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The Iran Conflict’s Most Unexpected Consequence May Be an American EV Awakening

When historians assess the economic legacy of the Iran conflict, one of its more unexpected chapters may be a meaningful acceleration in American electric vehicle adoption. Gasoline prices have...

US Oil Prices Put American Drivers Under Growing Pressure as Iran Conflict Persists

American drivers are under growing financial pressure from US oil prices as the Iran conflict persists into its...

What TikTok’s $10 Billion Fee Tells Us About the Price of Doing Business With Washington

The $10 billion fee attached to TikTok's US ownership transition carries a message that corporate America will find...

Oil Markets Tremble as Iran Launches Fresh Wave of Gulf Energy Attacks

Global oil markets shuddered Thursday as Iran unleashed another round of strikes on energy facilities and shipping routes...

SpaceX Seeks Trillion-Dollar Valuation in Historic Market Debut

SpaceX is reportedly planning to go public with a target valuation of $1.75 trillion, marking what could be...

Powell Hails ‘Steady Voice’ of Bostic as Atlanta Fed Chief Retires

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hailed the "steady voice" of Raphael W. Bostic, as the Atlanta Fed president announced his retirement for February. Powell’s...

SoftBank’s Portfolio Shake-Up Drags Down Tech Stocks After Nvidia Sale

A major strategic realignment by SoftBank, involving the sale of its substantial $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia, has sent immediate bearish signals across the...

US Firms’ Tariff Pleas Point to “Uncertainty” in Allied Trade Deals

Trade analysts are pointing to a new round of 700 US tariff requests as proof of the "uncertainty in the relationship" between the US...

Apple’s AI Catch-Up Plan: Pay Google $1B for Gemini

Apple's plan to catch up in the AI race involves a $1 billion-a-year check to its main rival, Google. The company will use Google's...

Musk’s Trillionaire Pay Deal Hits Snag as $17bn Investor Votes ‘No’

Elon Musk’s proposal for a $1 trillion pay deal, which would make him the world's first trillionaire, has hit a major snag. Norway's sovereign...

China’s Oil Giants (Sinopec, PetroChina) Hit Brakes on Russian Imports

China's oil giants, Sinopec and PetroChina Co., have hit the brakes on Russian imports. The state-owned firms are canceling Russian cargoes, demonstrating a new...