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U.S. And Iran Officials Met To Discuss The War. Stocks Were Mixed.

"I think there's a lot of momentum for them to make a deal. That's what we are hearing from everybody," Trump said after the meeting.

Iran Appeared To Open The Door To U.S. Talks. Marco Rubio Is Doing It Too.
Saudi Arabia Is Asking The U.S. To Strike The Houthis. Washington Military Officials Are Not Sure.
Iran Reportedly Says It Can Quickly Reopen Hormuz If A Deal Is Reached. Oil Falls Further.

U.S. Stocks Are Just Below Their Record High. Morgan Stanley Sees A Risk Of A 7% Drop.
Strong corporate earnings have supported Wall Street even as the 10-year Treasury yield has hovered near 5% and the Iran war has kept oil prices elevated.
Ukraine Keeps Hitting Russia's Energy Infrastructure. Trump Now Says Moscow Has 'Lost Control' Of Its Diesel Industry.
Diesel prices in the U.S. topped $6.5 for the first time.
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Resumes Operations At Key East-West Pipeline. Oil Concerns Subside.
Oil prices are falling on Tuesday following the report, as well as one detailing that Iran said it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days if a deal with the U.S. is reached.
Bitcoin's Rally Has Taken Crypto Back Above $3 Trillion. Traders Are Adding More Risk.
Open interest in perpetual futures has climbed to nearly $160 billion as Bitcoin trades near its highest level since January.
Bill Gates Pushes Back On Trump's AI 'Hoax' Claim, Says 'Most Of Society' Doesn't Realize How Fast It's Moving
Gates also argued that comparing AI with previous technological revolutions can be misleading.
Iran Reportedly Says It Can Quickly Reopen Hormuz If A Deal Is Reached. Oil Falls Further.
Tehran is seeking for the U.S. to ease military pressure and lift its blockade of Iranian ports.

Diesel Prices Have Hit Record Highs. The Trump Admin Is Considering An Export Ban.

"We're examining whether it's feasible in terms of the overall refining capacity and whether a full or partial ban would work," Bessent said.

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Washington Wants To Limit Chinese AI Models. One Of Them Helped Contain OpenAI's Cyber Incident.

Economy in Focus

Stocks Resume Gains After a Negative Week. Nasdaq Composite Reaches New Record.
AI-related stocks soared, led by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.
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