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The CEO of Rosneft Pipeline Transport Company commented on the issue of transiting Kazakh oil to Germany, saying that transit transportation of Kazakh oil cannot be resumed in the short term.

Russia's central bank gold and foreign exchange reserves totaled US$779.5 billion in the week to April 17, compared with the previous value of US$774.8 billion.

Market news: The Hungarian central bank is reviewing related accusations made by former governor Szymer.

US President Trump: All 159 of their (i.e. Iran's) naval ships have sunk to the bottom of the sea.

US President Trump: I hereby order that this operation (clearance of mines) will continue and be tripled in intensity.

U.S. President Trump: Ordered the Navy to sink any ship that lays mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Our minesweepers are currently clearing the strait.

UBS Group AG: Raised its target price on Amazon (AMZN.O) to $304 from $301. Raised Tesla (TSLA.O) price target to $364 from $352. Raised its price target on Texas Instruments (TXN.O) to $295 from $260.

Russian Ministry of Finance: Foreign exchange transactions in accordance with budget rules will resume from May. When determining the scale of foreign exchange operations in May, foreign exchange transactions deferred between March and April will be considered.

IBM: MORGAN STANLEY RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $225.00 FROM $215.00

Morgan Stanley lowered its target price for Oracle (ORCL.N) to $207.00 from $213.00. Increased IBM (IBM.N) price target to $225.00 from $215.00. Raised Boeing (BA.N) price target to $250.00 from $245.00.

Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) CEO: Jet fuel prices are expected to rise for the rest of the year.

U.S. Central Command: The USS Ford Carrier Strike Group continues operations in the Red Sea in support of U.S. 5th Fleet maritime security missions.

BP (BP.N): Our board of directors will be reduced from 13 to 10 people.

BP (BP.N) shareholders voted 81.8% to appoint Maniford as chairman.

Meta Platforms (META.O): Parents who monitor teen accounts can now view the topics their children have asked Meta AI about in the past seven days. The feature is currently available to parents overseeing teen accounts in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Brazil, and is expected to roll out globally in the coming weeks.

American Airlines (AAL.O): Second-quarter performance outlook adjusted earnings per share is expected to be -0.2 to $0.2, compared with market expectations of -$0.09.

American Airlines (AAL.O) first-quarter revenue was $13.912 billion, compared with market expectations of $13.794 billion.

Bank of Montreal raised its price target on Amazon (AMZN.O) to $315 from $310.

Mizuho Bank: Cuts Tesla (TSLA.O) target price from $540 to $480.

Wedbush: Lowered IBM (IBM.N) price target to $320 from $340.