Long-Entrenched Deflation Gives Way to Price Rebound Triggered by Iran Conflict Beijing’s Advanced Manufacturing Push Shows Limited Effect on Domestic Consumption Defense Spending Continues to Climb as Consumption Recovery Measures Lose Momentum

Google Parent Alphabet Moves to Issue Samurai Bonds Amid Expanding Capital Spending Samurai Bonds, Long a Secondary Option for U.S.

China Mobilizes Full Force to Foster Related Industries Under AI Plus Strategy Regional Role Differentiation Accelerates, Data Center Infrastructure Concentrated in Provincial Areas "We Cannot Withstand Big-City Competition": Influence of Lower-Tier Markets Gains Prominence Across Industry

Germany, Which Relaxed Its ‘Debt Brake’ Last Year, Continues Raising Defense Expenditure U.S.

MOU Under Review for U.S.-Iran Ceasefire and Nuclear Negotiations Fragile Oil Supply Chains Unlikely to Stabilize Quickly UAE’s Departure From OPEC Raises Prospect of Accelerated Producer Output Analysts say the United States and Iran are movin

Musk continues arguing in court that OpenAI violated the purpose of his donation OpenAI, desperate to secure funding, effectively moved toward commercialization over several years OpenAI flatly rejects Musk’s claims as “sabotage aimed at supporting Grok’s growth”

U.S. Rejects Iran’s Three-Stage Proposal, Declares “Strait of Hormuz Is an International Waterway” Iran’s Oil Exports Crippled by Naval Blockade, Struggles to Sustain Production Base Prolonged Deadlock Turns Into ‘War of Time,’ With U.S.

U.S. economic risks mount as war drags on Strains emerge in cooperation with European and Asian allies Iran delivers proposal excluding nuclear program talks from initial negotiations An assessment has emerged that U.S.

“Outperform Tesla”: China’s Xpeng Moves to Advance Autonomous Driving Accelerating Push Into Humanoids, Taking Tesla Head-On China’s EV Industry Turns From Bleeding Price Wars to Qualitative Growth Chinese EV startup Xpeng has thrown down the gaunt

“Reducing Dependence on China”: Japan Speeds Up Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining South Korea Also Finds Deposits in Nearby Waters; Exploration Pace to Determine Control Takaichi Formally Outlines Cooperation Plan With U.S. Japan is accelerat

Technological setbacks hit CXMT as HBM3 mass production falters China expected to expand influence in legacy nodes above 28nm SK hynix and Samsung pivot away from legacy toward next-generation technologies China’s memory semi

"Cost Reduction Achievable" ASRock Unveils Redesigned DDR5 Standard 'HUDIMM' Pronounced Performance Degradation Positions It as a Compromise in an Overheated Memory Market AI Boom Reorients Market Toward Server-Centric Products Such as HBM and SOCAMM 2

Meta to lay off 8,000 employees as it accelerates an AI-driven business overhaul A relay of job cuts sweeps across big tech as companies pursue management efficiency aligned with the AI era “AI-led restructuring is bullish for markets” as shares of companies cutting headcount surge

Indications Emerge of Counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro Distribution, With “Subpar Performance” Fake Samsung and SK hynix Memory Products Remain a Chronic Industry Headache Surging Memory Demand Fueled by the AI Boom Also Ignites Counterfeit Sales

SoftBank Group accelerates AI-related investment by issuing junk bonds Firmly dismisses market concerns, saying “Missing investment opportunities would be the greater loss” As OpenAI moves toward a market debut, will SoftBank’s “bet” pay off?

‘Little Buffett’ Bill Ackman Signals Intent to Acquire Universal Music Group Rapid shifts driven by generative AI, with monetization of AI-generated music now underway Universal Music Group partners with AI music platforms, integrating them into existing rights frameworks

Anthropic prices its AI agent OpenClaw on a usage-based model OpenAI launches a $100 “middle-tier” plan as it moves to improve profitability Low-cost plans are also being actively deployed as tools to attract users and lock them into broader ecosystems

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"Beyond the 1970s Oil Shock," Energy Markets Thrown Into Turmoil by Iran War Europe Braces for Worst-Case Scenarios as South Asia Already in Disarray Disruptions Spread Across Global Supply Chains Including Food and Petrochemicals The Iran

Trump leverages anchoring effect, secures negotiating leverage through extreme opening demands Similar tactics deployed in Panama Canal dispute and tariff wars Iran remains unmoved by Trump-style “threat diplomacy,” testing sustainability of pressure strategy