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AI Boom Leaves Consumer Tech Fighting for Memory Capacity
As thousands of data centers have come online, an explosion in demand for advanced memory chips has tightened global supplies and sent prices for the components to unprecedented highs.
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U.S. Strategic Oil Reserves Fall to Lowest Level Since 1983
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been utilized more in the last five years than at any point in its 51 year history.
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Turkey Delays Black Sea Ship Access After Surge in Attacks
The latest delays threaten to add a fresh complication to global trade at a time when oil flows are already being significantly disrupted by the war in Iran.
Sunset over Istanbul's Hagia Sophia mosque, on the Bosphorous.Photo: Helen Atkinson
Iran Seeks to Bar U.S. Ships as Hormuz Deal with Oman Advances
Both U.S. and Iranian officials have been signaling in recent days that some kind of accord on Hormuz is close.
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UAE Defies Hormuz Risks to Keep Crude Flowing to Global Market
The stop-start nature of negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz in recent months means analysts and traders expect shuttling to continue in some form.
The Port of Fujairah, UAE. Photo: iStock/Aleksandra Tokarz
China Announces Sweeping Retaliatory Sanctions Against U.S.
China banned six U.S. firms from trading with Chinese companies, and added new review requirements for exports of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Iran Weighs Allowing Europe to Clear Mines in Strait of Hormuz
The move would give the shipping and insurance industries some much-needed third-party assurance that the strait is safe after more than five months of military conflict.
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Iran, Oman Say They Are Near Deal on Temporary Hormuz Route
Negotiations between the two countries have not involved the U.S., as the ongoing standoff between Iran and the Trump administration has intensified.
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Water Levels Along Rhine, Danube Rivers Sink to Record Lows
Rhine River levels measured in Western Germany in Cologne and Lobith were lower than they were at any point since records began.
A barge transiting Germany's Rhine River through Dusseldorf. Photo: iStock / hansenn
Record Heat Wave Threatens Crops Across Europe
Following the hottest June on record for Western Europe, the EU has cut harvest predictions for a range of crops, including sunflowers, grain maize and potatoes.
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Xbox to Raise Console Prices as Memory Hardware Costs Soar
Xbox estimates that console storage and memory prices have increase by more than two-and-a-half times since October 2025.
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The Secret to Supply Chain Success: It’s Hiding in Plain Sight
The interdependence of global commerce, at a time when national alliances are fracturing and outcomes are so uncertain, is greater than ever.
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