WS #9310
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The Iran-Israel conflict remains at a stable level with no new strikes or diplomatic moves reported. The Pentagon's Chinese Military Companies list and Apple's WWDC keynote are ongoing but unchanged. The SpaceX IPO and chip sector rebound are still in play but without fresh catalysts. The Philippine earthquake aftermath is still developing but has not generated new market-moving information.
Key developments
- Iran and Israel pause strikes after Trump plea, but both sides vow to resume if ceasefire breached
- Pentagon designates Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, BGI, Autel, CXMT, YMTC, Unitree as Chinese Military Companies
- Intel surges on reports Nvidia and Google consider it as backup chipmaker; chip sector rebounds
- Apple WWDC 2026 underway; analyst warns Apple must not miss agentic AI shift
- SpaceX IPO set for Friday; Morningstar values at half IPO price; Big Short's Eisman calls valuation 'crazy'
- Amazon to raise C$14 billion in record Canadian dollar bond sale
- Bitcoin ETF outflows led by BlackRock's IBIT; Strategy acquires 1,550 BTC; Peter Schiff bearish on MSTR
- 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Philippines kills dozens; tsunami alerts triggered