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COMMERZBANK CEO ORLOPP: HELD DISCUSSIONS ON POTENTIAL DEAL WITH UNICREDIT BUT VIEWS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY AT PRESENT - BTV (@FirstSquaw)

IRANIAN LAWMAKER: IRAN WILL KEEP ENGAGING IN TALKS TO EXPOSE US CONDUCT - CNN (@FirstSquaw)

UKRAINE'S ZELENSKIY: NO CONFIRMATION ON TIMING OF WITKOFF & KUSHNER VISIT TO UKRAINE (@FirstSquaw)

IMF'S GEORGIEVA: CENTRAL BANKS RISK SUFFOCATING GROWTH IF THEY TIGHTEN POLICY PREMATURELY; HOWEVER IF PROLONGED IMPACT ALLOWS SECONDARY PRICE EFFECTS TO MATERIALIZE, MANY CENTRAL BANKS WILL NEED TO ACT FISCAL AID TO OFFSET HIGHER ENERGY COSTS SHOULD BE NARROWLY TARGETED & (@FirstSquaw)

IMF'S GEORGIEVA: RAPID GLOBAL RECOVERY STILL ACHIEVABLE IF WAR ENDS WITHIN TWO WEEKS; CONTINUED DISRUPTION THROUGH SUMMER PUTS GLOBAL ECONOMY IN ADVERSE POSITION 20 PCT OF OIL & GAS STILL ABSENT FROM WORLD ECONOMY; ENGAGING WITH NATIONS ON REQUIRED SUPPORT (@FirstSquaw)

IMF'S GEORGIEVA: PROLONGED DISRUPTION INTO SUMMER WOULD PLACE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN ADVERSE POSITION; RAPID WORLDWIDE RECOVERY POSSIBLE IF WAR CONCLUDES WITHIN TWO WEEKS (@FirstSquaw)

SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP: APPROVED PLAN TO CUT WORKFORCE BY 40 PCT, IMPACTING 64 EMPLOYEES; REDUCTIONS EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE IN Q2 & Q3 2026 - SEC FILING (@FirstSquaw)

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 442.57 PTS, +1.91%, AT 23,626.31 (@FirstSquaw)

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 79.84 PTS, +1.16%, AT 6,966.08 (@FirstSquaw)

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 327.93 PTS, +0.68%, AT 48,546.18 (@FirstSquaw)

OVER 20 COMMERCIAL VESSELS TRANSITED STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN PAST 24 HOURS - WSJ (@FirstSquaw)

WHITE HOUSE TO HOLD TAX-DAY PRESS BRIEFING WEDNESDAY WITH TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT & SBA ADMINISTRATOR LOEFFLER - FOX REPORTER (@FirstSquaw)