The death of a hunger-striking Palestinian militant in an Israeli prison touched off a new eruption of fighting along the volatile border between southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Interest rates and inflation will stay higher for longer than markets are pricing, increasing the attraction of short-dated bonds relative to longer-term debt, according to BlackRock Inc.’s research arm.

Welcome to Social Buzz, a daily column looking at what’s trending on social media platforms. I’m Caitlin Fichtel, an editor on Bloomberg’s Breaking News team, which monitors everything from company statements to tweets from some of the most prominent people in the financial world. Here’s your daily look at what the internet is talking about.

(Bloomberg) — Chile’s economy contracted less than forecast in March from the month earlier as service industries remained resilient, backing up the central bank’s insistence on keeping interest rates at an over 20-year high.

Pfizer Inc.’s first-quarter profit and revenue outpaced analysts’ expectations on surprising resilience in pandemic products that the company doesn’t see lasting throughout the year.

Investors are starting to see the downside from the rapid acceptance of artificial intelligence.