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PENTAGON APPROACHES AUTOMAKERS & MANUFACTURERS TO RAMP UP WEAPONS PRODUCTION - WSJ (@FirstSquaw)

WHITEHAVEN COAL: PROCEEDS TO REPAY OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF $1.1 BLN ACQUISITION TERM LOAN FACILITY; EXPECTS ANNUAL INTEREST EXPENSE TO FALL BY ~A$50-55 MLN BASED ON CURRENT SOFR & TREASURY RATES (@FirstSquaw)

WHITEHAVEN COAL: PRICES $900 MLN IN TWO TRANCHES - $450 MLN 5.5-YR NOTES AT 6.25% (OCT 2031) & $450 MLN 8-YR NOTES AT 6.75% (APR 2034); SETTLEMENT EXPECTED APR 22 IN NEW YORK (@FirstSquaw)

GOLDMAN'S RATES-TRADING BUSINESS TOOK A HIT AS INTEREST RATES SURGED FOLLOWING US & ISRAELI ATTACKS ON IRAN, FUELING DISAPPOINTING RESULTS THAT SURPRISED INVESTORS & PRESSURED SHARES (@FirstSquaw)

EU SHOULD URGENTLY ADJUST PROPOSED LAW THAT WOULD DISCRIMINATE AGAINST BRITISH AUTO MANUFACTURERS & UNDERMINE $94 BLN IN ANNUAL TRADE - TRADE GROUP (@FirstSquaw)

JAPAN FINMIN KATAYAMA: AGREED TO FURTHER INTENSIFY COMMUNICATION WITH US TREASURY SEC. BESSENT ON EXCHANGE RATES (@FirstSquaw)

WOOLWORTHS: BIG W DROPS PRICES ON OVER 2,000 PRODUCTS FROM APR 16; SHELF PRICES ON SKINCARE, BEAUTY & OTHER ITEMS TO FALL BY AVG 13.5% (@FirstSquaw)

AMP LTD: COMMENCES A$150 MLN ON-MARKET SHARE BUYBACK; FY26 AMP BANK GO DEPOSITS EXPECTED TO EXCEED A$1.5 BLN (@FirstSquaw)

AMP LTD: TOTAL AUM AT A$155.9 BLN AT QTR-END; AUM IN WEALTH BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY RECENT MARKET MOVEMENTS; PLATFORMS NET CASHFLOWS UP 45% TO A$1.1 BLN IN Q1 26 (@FirstSquaw)

AUSTRALIA'S VIVA ENERGY CEO: FOCUS ON EXTINGUISHING GEELONG REFINERY FIRE; MOST UNITS STILL OPERATING AT MINIMUM RATES FOR SAFETY; NEED TO ASSESS DAMAGE BEFORE DETERMINING SAFE OPERATIONS (@FirstSquaw)

UKRAINE DEPUTY ECONOMY MINISTER: EXPECTS US-UKRAINE JOINT RECONSTRUCTION FUND TO APPROVE SECOND PROJECT THIS SUMMER, LIKELY IN ENERGY SECTOR; THIRD PROJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER THIS YEAR (@FirstSquaw)

LIVE NATION: REMAINS CONFIDENT ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF STATES' CASE WILL NOT DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM DOJ SETTLEMENT TERMS (@FirstSquaw)