WS #6063
No material new developments in the last 10 minutes. The dominant Iran crisis narrative remains unchanged with no de-escalation signals. No counter-signals or non-dominant-narrative developments detected.
Key developments
- Oil rallies over 2% to $108 Brent as Strait of Hormuz remains shut
- China blocks Meta's $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus on national security grounds
- TSMC reaffirms zero-tolerance policy on trade secret violations amid regulatory scrutiny
- Domino's Pizza Q1 earnings miss estimates; US same-store sales growth slows to 0.9%
- OpenAI developing AI-first smartphone with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare