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Hormuz Reopening Faces Costly Hurdles

Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations Clara Gillespie says Gulf energy flows face an uncertain recovery as producers work to clear ships, bring in tankers, restart halted output and repair damage to refineries, LNG facilities and ports. She says the Strait of Hormuz remains unstable, with shipping still below prewar levels and US pressure on Iran complicating efforts to restore safe passage.

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Hormuz Dispute Clouds US Iran Diplomacy

Bloomberg News Middle East reporter Dan Williams says negotiations between the US and Iran remain focused on securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, even as President Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric underscores the fragile state of the ceasefire. Williams says Iran's leadership remains opaque, questioned claims that recent attacks on commercial shipping reflected a command failure, and warned that Tehran could emerge with greater strategic leverage if it retains effective control over the vital waterway.

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Gensler: Big Deals a Sign of 'High-Valuation Market'

Gary Gensler, Former SEC Chair and professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, joins Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on Bloomberg's 'The Close' and discusses the significant return of IPO activity including SK Hynix, which raised $26.5 billion in the largest foreign debut in the US, Google's $85 billion capital raise and SpaceX going public. He says these big deals are a sign of 'high-valuation market.'

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