U.S. politics: - House Democrat announces impeachment push against Pete Hegseth over Iran war Corporate & technology: - Samsung flags eightfold jump in Q1 profit as AI chip demand drives up prices - Apple partner Foxconn has started trial production on the iPhone Fold Rates & banks: - Wells Fargo and Citigroup push back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts Iran conflict: - Trump says Tuesday is the final deadline; Iran’s proposal “not good enough”; claims plan in place to destroy Iran’s br

2026-04-07

U.S. politics: - House Democrat announces impeachment push against Pete Hegseth over Iran war Corporate & technology: - Samsung flags eightfold jump in Q1 profit as AI chip demand drives up prices - Apple partner Foxconn has started trial production on the iPhone Fold Rates & banks: - Wells Fargo and Citigroup push back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts Iran conflict: - Trump says Tuesday is the final deadline; Iran’s proposal “not good enough”; claims plan in place to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants within four hours; says U.S. should collect Strait tolls instead of Iran - Mediators make final push for a 45-day ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran - Iran delivers response to U.S. proposal, rejects temporary ceasefire and calls for a permanent end to the war; response includes 10 demands - Strait of Hormuz vessel traffic rises to highest level since early March - Netanyahu urges Trump in Sunday call not to pursue a ceasefire for now - Israeli military says it struck Iran’s largest petrochemical facility - Head of IRGC intelligence unit reported killed - Iran foreign ministry says U.S. pilot rescue operation may aim to seize enriched uranium - Israeli defense minister says military instructed to continue full-scale strikes on Iran’s national infrastructure - Iranian official says Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened in exchange for a “temporary ceasefire”