TODAY'S HOT NEWS TOPICS
Amid Middle East tensions, Maersk suspends Gulf freight bookings, imposes fuel surcharges and seeks alternative shipping routes, while USPS will levy an 8% temporary fuel surcharge on express parcels from April 26. The Indian rupee hits an all-time low vs USD with $1.1B foreign capital outflows, and the JPY faces potential forex intervention near 160. Secondary updates: Pinduoduo’s 10% YoY revenue growth, Disney scrapping its $1B OpenAI investment, Meta’s AI investment hike with job cuts, and LightInTheBox’s 2025 profit turnaround.