7-Eleven, Japan's largest convenience store operator, issued a warning to stores across the country due to illegal hoarding, reservation of goods in advance and resale of popular products such as Pokémon cards and "One Piece" peripherals by some franchise store owners and employees, and took punitive measures against relevant violators by terminating the franchise contract in advance.

Piper Sandler cut its PT on Alphabet (GOOG.O) to $395 from $445.

Piper Jaffray lowered its target price on Alphabet (GOOG.O) from $445 to $395.

The U.S. Secret Service stated that threats against its protected subjects have increased by about 40% this year compared with the same period last year, with nearly 10,000 cases recorded so far, and the number of mental health interventions involved has increased tenfold, which has resulted in extremely tight resources allocated to investigation and protection work. This is the eve of the re-organized White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which was originally scheduled to be held in April and was postponed due to the assassination attempt on Trump.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted ground tests of the engine for its Epsilon S small rocket on Thursday. Previously, the rocket failed twice in a row in similar tests in recent years. The test of the 27-meter-long solid fuel rocket was completed as planned. The last time Japan successfully launched the Epsilon series rocket was in 2021.

Japan's 2-year government bond yield rose 6 basis points to 1.500%, continuing to hit a new high since May 1995.