Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what’s at stake as the Iran conflict puts this narrow channel in the spotlight.

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So far, the energy price shocks have been relatively contained. But a prolonged conflict in the Middle East carries enormous ...

Artificial intelligence infrastructure faces growing resistance as China commits $125 billion to AI dominance while Trump accelerates leadership.