The potential US-Iran deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz anchored market activity this hour, triggering a gold price surge that added $1.3 trillion in market capitalization and influenced Federal Reserve rate expectations. This geopolitical movement contrasted with revelations of deep-seated corporate failure; a new Senate Finance Committee report identified how JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America facilitated over $1 billion in suspicious transactions for Jeffrey Epstein for years. Meanwhile, the NTSB linked U.S. military GPS jamming exercises to a fatal plane crash in New Mexico, highlighting a dangerous intersection between military testing and civilian safety. Elsewhere, the tech sector's volatile 11.4% weekly rally faces pressure, with Lucid Motors delaying EV rollouts following a $1.26 billion loss, and fresh vulnerabilities emerging in Apple's Private Relay.