WorldIran Nears Strait of Hormuz Shipping Deal as Hackers Target Wall Street

Iran says it has reached an agreement in principle with Oman on a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says a joint statement from Tehran and Muscat is nearing completion. Stocks lacked direction as technology shares weakened, while investors awaited movement in US-Iran talks and prepared for Friday’s US jobs report. Bloomberg has learned that Wall Street firms have faced a wave of sophisticated cyberattacks.