SIRENS SOUND IN KUWAIT AS AIR DEFENSES INTERCEPT IRANIAN MISSILES & DRONES
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US MILITARY DESTROYED TWO DISABLED MC-130 PLANES & FOUR HELICOPTERS INSIDE IRAN TO AVOID LEAVING SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT BEHIND; RESCUE MISSION NEARLY WENT OFF COURSE
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15 SHIPS PASSED THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN 24 HOURS AFTER OBTAINING IRAN'S PERMISSION - FARS
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US CRUDE OIL PRICES HAVE DOUBLED SINCE START OF 2026, RISING FROM $57 TO $115
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~100 US SPECIAL OPS PERSONNEL INFILTRATED DEEP INTO IRAN, CLIMBED 7,000-FT RIDGE SOUTH OF TEHRAN TO RESCUE STRANDED AIRMAN; PILOT HAD SPRAINED ANKLE & WAS HIDING IN HILLTOP CREVICE; AUTHENTICATED IDENTITY BEFORE EXTRACTION TO AVOID TRAP - SOURCES
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VERY LARGE BLASTS REPORTED IN IRANIAN CITIES OF SHIRAZ & QOM - SOURCES
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RYAM: FIRE AT JESUP FACILITY ON APRIL 4 CONTAINED, NO INJURIES OR OFF-SITE IMPACTS; NO MATERIAL IMPACT TO CUSTOMER SUPPLY EXPECTED
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THREE GULF FUNDS AGREE TO BACK PARAMOUNT'S $81 BLN TAKEOVER OF WARNER; SAUDI PIF TO PROVIDE ~$10 BLN OF ~$24 BLN TOTAL - WSJ
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EUROPEAN ALLIES 'LOSING HOPE OF KEEPING AMERICA IN NATO'; SITUATION MAY BE BEYOND POINT OF REPAIR - THE ECONOMIST
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QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY & ABU DHABI'S L'IMAD HOLDING CO. ALSO BACKING PARAMOUNT'S WARNER TAKEOVER - WSJ
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PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS: CONCLUDES SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH OLYMPIC GROUP CORP; CHANGE IN PPIH SUBSIDIARY STATUS
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SPOT GOLD FALLS OVER 1% TO $4,603.44/OZ
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US-ISRAELI ATTACK KILLS AT LEAST 5 IN IRAN'S QOM - DEPUTY GOVERNOR TO SNN
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI FUTURES DOWN 0.17% IN EARLY TRADE
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BENCHMARK 10-YR JGB FUTURES DOWN 0.26 POINT IN EARLY TRADE
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10-YR JGB YIELD RISES 2.0 BPS TO 2.400%
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SHARES RISE OVER 3%
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI EXTENDS GAIN, UP 0.8%
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KOSPI index in Seoul climbs 2% amid strong trading
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Air defenses intercept drone above Erbil
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Asia-Pacific shares rise at the open, buoyed by better than expected US employment data despite geopolitical concerns and reduced activity from holiday shutdowns: Nikkei 225 (+0.66%), KOSPI (+2.05%)
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