Oil prices ease and Asian shares gain on hopes for Mideast deal, as companies report strong profits

Asian shares have surged and oil prices slipped after the U.S. stock market rallied to records. Benchmarks jumped more than 3% in Tokyo, Seoul and Taiwan as shares in computer chipmakers and other AI-related companies advanced. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 shot up 1.8% as the main measure of Wall Stre…