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#AIBoom #HeliumShortage #FibreOpticCables
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AI boom threatened as Iran war triggers helium rationing
The AI boom is under threat from the Iran war as helium rationing leads to a shortage of fibre-optic cables.
Supplies of helium, used in the production of the cables fitted in AI data centres, have been squeezed in recent weeks, by attacks on Gulf energy facilities.
#ArtificialIntelligence #WealthGap #InvestmentInsights
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BlackRock's Fink warns AI boom could widen wealth divide without broader participation
March 23 (Reuters) - Asset management giant BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink warned on Monday the artificial intelligence boom risks widening the wealth gap unless more individuals share in market gains.
#EnergyConference #OilAndGas #CERAWeek
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Middle East war to dominate Houston's 'Davos of Energy'
Energy industry leaders will converge on Texas this week for an annual conference dominated by oil and gas supply disruptions from the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
#StudentDebt #LoanRepayment #EducationPolicy
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'Frustration, anger, confusion': Trump administration leaves millions without clear path to paying off student loans
Many Americans with student debt are again facing future upheaval after a federal appeals court recently ordered the end of a Biden-era student loan repayment program, known as the Saving on a Value Education (Save) Plan, a move that coincided with another grim revelation: new education department data shows that by the end of 2025, 7.
#AI #Investing #MarketAnalysis
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Traders Overwhelmed by Iran News Are Turning to AI for Help
(Bloomberg) -- As Maxence Visseau spent the first few days of the Iran war trying to make sense of what the conflict would mean for markets, he put artificial intelligence at the heart of his investment process.
#Inflace #Ceny #Finan膷n铆Poradenstv铆
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Households facing 'fresh blow to budgets' as inflation forecasts are hiked
Vicky Shaw, Press Association Personal Finance Correspondent
Households are facing the prospect of a more painful squeeze on their wallets from sharper price rises than previously expected.
#Samsung #AIChips #Semiconductors
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Samsung to Invest Record $73 Billion in AI Chip Comeback Bid
(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. plans to spend more than 110 trillion won ($73. 3 billion) on chip capacity expansion and research this year, devoting a record amount of capital toward an effort to seize the lead in AI semiconductors.
#EnergyCrisis #OilPrices #GasPrices
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Gas prices soar as Shell plant damaged in attack on Qatar energy site
Gas prices have soared to a three-year high and oil prices spiked after attacks on energy sites in Iran and Qatar damaged a Shell plant and stoked fears about disruption to global supplies.
#OilPrices #InterestRates #Inflation
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Energy price surge derails expectations for Bank of England interest rate cuts
Surging oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict have upended expectations for UK interest rate cuts, with investors now bracing for a prolonged pause and warning that borrowing costs could rise again.
#Apple #SmartphoneMarket #ChinaTech
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Apple's China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend
BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Apple posted a 23% surge in China smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026, bucking a broader market decline as some Android phone makers raised prices in response to higher costs for memory chips.
#AIMarketing #GenderEquality #AdvertisingStandards
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AI video maker ad banned for exposing woman's body
Josie Clarke, Press Association Consumer Affairs Correspondent
An advert for an AI video maker which condoned digitally altering and exposing women's bodies without their consent has been banned for causing serious offence.
#RecessionRisk #EconomicOutlook #OilPrices
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Moody's says a US recession is increasingly 'hard to avoid' amid Iran war
The influential financial firm Moody's warned that their leading AI-based economic model put the probability of a US recession starting in the next 12 months at 49% before the Iran war, alerting that high oil prices are now likely to make it cross 50%.
#IranConflict #MiddleEast #StraitOfHormuz
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Iran Vows Revenge for Larijani as Trump Hints at War's End
(Bloomberg) -- Iranian attacks on Israel and Arab states in the Persian Gulf continued overnight and into Wednesday, while President Donald Trump said the US could end the war with the Islamic Republic "in the near future.
#EnergyCrisis #Sustainability #GovernmentInitiatives
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Fuel rations and no air con: south-east Asian nations race to conserve energy
In Thailand, news anchors ditched their jackets on air as the government called on the public to reduce their use of air conditioning to save energy.
#ClimateJustice #TotalEnergies #ClimateChange
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TotalEnergies faces ruling in Belgian farmer climate case
A Belgian judge will rule Wednesday in a closely watched case pitting French oil giant TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for damage to his farm caused by climate change.
#Samsung #LaborStrike #Semiconductors
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Samsung's unionised workers in South Korea approve strike plan
SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' unionised workers in South Korea voted on Wednesday to authorise a strike, deepening a labour dispute over bonuses and raising the risk of production disruptions at the world's biggest memory chipmaker.
#Samsung #LaborDispute #Semiconductors
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Samsung's unionised workers in South Korea approve strike plan
SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' unionised workers in South Korea voted on Wednesday to authorise a strike, deepening a labour dispute over bonuses and raising the risk of production disruptions at the world's biggest memory chipmaker.
#Samsung #MemoryChips #Semiconductors
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Samsung Weighs Multi-Year Deals to Ease Memory Chip Crunch Fears
(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is considering a shift toward multi-year contracts for memory chips, a much longer timeframe than is typical that may help stabilize supply and ease concerns about a shortage of the essential components.
#FederalReserve #InterestRates #Inflation
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US Fed expected to hold rates steady as Iran war's shockwaves ripple
US Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday, as the US-Israel war on Iran sends shock waves through oil markets and supply chains, while economic data has begun to show weakness.
#OilMarkets #MiddleEastConflict #EnergyPrices
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Crude Oil Holds Advance as Iran Confirms Death of Security Chief
(Bloomberg) -- Oil held a gain as Iran confirmed the death of its security chief in a further intensification of the Middle East war that's roiled global energy markets.
#Cryptocurrency #SEC #Blockchain
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US securities regulator issues long-awaited crypto guidance
March 17 (Reuters) - The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday issued an interpretation clarifying which types of cryptocurrencies are considered securities and how a "non-security" digital asset could meet certain conditions to become an investment contract.
#Nvidia #ArtificialIntelligence #Chips
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Nvidia sales opportunity for Blackwell, Rubin chips more than $1 trillion by 2027
SAN JOSE, California, March 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday at a press conference that the revenue opportunity for the company's Blackwell and Rubin artificial intelligence chips is "likely to be larger than $1 trillion" by the end of 2027.
#Amazon #AWS #ArtificialIntelligence
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Amazon CEO reportedly sees AWS reaching $600B in annual sales amid AI
Investing. com -- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees during an internal all-hands meeting that he expects artificial intelligence could help the company's cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services reach $600 billion in annual sales, double his previous estimate, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
#EnergyCrisis #UKGovernment #HouseholdBills
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Energy minister: 'every penny' levied on household energy bills will be scrutinised
Britain's energy minister has said "every penny" levied on household energy bills will be scrutinised after suppliers warned that households could face a price hike of 拢250 a year due to the war in Iran.
#FederalReserve #Inflation #EconomicImpact
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US Fed expected to keep rates steady as Iran war impact looms
The US Federal Reserve opened its two-day meeting on Tuesday with policymakers expected to keep interest rates unchanged as they digest weak economic data and gauge the economic effects of the Iran war.
#EnergyPrices #OilMarket #Germany鏀跨瓥
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Germany targets oil firms to prevent wartime price gouging
Germany said Tuesday its competition watchdog will soon get more powers to target energy firms over concerns they are unfairly hiking petrol prices to profit from the wartime oil shock.
