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According to Japan Jiji News Agency: A crude oil tanker related to Japanese energy company ENEOS has passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to ABC News: According to multiple people familiar with the matter, the immigration detention center in Florida, known as "Alcatraz", is expected to close soon. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security did not deny that the facility was closing.

According to Punchbowl reporter: Sources revealed that U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott had a face-to-face meeting and telephone communication with House Speaker Johnson today. Scott's message is that the 21st Century ROAD bill should be passed without amendments, and the House is preparing to introduce a revised version of the bill next week.

Cuban Energy and Mines Minister: Under the US oil blockade, Cuba has exhausted its diesel and fuel oil reserves.

According to Citigroup's Asia Southern Market Director: Citigroup will increase the number of employees in Asia's prime brokerage business by 10% this year, with Singapore and India as the core of this expansion.

Mayor of Kiev, Ukraine: Kiev was under a large-scale Russian attack, and explosions were heard in the city.

European Stoxx 50 futures rose 1.0%, Germany's DAX30 futures rose 0.7%, and Britain's FTSE 100 futures rose 0.6%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 13.60 points, or 0.16%, on Thursday, May 14, to 8616.80 points.

NI225 opened up 172.68 points, or 0.27%, on Thursday, May 14, to 63444.79 points.

According to the Financial Times: GameStop (GME.N) CEO Ryan Cohen has threatened to take his $56 billion acquisition proposal for eBay directly to shareholders.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 106.2 billion yen of Japanese bonds in the week to May 8, and the previous value was revised from -786.9 billion yen to -786.3 billion yen.

Japan bought foreign stocks in the week to May 8 -593.6 billion yen, compared with the previous value of 41.2 billion yen.

Japan's money supply M3 annual rate in April was 1.6%, compared with the previous value of 1.40%.

Japan's money supply M2 annual rate in April was 2.3%, compared with the previous value of 2.00%.

Japan's broad money liquidity annual rate in April was 2.8%, compared with the previous value of 2.8%.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 1,437.5 billion yen of Japanese stocks in the week to May 8, compared with the previous value of 807.9 billion yen.

Japan purchased 1,640.7 billion yen in foreign bonds in the week to May 8, compared with the previous value of -887.7 billion yen.

U.S. Vice President Vance: Nearly two months have passed since President Trump formally established the Fraud Elimination Task Force. We have identified tens of billions of dollars in defrauded taxpayer funds, prosecuted dozens of fraudsters, and blocked billions of dollars in suspicious payments. And this is just the beginning.

Cisco (CSCO.O) U.S. stocks surged 20% after the market closed, and its performance guidance exceeded expectations.

The Gironde province in southwestern France issued a communique on the 13th confirming that the infection incident on the "Ambition" cruise ship anchored in Bordeaux, the province, was caused by norovirus.