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U.S. stocks hit record closing highs as the U.S. and Iran agreed to extend their ceasefire, easing geopolitical risk and boosting investor sentiment.

AI is lifting stocks and fueling a new wave of market enthusiasm, even as some private credit players see it as a growing risk.
Drone-related stocks are jumping on reports that the U.S. may invest in the industry, boosting names tied to defense technology.
Prediction markets are facing regulatory pushback, highlighted by the CFTC’s lawsuit against Rhode Island.
Momentum traders are watching selective stocks, including apparel, medtech, and cybersecurity names, for technical breakouts and AI-driven demand.
Nebius is surging after a mysterious hedge fund manager revealed a stake, showing how new disclosures can quickly move AI stocks.
Investors are reconsidering Zscaler after a strong AI and cybersecurity backdrop, even as one trader admits a previous call was wrong.
Charles Payne frames the current market as part of the fourth industrial revolution, reinforcing the long-term AI investment narrative.
Iran-related developments are easing some geopolitical pressure, with ceasefire extension talks and improving risk sentiment helping stocks.
Inflation is still heating up, keeping consumer spending under pressure and supporting expectations for a steady Fed policy path.
Markets are balancing multiple themes at once: higher AI spending, sticky inflation, elevated mortgage rates, and strong performance in major indices.

Hong Kong stocks fell as the Hang Seng Index dropped 322 points to barely hold above 25,000, with Meituan sliding over 5% and broad market sentiment weakening.

德昌全年純利下跌：Jeckson reported full-year net profit of US$202 million, down 23.1% year on year, and declared a final dividend of HK44 cents.
微博首季盈利大幅倒退：Weibo posted first-quarter net profit of US$34.715 million, down 67.5% from a year earlier.
阿里達摩院推出GPU版求解器：Alibaba Damo Academy launched a GPU version of the “Minie” solver, claiming a breakthrough in solving billion-variable problems previously considered intractable.
小鵬虧損擴大：Xpeng’s first-quarter loss widened to 1.78 billion yuan.
香港主權評級獲確認：S&P affirmed Hong Kong’s “AA+/A-1+” ratings and kept the outlook stable.
內地加強外賣平台監管：Beijing and Shanghai jointly conducted administrative guidance on three major food delivery platforms for the first time.
泡泡瑪特強調全球化發展：Pop Mart said it aims to become a world-class company by building a platform for artists.
理想汽車由盈轉虧：Li Auto swung to a non-GAAP loss of 2.108 billion yuan in the first quarter.
香港4月出口強勁增長：Hong Kong’s overall export value rose 42.9% year on year in April, beating expectations.
恒指受壓但守住二萬五：The Hang Seng Index fell 322 points on futures-expiry day, narrowly staying above the 25,000 level as Meituan dropped more than 5%.

TOKYO stocks fell as the Nikkei closed down 306 points, led by profit-taking in semiconductor shares amid ongoing market caution over inflation and currency intervention risks.

Japanese yen weakened into the 159-yen range as concerns grew about domestic inflation and the possibility of currency intervention.
Tokyo stocks fell, with the Nikkei closing down 306 points as investors sold semiconductor-related shares to lock in profits.
The Bank of Korea kept interest rates unchanged at 2.5% for the eighth straight meeting because uncertainty over Middle East developments remains high.
In Tokyo trading, the market moved unevenly, briefly falling more than 500 points before recovering part of the loss.
The yen was also sold in New York trading, with the market watching uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran talks and conflict-related developments.
U.S. stocks rebounded to record highs, helped by a drop in crude oil prices and optimism that fighting between the U.S. and Iran may be ending.
New York crude oil continued to fall and finished in the $88 range as supply recovery became more likely after shipping through the Strait of Hormuz normalized.
Lawson is expanding into urban mini-supermarkets, where low-cost boxed meals and side dishes are attracting customers within walking distance.
A global conference on humanoid robots opened, highlighting advances in physical AI, including extremely precise tasks like threading a needle.
Several Japanese companies and industries reported major changes, including a company employee misconduct case at Sony Life, a rare total-raising eel trial sale, higher packaging film prices from Gunze, and Toyota’s steep drop in Middle East exports due to disrupted logistics.

Crypto markets were hit by renewed volatility as Bitcoin stayed pinned below $73,000, major DeFi and network instability incidents piled up, and regulatory scrutiny intensified across the sector.

FalconX has reportedly filed confidentially with the SEC for an IPO and hired bankers, signaling another major crypto firm is moving toward the public markets.
The Ethereum Foundation is back in the spotlight as debates over Ethereum’s role and culture intensify across the crypto community.
Tether’s new U.S.-focused stablecoin has surged more than 500% in a month, though it still trails the biggest stablecoin competitors.
Bitwise is backing Hyperliquid as a possible foundation for future finance, even as HYPE ETF interest continues to build.
Hyperliquid’s pre-IPO SpaceX-related contracts experienced a sharp 45% flash crash, triggering about $1.5 million in liquidations.
UniCredit has warned that Europe could have difficulty containing a crypto-to-bank crisis under current MiCA regulatory rules.
DeFi’s $20 billion TVL decline is being framed as a stress test rather than a collapse, suggesting the sector may be absorbing market pressure.
Sui has suffered another network outage, once again bringing transaction activity to a standstill and raising reliability concerns.
Bitcoin remains stuck below $73,000 even as news of a possible U.S.-Iran deal gives markets a potential macro catalyst.
New developments across crypto, AI, and tokenization include South Korea’s first DEX rug-pull criminal case, DTCC’s move into tokenized assets on Stellar, and several bearish or mixed price forecasts for major coins.

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