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Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.TARIFFS ON WHISKEY:In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump, "In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House, soon headed back to their wonderful Country, I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland's ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon, two very important Industries within Scotland and Kentucky. People have wanted to do this for a long time, in that there had been great Inter-Country Trade, especially having to do with the Wooden Barrels used." Publicly traded companies in the whiskey space include Brown-Forman, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Constellation Brands, MGP Ingredients, Davide Campari, and Remy Cointreau.IRAN SENDS PROPOSAL:Iran has sent its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to Pakistani mediators, Iranian state news agency IRNA said on Friday, according to.RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCESS:Voya Financial"welcomed" an executive order that facilitates retirement-savings access for Americans who currently lack adequate options. The order directs the U.S. Treasury Department to establish a new platform highlighting high-quality, low-cost, private-sector IRA.

In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House, soon headed back to their wonderful Country, I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland's ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon, two very important Industries within Scotland and Kentucky. People have wanted to do this for a long time, in that there had been great Inter-Country Trade, especially having to do with the Wooden Barrels used." Publicly traded companies in the whiskey space include Brown-Forman (BF.A), Diageo (DEO), Pernod Ricard (PDRDF), Constellation Brands (STZ), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Davide Campari (DVDCF), and Remy Cointreau (REMYY).

The major averages started the week with an advance as investors shook off the weekend collapse in peace negotiations.Crude oil briefly surged past $100 per barrel once again after President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks between the U.S. and Iran ended without an agreement in place, but oil pulled back as the session went on.In addition to navigating the renewed Iran worries, stocks advanced in spite of Goldman Sachs- the first of this week's big bank earnings reporters - slipping about 2%.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Goldman Sachsreported, though the company noted that the macro environment started to weigh on sentiment as Q1 progressedFastenalreportedand provided its outlook for 2026Baker Hughesits Waygate Technologies business to Hexagonfor $1.45BSomnigroupLeggett & Plattin a $2.5B all-stock transactionOver 1,000 writers, actors, and directors haveopposing Paramount Skydance'sproposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery2. WALL STREET CALLS:Best Buyto Sell from Buy at Goldman SachsKeyBancT-Mobileon valuation, Q1 results catalystStarbucksto Hold at JefferiesConstellation Brandsto Buy at TD CowenNiketo Hold from Buy at HSBC3. AROUND THE WEB:Take-Two'sRockstar Games was hacked for the second time in three years, BBC reportsBooking.comexperienced a data breach with "unauthorized parties" gaining access to customer data, The Guardian saysPolyPeptideis attracting private equity takeover interest, with EQT, KKR, and Advent among suitors looking into a potential acquisition of the company, Bloomberg reportsMetais developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that can interact with employees in his stead as part of a bigger effort to remake the company around AI, FT saysInventurus Knowledge Solutions, or IKS, is in advanced talks to acquire TruBridgefor about $600M, Economic Times says4. MOVERS:Allogene Therapeuticswas higher afterfrom its ALPHA3 trialRevolution Medicinesincreased afterfrom its RASolute 302 clinical trialSpyre Therapeuticsgained after reporting its trial of SPY001Dutch Brosand Black Rock Coffee Barwere lower after the Wall Street Journalthat McDonald'sis planning to offer energy drinksCoStarfell after ReutersThird Point disposed of its position in the company and won't seek a proxy fight5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Children's Place, with EPS and revenue lower year-over-yearMarti Technologiesbacked itsJPMorgan & Chasewillon April 14ALT5 Sigma CorporationreportedTSMCwillon April 16INDEXES:The Dow rose 301.68, or 0.63%, to 48,218.25, the Nasdaq gained 280.84, or 1.23%, to 23,183.74, and the S&P 500 advanced 69.35, or 1.02%, to 6,886.24.