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Ukrainian President Zelensky: It is important that the frozen Russian assets remain frozen.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 557.51 points, or 1.08%, to close at 52,178.99 on Thursday, October 15; the S&P 500 rose 25.18 points, or 0.33%, to close at 7,744.12; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 20.16 points, or 0.08%, to close at 26,713.03.

U.S. State Department official: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio urged the establishment of direct military communication channels between the Lebanese and Israeli armed forces to avoid escalation of the conflict.

U.S. State Department official: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Michel Aoun about the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah in Lebanon.

According to Iranian media outlet Fars News, the Central Bank of Lebanon has revoked the operating license of the Iranian Export Bank in the country. This followed a meeting between the US Treasury Secretary and Lebanese government officials, during which the Secretary requested their cooperation in closing the Iranian Export Bank and revoking its license.

Ukraine's Ministry of Energy: Russia has again attacked key energy infrastructure, causing power outages in parts of Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.

The Communications Workers (CWA) union in the United States: Activision's quality assurance (QA) employees voted to authorize a strike.

According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), total money market funds fell by $40.46 billion to $7.92 trillion in the week ending October 14.

British Defense Secretary: No speculation on the cause of the Starlink outage.

According to Fox News: The British Defense Secretary said the reason for the Starlink service disruption was not discussed in a meeting with US Defense Secretary Hergsays.

French President Macron: We must work together to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to protect its people and infrastructure.

According to Politico, Israeli media reports confirm that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee recently held an undisclosed meeting with Gadi Eisenkot, a key political opponent of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Armed Forces. This meeting comes as Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27th approach.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: Iran's economy is under increasing pressure, and even its so-called allies are powerless to reverse the situation. The U.S. Treasury will not stop until the Iranian regime's coffers are depleted and every financial lifeline supporting its war machine is severed.

According to an order from the Indian government, starting from October 16, India will impose a windfall tax of 2.5 rupees per liter on gasoline exports and 8.5 rupees per liter on diesel exports.

According to Israeli media: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bagaei criticized British Foreign Secretary Miliband for calling Iran an "aggressor," accusing the UK of distorting the facts and confusing the roles of aggressor and victim, and stating that the UK has a long history of hostile actions against Iran.

Musk: Old friends are best friends. Jensen Huang is amazing. The StarMind computer, jointly developed by SpaceX (SPCX.O) and Nvidia (NVDA.O), has far exceeded almost everyone's expectations and will enter mass production next year.

UniCredit of Italy: Has received approval from the European Central Bank to acquire a controlling stake in Commerzbank of Germany.

Market news: The European Union is preparing to accelerate its satellite project in order to compete with SpaceX (SPCX.O).

US President Trump: I want anyone who kills a firefighter to be sentenced to death.