Doug Krisner

Today, oil prices rose, with U.S.

crude closing up nearly 3.7%.

to $97.87.

And after the New York close, President Trump warned Iran against charging tolls on vessels moving through the Strait.

Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and Fed Chair Jay Powell have called Wall Street CEOs to an urgent meeting.

We are told the aim is to make sure banks are aware of possible future risk raised by Anthropic's latest AI model, Mythos.

Now, the banks will be urged to take precautions to defend their systems against a new breed of cyber attacks considered one of the biggest risks facing the financial industry.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance is moving Europe from having an unhealthy codependence on the U.S.

Rutte's remarks come a day after President Trump criticized NATO over its lack of support during the Iran war.

Here is Rutte speaking at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington.

That is NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a brief ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend.

The Kremlin said the ceasefire would begin at 4 p.m.

on Saturday and would continue through Sunday.

Now, this move follows a proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week to pause attacks on each other's energy infrastructure over the holiday weekend.

First Lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein as well as knowledge of his crimes.

She said news reports claiming otherwise are completely false.

The First Lady described herself as not being friends with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, but being in overlapping social circles in New York and Florida.

Speaking today to the press, the First Lady also called on Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Epstein's crimes.

That is First Lady Melania Trump.