Goldman Sachs has advised on more than $1 trillion of mergers and acquisitions so far this year, the fastest any bank has reached the milestone. The pace has been driven by a string of megadeals, including Dominion Energy Inc.’s $118 billion sale to NextEra Energy Inc. Goldman is significantly ahead of rivals, with its closest competitor still about $300 billion short of $1 trillion.

Essar Energy Transition Fuels, owner of the UK’s Stanlow refinery, has signed a $500 million crude sourcing and product supply facility with Abu Dhabi-based IRH Global Trading. The agreement is intended to strengthen feedstock security and improve working capital efficiency. The facility is designed to help the Stanlow refinery manage volatility in energy markets. The agreement does not involve equity changes in any publicly listed entity or direct financial disclosures, but it reinforces near- to mid-term physical demand for crude and provides marginal support for oil prices.

SpaceX stock options began trading in the U.S. and quickly became the third-most active options name, with more than 600,000 contracts changing hands. Bullish positioning clustered in near-dated $220 calls, while implied volatility in three-month options was marked around 110%–115%, according to Susquehanna International Group’s Chris Murphy. Market makers hedging call sales by buying shares can amplify moves, helping push the stock as high as $225.64 early in the session.

Silver futures fell Rs 2,129 on Tuesday to Rs 2.49 lakh per kg, snapping a three-session advance. Traders turned cautious as the proposed US-Iran agreement lacked a published memorandum of understanding, limiting appetite for fresh bullish bets. Attention also shifted to the US Federal Reserve’s first rate decision under Kevin Warsh and the Bank of Japan’s surprise 100-basis-point hike, which strengthened expectations that higher rates could persist.

The article profiles seven Indian-origin scientists and engineers holding key technical leadership roles at top AI organizations including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Apple and Perplexity. Several are directly involved in large-model development, production engineering and infrastructure buildouts, at companies that are major customers for AI chips such as Nvidia’s H100. It also notes that Nvidia is an investor in Perplexity AI and highlights how GPU access underpins projects such as Sarvam AI.

QatarEnergy has told buyers it expects LNG output to recover to about 50% of capacity within one month of safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz being restored, and to roughly 80% within two months, according to Bloomberg. The remaining capacity—equivalent to two production trains damaged during Iranian missile strikes in March—could take years to fully recover. Ras Laffan, the world’s largest LNG export facility and nearly one-fifth of last year’s global LNG supply, has remained largely idle for more than three months. LNG prices in Europe and Asia are still above pre-conflict levels.

A return to normal conditions in West Asia could ease pressure on Indian industries that depend heavily on trade routes connected to the Strait of Hormuz. The reliance extends beyond crude oil and fertilisers to petrochemicals, plastics, metals and other industrial raw materials, lowering freight costs and improving supply certainty if risks subside. In some categories, exposure is particularly high, including silver at more than 91%, copper wire at nearly 88%, aluminium at over 67%, methanol at more than 96% and ethylene glycol at more than 99%. The assessment is based on a Moneycontrol analysis.