Oil surged while stocks and bonds fell as a brief bout of market optimism unraveled after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with Iran after weeken… [+299 chars]

Oil surged while stocks and bonds fell as a brief bout of market optimism unraveled after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with Iran after weekend peace talks collapsed.

Bloomberg

Oil Surges, US Futures Drop on Hormuz Blockade: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com

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<ul><li>What President Trump did has never been done by a sitting president before.</li><li>The market's reaction told a more complicated story than the headline suggested.</li><li>One of… [+3924 chars]

The market got an unusual signal and did not know what to do with it.

TheStreet

Trump endorsed Palantir stock, and the market reacted - thestreet.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A popular Utah-based Hawaiian fast food chain has closed all its locations in the Kansas City metro.
Mo Bettahs, closed location in Olathe, Kansas 
Mo Bettahs, an authentic Hawai… [+1088 chars]

A popular, Utah-based Hawaiian fast food chain has closed all their locations in the Kansas City metro.

WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

Hawaiian fast food chain closes Kansas City area locations - FOX4KC.com

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<ul><li>Given low average Social Security benefits, 401(k) plans are crucial for retirement.</li><li>Early 401(k) withdrawals incur taxes, penalties, and lost potential growth, warns Fide… [+4995 chars]

The advocacy organization for Americans over 50 and the financial services company raise a red flag about retirement savings accounts.

Fidelity, AARP warn Americans on 401(k)s - thestreet.com

OpenAI CEO Sam Altmans home appears to have been the target of a second attack Sunday morning, a mere two days after a 20-year-old man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the property, The Standard… [+2771 chars]

Early Sunday morning, a car stopped and appears to have fired a gun at the Russian Hill home of OpenAI’s CEO, according to police.

Sfstandard.com

Sam Altman’s home targeted in second attack - The San Francisco Standard

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned bank executives for a meeting this week where they encouraged the executives to use Anthropics new Mythos model to de… [+1012 chars]

The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk.

TechCrunch

Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model - TechCrunch

The prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets, after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up a… [+476 chars]

The prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets, after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year.

Wary Investors Eye Another Escalation in Iran War - Bloomberg

Southwest Airlines will soon start capping how many portable chargers and power banks you can bring on a flight, according to an internal message obtained by the New York Times.
According to the rep… [+2568 chars]

External chargers can spontaneously combust, creating flames that are tough to put out.

Gizmodo.com

Southwest Is About to Limit Power Banks on Flights - Gizmodo

As Californians face soaring prices at the gas pump, the newly re-opened Santa Ynez Pipeline is now churning out 60,000 barrels of oil a day.
During an exclusive visit to the newly reopened platform… [+7656 chars]

In an exclusive look inside the newly reopened platforms, where oil is once again flowing through onshore pipelines in Santa Barbara following a Trump executive order, The California Post sat down …

New York Post

Exclusive | Oil giant gives Newsom the middle finger — and offers rare peak inside California’s gas lifeline - New York Post

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the worlds supercompu… [+5891 chars]

Quantum hardware and software are advancing rapidly – and our online encryption systems need to change to stay ahead.

The Conversation Africa

Quantum computers are coming to break our codes faster than anyone expected - The Conversation

A car flipper says he drove seven hours to sell his Corvette Z06 to a buyer in Chicago who showed up to the meeting with a small bag of cash, asked to take the car for a test drive, and then simply d… [+4839 chars]

A man selling his Corvette was the victim of theft when the "buyer" drove off with it. It's a documented problem. Here's how to protect yourself from theft.

Motor1 

‘He Ubers To The Bank’: Man Drives To Chicago To Sell His Corvette For $60,000. Then The Buyer Pulls A Wild Stunt - Motor1.com

X is cutting back on payments to accounts that are flooding the timeline with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation, according to its head of product Nikita Bier
Bier wrote Saturday that [a]ll a… [+2687 chars]

X is cutting back on payments to accounts that are “flooding the timeline” with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation, according to its head of product Nikita Bier

X says it’s reducing payments to clickbait accounts - TechCrunch

The colorful, textured style seems to be in every restaurant and home kitchen, and even showed up on Heated Rivalry. Heres how it got there.
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The colorful, textured style seems to be in every restaurant and home kitchen, and even showed up on “Heated Rivalry.” Here’s how it got there.

The Washington Post

Have you seen this beaded glassware at restaurants? Of course you have. - The Washington Post

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Central bankers and economists prepare to meet in Washington to assess conflict’s damage

Financial Times

Global economic outlook darkens as policymakers count cost of Iran war - Financial Times

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Carroll Shelby Way will become Raptor Way and Navigator Avenue.

The Drive

Ford Is Renaming ‘Carroll Shelby Way’ Campus Streets - The Drive

A Southern California couple is sharing a warning to other potential homebuyers after they said they fell victim to a mortgage fraud scheme that nearly cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Th… [+2723 chars]

A Southern California couple is sharing a warning to other potential homebuyers after they said they fell victim to a mortgage fraud scheme that nearly cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

KABC-TV

Mortgage fraud scheme: Orange County couple shares warning after nearly losing down payment - ABC7 Los Angeles

The recovery in the U.S. stock market since the beginning of April could soon face its first critical test, as the first-quarter corporate earnings season is about to get underway.
Many on Wall Stre… [+179 chars]

Wall Street earnings forecasts have held up recently, which has helped protect U.S. stocks from deeper losses, some say

MarketWatch

April’s stock-market rebound is about to face its first major test as earnings season swings into gear - MarketWatch

Countries around the world are rushing to add renewable energy such as solar power after the Iran war throttled Middle East oil and gas supplies. It is a boon for Beijing, because the technology 
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Beijing’s push to sell its solar and wind power to the world gains momentum from Mideast troubles

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