SAMSUNG LAUNCHES NEXT-GEN ODYSSEY GAMING & VIEWFINITY MONITORS

POLL-U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE TO CUT FED FUNDS RATE AT LEAST ONCE THIS YEAR, SAID 48 OF 101 ECONOMISTS (71 OF 103 IN APRIL POLL) POLL-U.S. PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES INFLATION TO AVERAGE 3.9% IN Q2, 3.7% IN Q3 AND 3.4% IN Q4 (3.7%, 3.4% AND 3.2% IN APRIL POLL) POLL-U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE TO HOLD FED FUNDS RATE AT 3.50%-3.75% RANGE THROUGH THIS YEAR, SAID 49 OF 101 ECONOMISTS (30 OF 103 IN APRIL POLL)

QATAR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: ONLY TWO LNG TANKERS HAVE CROSSED STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN NORMAL TRAFFIC HAS RESUMED