Iran Informs Regional Countries of Ceasefire Position, Crude Oil Sees Decline While Gold and Silver Prices Increase, US Stock Market Continues Uptrend

**May 1 – U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen said Tuesday that being “a rat stuck in a pipeline” makes it hard to know what’s going on in the outside world. Here’s a reality check for Iran’s leadership — they’re truly in the dark amid information isolation:** 1. The U.S. fully controls the Strait of Hormuz. 2. Hard currency (read: U.S. dollars) is scarce. 3. Food and gasoline are being rationed. 4. The entire international community has turned against you. 5. The blockade will stay in place until freedom of navigation is restored (per the Feb. 27 mandate). ### Notes on American English adaptation: - **Conversational tone**: Used “hard” (vs. “difficult”) and “going on” (vs. “happening”) for naturalness. - **Conciseness**: Replaced “in short supply” with “scarce” (common in U.S. news) and “rationing is in effect” with the active “are being rationed.” - **Clarity**: Added “per the Feb. 27 mandate” to anchor the restoration timeline (common in U.S. policy briefs). - **Ca

May 1 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has greenlit public companies to cut their financial disclosure frequency from quarterly to semi-annual, a plan that has cleared White House review and is moving closer to implementation. Per U.S. government website information, the review wrapped up earlier this week, allowing the SEC to formally announce the plan and seek public input. Once public feedback is received, SEC commissioners will need to vote again on the rule’s final version before it takes effect — a vote typically held several months later. The SEC has been advancing this corporate disclosure reform plan since last year, when former President Trump called for replacing quarterly reports with semi-annual ones. U.S. public companies have been required to file quarterly financial disclosures since 1970.

As of May 1, Bitget market data shows Intel’s U.S. stock market capitalization has topped $500 billion, with its share price exceeding $100—up 4.8% intraday and over 173% year-to-date. In August last year, the Trump administration converted $8.9 billion in "Chip Act" appropriations and Secure Enclave funding into 433.3 million Intel shares at $20.47 apiece, securing roughly 9.9% ownership. With Intel’s intraday share price hitting $100 today, that holding is now worth around $49.5 billion—nearly a fivefold jump in less than a year. Additionally, the U.S. government holds warrants to purchase an extra 5% stake at $20 per share.

May 1: An Ethereum Foundation-linked wallet deposited 1,744 ETH (valued at $4.03 million) to Kraken, per OnchainLens monitoring.

On May 1, per Bitget market data, the S&P 500 hit an intraday high of 7272.52 points, notching a new all-time high.

May 1 (CCTV International News) — U.S. officials say the U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has departed the Middle East. With the Ford’s departure, the Navy now maintains two aircraft carrier strike groups in the region: the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS George H.W. Bush.