WS #13830

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The dominant narrative remains the Strait of Hormuz closure and its oil price impact, with the Trump administration's openness to ending the war with Iran without a nuclear deal (conditional on full reopening of the Strait) still the key potential de-escalation signal. No new data points have emerged to alter the prevailing thesis. This window carries 15 key development(s), 4 at significance:high: Trump open to ending Iran war without nuclear deal if Hormuz fully reopens; Oil prices surge ~5% on Hormuz uncertainty, WTI ~$82, Brent ~$87.7; NVIDIA launches $500B AI compute infrastructure financing platform; AECOM slashes FY26 guidance after massive Q3 miss. A further 11 development(s) sit below significance:high.

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Key developments

  • Trump open to ending Iran war without nuclear deal if Hormuz fully reopens
  • Oil prices surge ~5% on Hormuz uncertainty, WTI ~$82, Brent ~$87.7
  • NVIDIA launches $500B AI compute infrastructure financing platform
  • AECOM slashes FY26 guidance after massive Q3 miss
  • Riot Platforms secures $9.1B AI data center lease, Q2 revenue beat
  • Intel announces $15B capital raise, stock falls
  • Archer Aviation surges 12% on Boeing deal to acquire Wisk, SkyGrid, Insitu
  • Apple testing Chinese memory chips from CXMT