It could be organized off the coast of Oman, the agency's source said

Iran has allowed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz to open - Reuters

General Motors Company

Ford Motor Company

GE Aerospace

Oshkosh Corporation

Tesla, Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Daikin Industries,Ltd.

The U.S. and Iran are discussing a truce extension amid the crisis over the Strait of Hormuz, which is keeping oil market tensions at bay. At the same time, Washington is looking for ways to increase defense production by attracting automakers amid depleting arsenals and rising military spending. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 16.

Top story for the morning: US and Iran may extend deal, Musk presses suppliers for chips

The US derivatives market regulator has launched an investigation into a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil futures market that were made shortly before important statements by US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/us-probes-suspicious-oil-trades-made-before-trump-iran-pivots">reported</a>, citing sources. Billions of dollars worth of futures were bought and sold before sharp turns in the US war against Iran, the agency claimed.

U.S. regulator launches probe into suspicious oil deals ahead of Trump's statements

QuantumCTek Co., Ltd.

Fixstars Corporation

ICTK Co., Ltd.

NVIDIA Corporation

"Course for peace" in the Middle East pushed stocks in Asia to a six-week high

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Globalstar, Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

A Fox News journalist announced an interview with U.S. President Donald Trump in which he was quoted as saying, "The war [in the Middle East] is over". Meta has extended its partnership with Broadcom until 2029 to scale its own AI chips and reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD. Amazon is buying satellite company Globalstar for $11.6 billion to compete with Starlink and launch direct-to-smartphone connectivity - without the use of cell towers. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of April 15.

Top story by morning: Trump called war 'over' - Fox, Anthropic valued at $800 billion

The U.S. and Iranian delegations could return to talks in Islamabad as early as the end of this week, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-iranian-teams-could-return-islamabad-peace-talks-this-week-four-sources-say-2026-04-14/">reported</a>, citing five sources.

US and Iran could resume talks at the end of the week - Reuters

BP p.l.c.

Amid sharply higher oil prices due to war in the Middle East, British oil giant BP <a href="https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/first-quarter-2026-trading-statement.html">said</a> it recorded an "exceptional" oil trading performance in the first quarter of 2026.

BP says 'exceptional' oil trading performance amid war

Alphabet Inc.

The U.S. and Iran are <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/brent-na-vrema-okazalas-nize-100-za-barrel-akcii-rastut-posle-zaavlenij-trampa">trying to agree on</a> a new round of talks before the ceasefire expires. Alphabet faces the risk of lawsuits for more than $200 billion due to antitrust claims. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 14.

'Oil at $150': Onyx expects crude prices to soar with US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Achieving de-escalation of the conflict by escalating it in the case of Iran is very risky, warned former US Navy officer John Bradford

"Stuck with high prices": experts - on the risks of a double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

European stock markets followed Asia-Pacific at the start of the week as investors react to US plans to block the Strait of Hormuz

Stocks in Europe fell as the U.S. prepares to blockade the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military will begin the blockade of ships traveling from and to Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz on April 13 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 p.m. Astana time). U.S. President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116395566253303665">wrote</a> about it in the social network TruthSocial.

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