China exports miss estimates in March, imports post best growth in more than four years

China’s export growth slowed in March as manufacturers grappled with surging energy costs, with the Iran war disrupting supplies, while imports jumped more than expected.
Oil falls as Vance signals diplomatic efforts are ongoing to resolve Mideast conflict

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Monday that the next steps in U.S.-Iran peace efforts now depend on Tehran.
Asia markets open higher amid hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal; China trade data in focus

Asia-Pacific markets open higher Tuesday, amid positive investor sentiment that a deal between the U.S. and Iran is still possible
Vance says ‘the ball is in Iran’s court’ to move peace talks further, as U.S. blockade takes effect

The U.S. team of Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner made progress with Iran during the Islamabad talks, the vice president said.
Oracle expands Bloom Energy deal days after receiving $400 million stock warrant

Last week Oracle received a warrant to buy nearly $400 million in Bloom Energy’s stock, which jumped on Monday after the companies announced an expanded deal.
S&P 500 futures are little changed after index erases Iran war losses: Live updates

Wall Street once again proved resilient in the face of increased geopolitical uncertainty.
Trump is blockading Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf. What does that mean?

A former Pentagon official said the goal of the U.S. blockade is to get the Iranians to back down and restore freedom of navigation to the strait.
Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns from U.S. House after sexual misconduct allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell was a leading candidate for California governor but faced growing calls to resign after allegations of sexual misconduct were published last week.
Some brave traders who made a leveraged bet on chip stocks nearly doubled their return in almost 10 days

Chipmakers have surged since the market’s lows on March 30 from the U.S.-Iran war. Those willing to take on major risk saw even bigger returns.
Fed nominee Warsh clears a hurdle to Senate hearing

Kevin Warsh submitted required ethics paperwork to the Senate Monday.