Markets drifted lower as stalled US-Iran peace talks kept oil above $107 a barrel, while the AI landscape saw major disruption with Microsoft restructuring its OpenAI partnership and China blocking Meta's $2.5 billion AI acquisition. Verizon was the standout earnings winner, surging 3% on its first positive first-quarter postpaid phone growth since 2013.

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