Trump Postpones Military Strikes Against Iran
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1 day ago
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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.INFRASTRUCTURE STRIKES POSTPONED:President Trumpvia Truth Social, "I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS."NO TALKS:Two Iranian semiofficial news agencies close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed that there had been no negotiations with the White House as described by President Trump. The Fars and Tasnim news agencies instead portrayed Trump as backing down due to Iran's threats, the Associated Press.HOSTILITIES RESOLUTION:Shares of Airlines and Cruiselines, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Soutwest Airlines, Carnival, Royal Caribbeanand Viking Holdings, traded up in the wake of President Trump's message that USA and Iran had "very good and productive conversations regarding complete resolution of hostilities."HORMUZ STRAIT:In a post on Truth Social, President Trump, "We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran: (1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them. (2) Destroying Iran's Defense Industrial Base. (3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry. (4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place. (5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others. The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it - The United States does not! If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn't be necessary once Iran's threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"FANNIE, FREDDIE PLAN:Pershing Square's Bill Ackman pitched his plan for Fannie Maeand Freddie Mac- for the Trump administration to retire the government's senior preferred shares that give it a $370B claim on government sponsored entities - to administration officials this month, Joe Light of Barron's, citing people familiar with the matter. The officials briefed on Ackman's plan included National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, and Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jonathan McKernan, sources told Barron's.
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Current: 93.960
Low
115.00
Averages
139.07
High
156.00
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United Airlines Holdings, Inc. is a holding company. The Company transports people and cargo throughout North America and to destinations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. The Company, through United Airlines, Inc., and its regional carriers, operates across six continents, with hubs at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Denver International Airport (DEN), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and A.B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM). Its hub and spoke system allow it to transport passengers between a large number of destinations with frequent services. The Company has contractual relationships with various regional carriers to provide regional aircraft service branded as United Express. It provides freight and mail transportation services (Air Cargo).
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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