WS #11004

From 500 msgs · 9 key-dev

No genuinely new material developments have occurred in the last 30 minutes. The previous synthesis remains current with no counter-signals or non-dominant-narrative developments to report.

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Key developments

  • Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ending agency independence
  • Supreme Court rules Fed Governor Lisa Cook can stay, reinforcing Fed independence
  • Trump claims Iran agreed to Doha talks; Iraqi oil flows resume via Strait of Hormuz
  • Rocket Lab acquires Iridium for $8 billion ($54/share)
  • Comcast announces tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky
  • Verizon falls 7%, AT&T hits 52-week low on SpaceX and cable rivalry
  • EU AI Act amendments approved, postponing high-risk deadlines
  • Yen slides to weakest level since 1986, intervention risk rises