APPLE SHARES TOUCH RECORD HIGH, LAST UP 0.7%

歐洲天然氣價格一度下跌5.5%，因伊朗考慮美國霍爾木茲海峽計劃。

- Futures linked to the S&P 500 edged higher early Thursday after the index touched new highs, buoyed by hopes that the U.S. and Iran were closing in on an agreement to end the war. - Stocks moved higher and oil prices cooled after Axios reported, citing sources, that the U.S. and Iran are nearing a deal to end the war. - An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that Iran was evaluating a U.S. proposal for a resolution. - New unemployment benefit filings totaled a seasonally adjusted 200,000 for the week ended May 2, up 10,000 from the prior week’s revised level but below the 206,000 consensus estimate from Dow Jones - McDonald’s — The fast-food chain posted a beat on both the top and bottom line, sending shares nearly 3.2% higher. Adjusted earnings came in at $2.83 per share - U.S.-based employers announced 83,387 job cuts in April, up 38% from March but down 21% from a year earlier, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. - Japan stocks rose more than 5% on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 hitting 62,000 for the first time as Asia-Pacific markets rallied despite renewed tensions in the Middle East.