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The three major U.S. stock indexes rose slightly in the short term and narrowed their declines.

Pakistan Prime Minister: Asks US President Trump to extend Iran deadline by two weeks.

Iranian officials said that the exchange of information with the United States through intermediaries was still ongoing, but they did not disclose any details.

U.S. consumer credit in February was US$9.48 billion, compared with US$10.25 billion expected. The previous value was revised from US$8.05 billion to US$7.67 billion.

Iran's Tasnim News Agency quoted military sources as saying that if US President Trump attacks Iran's power plants, Iran will include Saudi Aramco's oil facilities, Saudi Yanbu and the oil pipelines in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates, as targets.

Oracle (ORCL.N) shares fell 1.8%.

The U.S. Transportation Secretary said there is still room for mergers and consolidation in the U.S. aviation industry.

Market news: Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) is considering providing approximately $14 billion in debt financing for Oracle (ORCL.N) data centers, and the company is in talks with Bank of America.

Market news: Microsoft (MSFT.O) is working with the Ontario and Quebec provincial governments, utility companies, grid operators and regulators to promote data center development and coordinate planned investments.

French Foreign Minister: France strongly opposes air strikes targeting civilian infrastructure.

French Foreign Minister: I hope that US President Trump will not implement his threats against Iran.

U.S. Central Command: Last night, the U.S. military launched a unidirectional attack drone against Iran in Operation "Epic Fury." Today, hundreds of U.S. drones have been fully integrated into offensive and defensive operations against Iran.

Anthropic: In ongoing discussions with U.S. government officials regarding a preview of Claude Mythos and its offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.

Musk said he looked forward to working with Intel (INTC.O) on the Terafab project.

Fed Goolsby: The possibility of a stagflationary recession caused by rising oil prices would be the worst outcome.

Acting U.S. Attorney General: We will always investigate leaks of classified information that endanger the safety of service members or agents.

The Fed accepted a total of $15.345 billion from 22 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Fed Goolsby: People are worried about a resurgence of inflation.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary said the government may stop processing international travelers at major airports in so-called "sanctuary cities."

Fed Goolsby: Cautious and worried about the economy.