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GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER: TO SAVE UP TO €12 BILLION WITH MEASURES (@FirstSquaw)

KKR’S ASSET-BASED FINANCE FUND SEES $38.4 MILLION IN REDEMPTION REQUESTS - WSJ (@FirstSquaw)

ZELENSKIY SAYS UKRAINE DOES NOT NEED EU "LIGHT" MEMBERSHIP (@FirstSquaw)

ZELENSKIY SAYS UKRAINE, EUROPE DEVELOPING AIR DEFENCES JOINTLY IS ONLY QUESTION OF TIME (@FirstSquaw)

EU COMMISSION SPOKESPERSON: NO EVIDENCE OF JET FUEL SHORTAGE IN EU AT PRESENT (@FirstSquaw)

JPMORGAN REPORTS Q1 NET INTEREST INCOME OF USD 25.5 BILLION. AVERAGE LOANS ROSE 11% YEAR-OVER-YEAR AND 2% QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER. AVERAGE DEPOSITS INCREASED 7% YEAR-OVER-YEAR AND 1% QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER. (@FirstSquaw)

JPMORGAN'S Q1 REVENUE REACHED USD 49.836 BILLION, BEATING ESTIMATES OF USD 49.169 BILLION. RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED (ROCE) WAS 19%. CREDIT LOSS PROVISION FOR Q1 WAS USD 2.507 BILLION. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) STOOD AT USD 5.94, WITH A NET INCOME OF USD 16.494 BILLION. (@FirstSquaw)

QATAR FOREIGN MINISTRY REPRESENTATIVE STATES COORDINATION WITH PAKISTAN AND THE U.S. IS STRONG, AND OUR REQUESTS ARE BEING COMMUNICATED THROUGH THESE ROUTES. (@FirstSquaw)

QATAR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO TALKS WITH IRAN REGARDING PAYMENTS TO PREVENT IRANIAN ATTACKS ON QATAR, AND ANY CLAIMS OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS ARE FALSE. (@FirstSquaw)

WELLS FARGO REPORTED Q1 REVENUE OF USD 21,446 MILLION, LOWER THAN THE EXPECTED USD 21,797 MILLION. THE Q1 RETURN ON EQUITY WAS 12.2% AND NET INCOME REACHED USD 5,253 MILLION. CREDIT LOSS PROVISION STOOD AT USD 1,135 MILLION. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) WERE USD 1.6, SLIGHTLY ABOVE (@FirstSquaw)

IRAN AND PAKISTAN ARE STILL SENDING MESSAGES, BUT THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON A NEW ROUND OF U.S.-IRAN PEACE TALKS, ACCORDING TO A DIPLOMATIC SOURCE REPORTED BY IRNA. (@FirstSquaw)

Johnson & Johnson Q1 2026 Earnings Adj EPS $2.70 (est $2.69) Sales $24.06B (est $23.66B) Tremfya Rev $1.61B (est $1.41B) Medtech Sales $8.64B (est $8.55B) Darzalex Revenue $3.96B (est $3.84B) Sees FY Adj EPS $11.45 To $11.65, Saw $11.43 To $11.63 Sees FY Adj Oper EPS $11.30 To (@FirstSquaw)