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INTEL: US FEB. RETAIL SALES RISE 0.6% M/M; EST. +0.5% US FEB. RETAIL SALES EX-AUTO RISE 0.5% M/M; EST. +0.3% Twitter

INTEL: US ADP MARCH PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT RISES 62K; EST. +40K Twitter

INTEL: Franklin Templeton agrees to buy CoinFund spinoff as part of digital-asset expansion, with new crypto strategies aimed at institutional investors Twitter

INTEL: UK PM Starmer says the Middle East war is not the UK’s war and it will not be dragged into the conflict, while exploring diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warning it will not be easy to make it safe Twitter

INTEL: Trump says US leaving NATO is “beyond reconsideration” and is strongly considering pulling out after it failed to join his war on Iran Twitter

INTEL: Warren Buffett says he is waiting for a larger move to the downside, says the March move was nothing Twitter

INTEL: IRAN STRIKES AMAZON SERVERS IN BAHRAIN $AMZN Twitter

INTEL: Iranian parliament says “The Strait of Hormuz will not open, we have not held any negotiations, and we will not hold them” Twitter

INTEL: Trump says US will be leaving Iran very soon, and if France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they will go up through the Hormuz Strait, and will be able to fend for themselves. But we have nothing to do with that. What happens in the Strait, we aren't going to have anything to do with it. Twitter

INTEL: Iran’s President Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to end the war but wants guarantees Twitter

INTEL: Trump says war against Iran won’t last “much longer,” says other nations can reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and that it will “automatically open” Twitter

INTEL: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they plan to target US-linked companies in the region starting April 1 in retaliation for previous strikes on Iran, naming firms including Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Tesla, GE, Spire Solution, G42 and Boeing from 20:00 Tehran time Twitter

INTEL: US MARCH CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 91.8; EST. 88.0 US FEB. JOB OPENINGS 6.882M; EST. 6.918M Twitter

INTEL: US March Chicago business index falls to 52.8 versus 55.0 expected Twitter

INTEL: TETHER FIRES TOP GOLD TRADERS MONTHS AFTER HIRING THEM FROM HSBC Twitter

INTEL: US Department of Labor proposes rule to allow crypto and other alternative assets in 401(k) retirement plans Twitter

INTEL: US gas prices rise above $4 per gallon for the first time since 2022 Twitter

INTEL: Two U.S. E-3 aircraft were damaged in the Iran strike on Prince Sultan Air Base, not one as initially reported; the destruction of one remains unconfirmed. Twitter

INTEL: David Bailey’s “Nakamoto” says it sold $20 million in bitcoin at $70,422, below its $118,171 average cost Twitter

INTEL: TRUMP WARNS US MAY STRIKE IRAN’S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IF TALKS FAIL Twitter