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Thursday, April 16th. I'm Pierre Bienname for the Wall Street Journal.

The United States is expanding its blockade of Iran to include all ships regardless of nationality,

and it will pursue vessels beyond the Middle East if necessary. Ships sanctioned by the U.S.

will be subject to boarding, search, and seizure. Oil prices climbed after the U.S. made that announcement. The U.S. and Iran have agreed in Prince of the U.S. will be subject to boarding, search, and seizure. Oil prices climbed after the U.S.

made that announcement. The U.S. and Iran have agreed in principle to meet as regional mediators

push for a second round of talks, though no date has been set. Charles Schwab's quarterly profit

jumped 30 percent to almost $2.5 billion. The brokerage is benefiting from clients trading a lot in volatile markets.

The company says its daily average trades climbed to a record just under 10 million in the first quarter.

Schwab also said today it would soon allow customers to trade Bitcoin and Ether, another cryptocurrency, on its platform.

And in the next few months, it will roll out AI tools that can analyze

client's portfolios and answer general questions. And PepsiCo says its recent price cuts on snacks

are paying off. The company reported first quarter revenue climbing 8.5% to $19.44 billion.

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