The most senior U.S. intelligence and defense officials began a new round of on-the-ground diplomacy aimed at resurrecting talks to release hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza and ending the war. https://ift.tt/Z5bDStP

Yen Is Weaker as BOJ Keeps Negative Rate, Yield Curve Control https://ift.tt/yj0eIts

United States Steel agreed to be acquired by Nippon Steel in a $14.1 billion deal that would give the Japanese steel giant a major role in U.S. steelmaking. https://ift.tt/l6IbKyV

U.S. stocks advanced, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq adding 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively, while the Dow rose roughly one point to eke out its fourth straight record close. https://ift.tt/9Vsm8DU

Amazon is in talks to invest in Diamond, the biggest regional-sports programmer, in a move that would advance the e-commerce giant’s aggressive push into sports content. https://ift.tt/vma475x

More than 100 people were killed and many more were injured after an earthquake struck northwestern China’s Gansu province. https://ift.tt/xaF3MsB

Adobe called off its planned $20 billion acquisition of collaboration-software company Figma, weeks after a U.K. regulator warned that the deal would likely harm innovation. https://ift.tt/7lpjE3V

The U.S. unveiled a multinational naval force to protect merchant vessels in the Red Sea after Houthi rebel attacks threatened the Suez Canal’s central role in global trade. https://ift.tt/k2POdiT

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, long a thorn in the side of the European Union, is now trying to upend its plans, using his veto in an effort to pry loose money and tilt EU policy. https://ift.tt/DUHcu3f

Southwest faces a civil penalty totaling $140 million after the Department of Transportation said the airline violated consumer-protection laws during its holiday meltdown last year. https://ift.tt/v8O1RPg