WS #10651
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The Venezuela earthquake, SK Hynix listing, and Anthropic-Alibaba tensions remain the dominant signals with no updates or counter-signals. The situation is stable with no escalation or de-escalation.
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Key developments
- Venezuela hit by 7.1-7.5 magnitude earthquakes, building collapses reported
- SK Hynix files for ~$29 billion Nasdaq listing, shares surge 11%
- Anthropic accuses Alibaba of illicitly accessing Claude AI model via 25,000 fraudulent accounts
- Iran's IRGC warns vessels must coordinate for Strait of Hormuz transit; Brent crude falls $1 to $72.74
- Trump requests $87.6 billion from Congress, mostly for Iran war costs
- Micron reports record Q3 earnings, guides Q4 revenue ~$50B; stock up 15.8% after hours
- Microsoft and Meta commit to multi-generation datacenter deals with Qualcomm
- Elastic lays off 7% of workforce amid AI-driven reorganization