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Trump Says He Is in No Rush for Talks, Says Gaoshan Issue Can Be Resolved in 10 Minutes
According to Jin10, U. S. President Donald Trump said he was not in a hurry to advance negotiations over Iran, claiming the United States had destroyed Iran’s navy, air force, air defense systems, most of its military equipment, much of its manufacturing capacity, and its nuclear capabilities and facilities. He said one or two sites still needed to be dealt with and could be handled in 10 minutes, adding that plans were in place and that the Gaoshan issue could be addressed quickly
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Crude Prices Hold Steady Near FiveMonth High as Traders Weigh Iran Threats and Rising Strait Flows
Brent crude held near a five-month high as traders weighed the risk of further Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz against accelerating oil flows through the waterway. According to Sina Finance, citing IRNA, Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said Monday that Iran had “no choice” but to control the strait to protect national security. Brent traded above $109 a barrel, near its highest level since May, while the most actively traded WTI futures were around $98. U
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Anthropic Reportedly Offers Blackstone Above 10% Yield in $60 Billion Chip Financing
Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield above 10% for a $60 billion chip debt financing plan called Project North Star. The plan would fund the purchase of about 1.5 gigawatts of custom Google TPU chips. Blackstone is set to invest $9 billion to buy half of the subordinated loans in the deal. The transaction is seen as a key test of demand for AI-related debt, at a time when similarly rated corporate borrowers pay about 7% to raise funds in the public bond market.
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