted earnings an additional boost during the first quarter, helping the beverages group squeak past Wall Street forecasts.

UK police have charged 71 people for offences including public order breaches and obstruction of officers in connection with climate change protests in central London.

Donald Trump’s long-awaited state visit to the UK will take place on June 3-5, Buckingham Palace and Downing Street have confirmed.

Procter & Gamble has become the latest consumer goods group to benefit from higher prices as the company behind Head & Shoulders shampoo and Olay moisturisers lifted its sales outlook for the year

Advertisers and users appear to be embracing Twitter’s attempts to curtail abuse and other problems on its site as the social media group’s sales rose by almost a fifth in the first quarter. 

Nigel Farage has unveiled five more candidates who will contest next month’s European elections for his new Brexit party.

Rachel Johnson, the sister of former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, has been named as Change UK’s star candidate for the upcoming European Parliament elections.

Crude prices rose to a five-month high on Tuesday, as Washington’s decision to end sanctions waivers on Iranian oil imports buoyed markets for a second day and sent shares in some of the world’s biggest energy companies higher.

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo has clashed with its auditor over the links between its chief executive and a charitable foundation being investigated for possible discrepancies in the use of funds.

CLSA has appointed Richard Gould as its new chief executive after the Hong Kong-based brokerage lost several senior employees last month.

Barclays investors have been advised to vote against the bank’s remuneration report by an influential shareholder advisory group after the company’s chief executive was censured for attempting to unmask a whistleblower.

Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s finance minister, has been promoted to deputy prime minister in a move that puts him firmly on course to become the country’s next leader.

China has made a formal protest over the US decision to impose sanctions on oil exports from Iran, saying the move could destabilise the Middle East.

British Land has sold £429m of J Sainsbury superstores as it shrinks its retail property portfolio amid turmoil in the sector.

Casino said on Tuesday that it has expanded its partnership with e-commerce group Amazon as the French retailer seeks to tap into new distribution channels.

A Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of cash-strapped HNA Group says creditors have seized its assets in the US and China after it failed to make a loan repayment last week.

DouYu International, the Tencent-backed game-streaming company, has filed to raise up to $500m in a listing on the New York Stock Exchange, down $200m from the top end of its previous fundraising range.

Shares in Chinese property developers slid as traders returned from the Easter break in Hong Kong on Tuesday, echoing earlier declines in China after Beijing said housing should not be used for speculation.

The leaders of Spain’s four largest political parties fought through a tense debate on Monday night as the country heads into its most uncertain parliamentary elections since returning to democracy four decades ago.

Facebook has hired one of the top lawyers at the US Department of State to oversee its global legal functions at a time when lawmakers around the world weigh restrictions on ‘big tech’ and social media networks.

The biggest one-day rise for the energy sector since January pushed Wall Street higher on an otherwise muted Monday as oil prices climbed after Washington said it will stop giving sanctions waivers to countries that import Iranian crude or condensate.