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09:22
Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Warner Contradicts White House on Iran Threat
Gang of Eight member states there was no imminent threat from Tehran, undercutting Trump administration's central justification for military strikes.
09:17
Oil Surges 9% as Iran Conflict Closes Hormuz, Equity Futures Sink 1.5%
Crude prices hit eight-month highs while stock futures tumbled as escalating U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran threatened 15 million barrels per day of global oil supply.
09:02
Iran-Israel War Threatens Macro Stability Through Oil Shock, Inflation Risk
Escalating conflict pushes Brent crude past $79 as Federal Reserve faces renewed inflation pressure amid growth concerns.
08:37
Arm’s Cortex-X925 Reaches Desktop Performance, But the Ecosystem Remains Fractured
The chip designer's flagship core delivers 15% IPC gains and 36% total performance uplift — yet commercial adoption remains limited to MediaTek smartphones and Nvidia's…
07:46
Internal Docs Show Instagram Tracked Teen Engagement as Growth Target Amid Legal Storm
Meta faces mounting litigation as evidence reveals the company monitored rising teen usage metrics while courts weigh liability for youth mental health harms.
07:37
Washington Sanctions Rwanda’s Military Over Congo Intervention
US Treasury freezes assets of Rwanda Defence Force and four senior commanders for supporting M23 rebels accused of mass atrocities in eastern DRC.
07:28
Europe Gas Crisis Returns as Iran Conflict Drives Prices to €46/MWh
Qatar halts LNG production after Iranian strikes on Gulf energy hubs, sending European TTF futures up 45% and exposing the continent's persistent dependence on volatile…
07:17
ECB’s Lane Warns Iran Conflict Could Trigger Eurozone Stagflation
Chief economist says prolonged Middle East war threatens substantial inflation spike and sharp output drop as oil prices surge 10% amid Strait of Hormuz disruption.
07:07
The Safe Haven Paradox: Where Investors Turn When Nothing Feels Safe
As traditional havens fracture under geopolitical strain and sovereign debt fears, a multi-trillion dollar scramble is reshaping how the world protects wealth.
16:25
Iranian Drone Strike Closes Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura Refinery as Gulf Energy Infrastructure Enters Attack Radius
A precision drone strike forced the shutdown of a 550,000-barrel-per-day refinery as Tehran expands retaliation beyond military targets, exposing the vulnerability of critical oil infrastructure…
16:25
Britain Denies State of War After Iranian Drone Strikes Sovereign Cyprus Base
RAF Akrotiri hit by Shahed drone in first attack on British sovereign soil since 1986, exposing NATO's grey zone and London's precarious position in expanding…
16:12
The Shipyard Paradox: How Trump’s Maritime Plan Sidesteps the Industrial Collapse It Promised to Fix
Administration's blueprint emphasizes regulation and allied investment over recommendations to rebuild domestic capacity—leaving the U.S. with 232 times less shipbuilding tonnage than China.
15:42
Nvidia’s $4 Billion Optics Bet: How Coherent and Lumentum Became AI Infrastructure Gatekeepers
Chip giant locks in optical component supply with strategic investments as data center interconnect market sprints toward $31 billion by 2033.
15:32
Gulf Capital Targets Europe’s Energy-Starved Aluminium Industry
Bahrain's Alba acquires Europe's largest smelter in strategic bid to leverage sub-$40/MWh Gulf power costs against European rates exceeding €85/MWh.
15:19
Musk Faces Trial Over Claims He Manipulated Twitter Stock During $44B Takeover
Former Twitter shareholders allege billionaire's bot concerns were pretense to drive down share price, setting up precedent-defining test of M&A conduct.
15:09
SAP CEO Klein Takes Direct AI Control as Board Reshuffle Signals Strategic Pivot
Christian Klein is assuming oversight of AI development while delegating sales to Thomas Saueressig, marking Europe's largest software company's bet on agentic intelligence.
14:59
Huang Tells Wall Street Software Selloff Misses AI’s True Value Equation
Nvidia CEO argues markets fundamentally misread how AI agents will consume enterprise software, challenging the narrative behind a $2 trillion sector rout.
14:49
The Fed’s AI Dilemma: Productivity Promises Meet Labor Market Disruption
Federal Reserve officials acknowledge deep uncertainty as generative AI threatens to decouple employment from inflation, testing the central bank's dual mandate and forcing policymakers to…
14:34
Israel Shuts Leviathan Gas Field Amid Iran Conflict, Threatening Mediterranean Supply Chains
Chevron halted production at the 1.2 bcf/d field following government order, cutting 60% of Israel's gas output and disrupting exports to Egypt and Jordan as…
14:32
Macron Proposes ‘Forward Deterrence’ Nuclear Doctrine as European Security Architecture Fractures
French President unveils historic shift in nuclear posture amid Trump doubts, government crisis, and Russia's expanding threat—but details remain deliberately vague.