WS #5987

Multiple unverified reports of a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner with Trump in attendance are circulating on social media, with claims of a shooter confirmed dead. This is a high-impact geopolitical event that could trigger risk-off sentiment, safe-haven flows, and volatility in US indices (SPY, QQQ) and sectors like defense (LMT, NOC). Separately, Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries (Yaroslavl) are corroborated by multiple sources, adding to supply-side pressure on oil markets, which is bullish for energy (XOM, CVX) and bearish for airlines (DAL, UAL). The firing of the National Science Board and expected firing of FBI Director Kash Patel signal continued political instability, but are secondary to the WH dinner incident. Routine dividend declarations and an AMD partnership with France are noise.