U.S. officials told Al Jazeera that mine clearance work in the international shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz has been completed.

U.S. officials told Al Jazeera that troops are closely monitoring the area and are ready to protect free trade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Financial Times reported large tech firms booked more than $160 billion of unexpected valuation gains last quarter from equity investments in other AI companies, lifting pre-tax profits. Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA and Microsoft said the accounting line "other income" was materially boosted by these one-off valuation gains. The gains largely reflect market enthusiasm for AI and could distort assessments of the AI ecosystem’s strength and cyclicality. Goldman Sachs' chief US equity strategist said investors are increasingly asking whether reported growth is demand-driven or, to some extent, misleading.

According to the Financial Times, major tech companies have gained $160 billion in profits due to their stakes in other artificial intelligence companies.

US President Trump: All Canadian companies doing business with the US, move to the US immediately. Many of these companies moved out of Canada years ago due to the foolish policies of the US leadership. Once you move back, all tariffs will be waived!

US President Trump: Canada wants to be treated as a state, but they aren't. I've dealt with leaders of many countries, but I think Canada is the worst. They no longer deserve special privileges.