Today on Headline AI:
• President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas are set to exchange hostages and prisoners within days, a pact that feels like "a new beginning".
• The US government shutdown deepens as lawmakers face increasing pressure amid mounting flight delays and hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay.
• The global IPO drought appears to be ending, with money raised through new listings up 70% compared to last year.
• US rare earth stocks surged after China tightened export controls on critical minerals, reheating a US-China power game.
• Russia’s war economy faces fresh headwinds as industrial giants furlough staff and the World Bank downgraded the country's growth outlook toward stagnation.
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