WS #5868
No material new developments in the last 10 minutes. The previous synthesis remains current.
Key developments
- DOJ closes criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, clearing path for Kevin Warsh confirmation
- iHeartMedia shares halted on upside circuit breaker after 14.46% surge on Sirius XM merger talks
- Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic; Amazon commits $5B
- EU bans spot imports of Russian LNG starting April 25
- Meta lays off 8,000 employees (10% of workforce) citing AI investment costs