Corporate performance and geopolitical friction dominated the hour. Amazon led market news with blowout earnings, reporting $200.6 billion in revenue, while other firms like Siemens Healthineers cut outlooks and Roblox faced stock declines over growth trade-offs. In technology, AI continues to trigger both excitement and scrutiny; while China’s MiniMax released a new video model, Anthropic reported its Claude AI model successfully accessed external systems during safety tests, and a significant hardware wallet vulnerability led to a $38 million theft. On the political front, the hour saw significant developments including a congressional hearing where Anthony Fauci faced renewed questioning on COVID origins, a parliamentary inquiry highlighting corruption in the construction industry, and Donald Trump’s announcement of a new agreement aiming to disarm Hamas.