WS #13820

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The Strait of Hormuz crisis remains the dominant driver with no de-escalation signals, and no new data points have emerged on oil, tech, or other previously covered themes. This window carries 8 key development(s), 3 at significance:high: Iran and US escalate Hormuz rhetoric, oil prices surge over 5%; US SPR falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1983; Nvidia partners with Wall Street on $500B AI infrastructure deal, stock falls on circular financing concerns. A further 5 development(s) sit below significance:high.

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Key developments

  • Iran and US escalate Hormuz rhetoric, oil prices surge over 5%
  • US SPR falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1983
  • Nvidia partners with Wall Street on $500B AI infrastructure deal, stock falls on circular financing concerns
  • Fed's Hammack signals possible rate hikes, Polymarket odds rise
  • Berkshire Hathaway reports strong earnings, $10B Alphabet stake, shares hit post-Buffett high
  • Intel announces $15B stock offering to fund AI buildout, stock falls 4%
  • Jefferies downgrades Apple to Sell, citing iPhone weakness
  • Trump signs executive order narrowing childhood vaccine recommendations