Geopolitical shifts dominated the hour as Hamas announced its dissolution in Gaza, transferring administration to a US-backed technocratic committee, while in Europe, President Zelensky signaled an intent to force an end to the Russia-Ukraine war by winter. Tensions regarding migration persist in Poland, which is also battling a $1.3 billion court-ordered liability for unused vaccines. In the U.S., the technology sector saw OpenAI’s unreleased Astra model achieve a breakthrough in scientific reasoning by solving ten complex mathematical problems. Market activity was defined by a massive $125 million penalty against UBS for anti-money laundering failures, alongside strong quarterly performance from Palantir, which saw nearly 150% growth in U.S. commercial revenue. Finally, a significant social inflection point arrived, as new federal data revealed that daily marijuana use among U.S. adults has surpassed that of both alcohol and cigarettes.