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global
- Mark Carney won a new term as Canada’s Prime Minister amid threats from President Trump, but may not have a majority.
- U.S. tariffs are challenging China's e-commerce giants like Alibaba to find alternative markets.
- Nearly all of Spain had power restored after an 18-hour blackout; the cause remains unknown.
- The Vatican announced the conclave to choose a new Pope will begin on May 7th.
- Trump is reshaping the Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, leading to departures from the agency.

markets
- U.S. dollar expected to drop 15-20%, potentially causing a sell-off of treasuries.
- U.S. consumers are beginning to feel the impact of Trump tariffs on prices.
- European stocks rose, with FTSE 100 achieving its best winning streak in over 5 years.
- Concerns grow about a potential recession as U.S. stocks experience significant value losses.
- Agriculture sector facing a 'full-blown crisis' amid trade war tariff issues.

tech
- Alibaba launched new Qwen LLMs in China, marking a breakthrough in open-source AI.
- Uber now requires employees to be in the office 3 days a week.
- Amazon launched its first Kuiper satellites to compete with Starlink.
- Oracle engineers caused a multi-day software outage impacting U.S. hospitals.
- NXP Semi shares fell, and their CEO will step down amid tariff concerns.