Consumer Sentiment Plunges to Record Low in May Amid Iran Conflict and Oil Price Surge Post Office Horizon Scandal Inquiry Faces Critical Funding Crisis FiveYear Delay Looms SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Test Flight on Second Attempt BPs Ousted Chairman Albert Manifold Rebuts Allegations Over Conduct US Stocks Open Higher as AI Momentum and Mideast Truce Hopes Lift Sentiment Chinas Industrial Profits Surge 247 in April Marking Fastest Growth in Over Two Years Markets Increase Probability of Fed Rate Hike After Hot Inflation Data