Policy & Power

Energy

Blockaded Gulf Oil Stockpiles Turbocharge Crude Prices

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Oil production in the Middle East may fall dramatically if the Iran conflict traps stockpiles from being shipped out of the region.

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Energy

Energy Market Disruption From Iran Conflict Flows into Gas Pumps

Oil prices are surging as Iran’s counterattacks on the US and Israel curbed shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Markets

Iran War Turns Middle Eastern Tourist Hot Spots into Strike Zones

Shares in travel firms are plummeting as Iranian counter-attacks on the US and Israel target vacation spots such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Industries

Users Ghost ChatGPT for Claude as OpenAI Strikes Deal with Pentagon

ChatGPT users are ghosting the OpenAI chatbot and sliding into the DM’s of Anthropic’s Claude after CEO Sam Altman’s Pentagon deal.

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Industrials

Boeing Regains Its Swagger in Heated Rivalry with Airbus

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Beleagured Boeing won more plane orders in 2025 than rival Airbus for the first time in seven years but faces an uphill battle in deliveries.

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Markets

Limbo for Longer: Don’t Expect More Fed Rate Cuts Before Mid-2026

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2026 presents a catch-22 for the Fed. It normally cuts rates to buoy hiring, which tightened last year, but that could drive up inflation.

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Consumer

Cannabusiness Prospects Light Up as White House Reclassifies Marijuana

President Trump’s executive order changing the classification of marijuana could lower taxes for some businesses and prompt new research.

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Artificial Intelligence

When AI Hallucinations Amount to Defamation, Who’s Liable?

A handful of high-profile defamation-by-AI-chatbot allegations against big tech firms are already stacking up.

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Markets

Gold’s Shining Moment: From Portfolio Fuddy-Duddy to Must-Have

The gold standard hasn’t made a comeback, but the precious metal’s price is breaking records as confidence in the US dollar fades.

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Technology

Silicon Valley Confusion Over H-1B Visa Spurs Tech Plunge in India

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Ultimately, the new fee will apply to H-1Bs when they are first granted, and not to existing visas or any future renewals.

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CIO Upside

What Enterprises Need to Know About Silicon Valley’s Pro-AI Super PACs

‘They’re trying to lock in certain rules that makes building and selling AI easier, cheaper and faster.’

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Finance

CFPB Rewrites Open Banking Rule as Banks Feud with Fintechs Over Your Data

The “open banking” rule goes back to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that introduced sweeping financial reforms after the Great Recession.

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Policy & Power

Defense Earnings Highlight Peril, Payoff of Contracting

A slew of quarterly reports last week showed, even with analysts flashing buy recommendations, the defense sector is a sensitive one.

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