Markets rallied on hopes of resumed peace talks, even as the IEA warned of the largest oil supply disruption in history and the IMF flagged global recession risks. Q1 earnings season showed broad strength with JPMorgan, Citigroup and BlackRock all beating expectations, while Amazon made a major strategic move acquiring satellite firm Globalstar for $11.57 billion to take on Starlink.

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