Wednesday Evening Links

[AP] US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking 

[AP] Spain’s government denies cooperating with US operations in Mideast, contradicting White House

[Politico] EU scrambles to defend Spain from Trump’s embargo menace

[Yahoo Finance] Fed's Beige Book paints mixed picture of economy as hiring remains flat and tariffs raise costs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Vows Data-Center Pledge Will Eventually Cut Power Costs

[Yahoo/Telegraph] Putin threatens to cut off gas supplies to Europe

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Shifting Iran Strategies Risk a Chaotic Global Endgame

[Bloomberg] Money Funds Rise to Record $8.27 Trillion in Dash for Cash

[WSJ] Trump ‘Actively Considering’ U.S. Role in Postwar Iran

[WSJ] Some European Leaders Are Now Openly Challenging Trump Over Iran

[WSJ] Fed’s Beige Book Sees a Stable Economy Still Facing Challenges

[WSJ] Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130 Billion in Tariffs

[FT] Rate of Iranian ballistic missile launches is declining, western officials say

[FT] Trump tells AI companies they need ‘PR help’ over data centre backlash