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Wall Street Hits Record Highs as Artificial Intelligence Earnings and Middle East Diplomacy Boost Markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed fifty-four thousand points and the Standard and Poor Five Hundred reached a record close as strong technology earnings and expectations of a Strait of Hormuz reopening lifted investor confidence and pushed crude oil prices lower.
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Cuba Blames United States Embargo for Nationwide Power Grid Failures
World Health Organization Warns Ebola Outbreak in Congo Has Outgrown Existing Response Efforts
North Korea Condemns Japanese Tomahawk Cruise Missile Exercises
Japan Defense Ministry Calls for Broader Arms Export Rules and Industry Expansion
South Korean Government Seeks Final Timeline for Wartime Command Transfer From United States
Qatari Officials Report Progress in Oman-Brokered United States-Iran Talks
Paramount Skydance Raises Profit Forecast on Streaming Growth and Merger Savings
World Health Organization Warns Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Exceeds Response Capacity
North Korea Condemns Japan’s Tomahawk Missile Tests With United States Support
Japan Calls for Expanded Arms Exports in Annual Defense Report
South Korea Presses United States for Timeline on Wartime Command Transfer
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