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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: During his visit to Angola, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi communicated with relevant personnel of local Japanese companies and international institutions, and expressed his gratitude to them for their important role in the development of Japan-Angola relations.

British Prime Minister Starmer: Britain's economic situation will not return to normal (immediately) just because the Strait of Hormuz reopens.

The U.S. government: its 10% stake in Intel (INTC.O) has earned $40 billion.

German Defense Minister: In all future missions we will coordinate closely with our allies, for example within the G5, which includes the UK, France, Poland and Italy.

German Defense Minister: We Europeans must take greater responsibility for our security.

German Defense Minister: Germany is expanding its military, rapidly purchasing more equipment, and building more infrastructure.

German Defense Minister: The U.S. military presence in Europe, especially in Germany, is in our interests and the interests of the United States. It is foreseeable that the United States will withdraw its troops from Europe, including Germany.

United Airlines supports Spirit customers and employees.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Lim Hing: Japan will help arrange the supply of crude oil to Vietnam’s NGHI SON refinery and petrochemical complex.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: Japan will continue to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the fields of energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and space.

According to the Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration terminated its bailout plan for Spirit Airlines on Thursday local time. U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick has referred Spirit Airlines’ CEO to the U.S. Department of Transportation for help in winding down the airline’s operations.

According to the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Democrats are privately seeking Wall Street funding to prepare for the 2028 presidential campaign, sources said.

US President Trump: (Regarding Iran) We will not leave early, the problem will arise again.

According to AXIOS: The U.S. Department of Defense estimates that the U.S. blockade has cost Iran $4.8 billion.

The U.S. Department of Defense said that U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany, which is expected to be completed within the next six to 12 months.

The Dow Jones Index closed down 152.87 points, or 0.31%, at 49499.27 points on May 1 (Friday);The S&P 500 Index closed up 21.1 points on May 1 (Friday) 1 point, or 0.29%, to 7230.12 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 222.13 points, or 0.89%, to 25114.44 points on May 1 (Friday).

For the week, the S&P 500 rose 0.9%, the Dow Jones rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq rose 1.1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose for a sixth consecutive week, their longest winning streak since October 2024.

At the close of U.S. stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially closed down 0.31%, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.29%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.89%. Apple (AAPL.O) closed up 3.24% and SanDisk (SNDK.O) rose 8.25% due to its beautiful Q1 financial report. Intel (INTC.O) rose 5.44% and closed at a new high of $99.62.

Trump told Congress that the war with Iran had been "terminated," to which U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer responded: "This is nonsense. This is an illegal war, and every day Republicans continue to be complicit and allow it to continue, they are putting lives at risk, increasing chaos, rising prices, and Americans are paying for it. "

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of April 28, net short positions in natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets decreased by 11,617 lots to 11,117 lots.