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According to Japan Broadcasting Association NHK: No tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake in Japan.

Japan Meteorological Agency: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred along the coast of Iwate Prefecture, with a maximum intensity of 6+.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

Volkswagen will sell its 51% stake in Everllence; in the medium term, Volkswagen will remain the main shareholder with 49%. Volkswagen said the planned transaction through a leveraged buyout would bring Volkswagen about 7.4 billion euros.

US tsunami warning: Dangerous tsunami waves may occur in coastal areas within 300 kilometers of the epicenter of the Venezuelan earthquake.

U.S. Tsunami Warning System: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands face tsunami threat after Venezuela earthquake.

US Geological Survey: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Moron region of Venezuela.

U.S. Tsunami Warning System: Issues tsunami threat warning after earthquake off Venezuela coast.

German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A magnitude 6.39 earthquake occurred off the coast of Venezuela.

Nasdaq futures opened up 2% on Friday, boosted by after-hours gains in chip stocks such as Micron Technology (MU.O).

NATO Secretary-General Rutte: Germany and other allies are increasing their efforts to increase defense spending.

"Fed Speaker" Nick Timiraos: Some forecasters who convert US PPI and CPI data into May PCE expect that the US core PCE will record a strong reading, and the gap (divergence) between it and the CPI is large. It is expected that the core PCE growth rate will reach 3.4% year-on-year when it is released on Thursday.

US President Trump: Iran war powers vote is meaningless.

US President Trump: Oil companies are not lowering gasoline prices enough; spoke to oil companies today.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) CFO: The company has the opportunity to increase annual revenue to US$100 billion.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O): The company aims to achieve personal AI and computing business revenue of approximately US$6 billion in fiscal 2029.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O): The goal is to achieve approximately US$8 billion in industrial, network and robotics business revenue in fiscal 2029.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O): The total estimated value of automotive business orders (Design-win Pipeline) has expanded to US$65 billion.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O): By fiscal 2029, the mobile phone business is expected to account for about one-third of its core semiconductor business unit revenue.

U.S. Vice President Vance: U.S. officials are reviewing Türkiye’s compliance with U.S. laws in purchasing Russian S-400 missile defense systems.