Key News
1. Iran's latest response to the Iran-US negotiations: No decision yet made on participation. Previously, US media reported that Iran had expressed its willingness to participate in the second round of negotiations.
Stock News
1. US Rare Earth (USAR.O) announced it will acquire Brazil's Serra Verde Group for $2.8 billion.
2. According to the Wall Street Journal: Adobe (ADBE.O) launched an enterprise agency service called CX Enterprise.
3. Blue Origin's launch mission suffered a setback; the satellite carrying US AST Space Mobility's communications company failed to reach its intended orbit.
4. Eli Lilly (LLY.N): Acquired Kelonia Therapeutics for $7 billion in cash, including an upfront payment of $3.25 billion.
5. According to The Information: Google (GOOG.O) is in talks with Marvell Technology Group (MRVL.O) to develop a new AI chip for inference.
6. According to Kyodo News: Toyota Motor (TM.N) will cut overseas production by 38,000 vehicles by November due to war factors. Toyota will cut production in Asia for export to the Middle East.
7. Meta Platforms (META.O) and CBRE announced the launch of the "LevelUp" program, a multi-year project aimed at recruiting and training thousands of technicians to build Meta's data centers in the United States.
8. A regulatory order shows that Indian regulators have set the final hearing date for Apple's (AAPL.O) antitrust case for May 21. Apple has not yet submitted financial data or objected to the Indian antitrust investigation's findings.
