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1. Trump said his blockade would cause Iran's oil industry to 'explode' this week. Why that won't happen

2. Apple revenue guidance tops estimates on booming iPhone, Mac demand

3. Bank of England faces the 'most difficult combination,' says governor Bailey as energy prices soar

4. AI boom: Big Tech capital expenditures now seen topping $1 trillion in 2027 

5. European Central Bank keeps rates on hold in the face of inflation threat

6. Apple execs to talk China and tariffs, but will avoid discussing foldable iPhone, per traders on Kalshi

7. Google cloud growth tops Microsoft and Amazon as all three beat estimates on AI demand

8. Nvidia just invested in the AI legal startup that's splashing Jude Law ads everywhere

9. Blue Owl shares surge after private credit firm cites 10X gains from SpaceX

10. U.S. senators ban themselves from prediction markets trading

11. Core inflation rate hit 3.2% in March as first-quarter growth disappointed at 2%

12. California gas prices hit $6 per gallon as fuel costs jump nearly 30 cents in a week across the U.S.

13. FDA proposes excluding Novo, Lilly weight loss drugs from bulk compounding list in win for the companies

14. Hershey says GLP-1s are driving higher gum and mint sales

15. Israel’s economy and financial markets are booming — even as conflict rages in the Middle East

16. Boaz Weinstein’s activist investor Saba seizes control of UK tech fund after bitter SpaceX feud

17. European markets rebound as oil prices fall; BOE and ECB hold rates

18. Bank of England keeps rates on hold at 3.75% as Iran war shakes outlook

19. Eli Lilly blows past quarterly estimates, hikes outlook as Zepbound and Mounjaro sales skyrocket

20. Euro zone inflation jumps to 3% as economic growth almost stalls