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1. Offbeat Wall Street research firm says it sent an analyst to Strait of Hormuz. Here's what they learned

2. Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal 'significant' but 'not good enough' as Hormuz Strait deadline nears

3. Trump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers

4. Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors assess Trump's mixed messaging on Iran war

5. Epstein files: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick set for May 6 interview by House Oversight

6. CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Why AI isn't replacing jobs in China (yet)

7. India turns to Iran for oil and gas after 7-year hiatus, signaling limits to U.S. tilt

8. Broadcom agrees to expanded chip deals with Google, Anthropic

9. Zohran Mamdani and the business exodus? New York's office real estate market is up under new mayor

10. Jim Cramer says potential stock market bottom is tied to interest rates, not war headlines

11. Robinhood, BNY to build Trump accounts app

12. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon in annual letter cites risks in geopolitics, AI and private markets

13. OpenAI asks California, Delaware to investigate Musk's 'anti-competitive behavior' ahead of April trial

14. Trump's Iran ultimatum and signals of a possible deal keep investors on tenterhooks

15. FDA declines to issue specific guidance on health programs' foreign drug imports

16. S&P 500 aims to extend win streak — plus, a CFO switch at one of our key names

17. 'Silent killers': How AI start-ups are trying to solve one of the retail industry's biggest problems

18. AI may replace your financial advisor, MIT professor says — but there's one big hurdle

19. New college graduates face a tough job market. Here’s why unemployment hits them harder

20. Average tax refund is up $350 compared to last year as IRS deadline approaches