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AI Data-Center Demand Recasts Korea’s Battery Giants as Samsung SDI Profits, LG Energy Solution Loses

Rising U.S. demand for data-center batteries steers production toward local factories.

Iraq Reopens Rabia Border Crossing With Syria to Divert Fuel Exports Overland

Rigetti Launches 108‑Qubit Quantum System on AWS Braket

USS Gerald R. Ford Sets Post‑Vietnam Record as Carrier Returns to Red Sea

Arthur Hayes Calls Crypto a 'No-Trade Zone,' Waits for Fed Cue

Markets Rebound as Oil Falls on Hopes of Renewed U.S.–Iran Talks

Apple Denies Claims It Erased Lebanese Towns From Apple Maps

Borr Drilling Rigs Restart Across Middle East as 2026 Coverage Rises to 70%

CrowdStrike Slides as Investors Weigh Anthropic’s AI Agents and Macro Worries

Tight Oil Supplies Push Near‑Term Prices $30 Above June as Stockpiles Drain

Foxconn Q1 Revenue Jumps 30% as AI Server Demand Surges

Helium Squeeze Deepens After Iran’s Strikes on Qatar Hit Global Supply

Gulf Aluminium Plants Hit in Attacks as LME Prices Surge

Helium Crunch Deepens as Qatar Outage Starts to Hit Chipmakers and Hospitals

Chevron Sets 52-Week High as Oil Shock Pushes Investors Toward Safer Energy

Newmont Falls as Gold Slumps, Oil Surges

TotalEnergies Rallies After TD Cowen Upgrade and Price-Target Hikes

Hormuz War-Risk Insurance Jumps to About 5% as U.S. Offers $20 Billion Backstop

Reports Say U.S. Jets Strike Military Sites Near Iran’s Chabahar Free Trade Zone

Fuel Shock From Iran Conflict Hits United as TD Cowen Cuts Target to $128