The Economist

Politicians must balance the protesters’ right to free expression and the right of Jews to safety.

To fight anti-Semitism, first grasp where it comes from

THE ECONOMIST: What looks like a 21st-century problem has deep, dark roots.

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Oil markets were suitably unimpressed by Mr Trump’s latest promise.

Can Donald Trump really reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

The blockade remains, the war began 65 days ago, and the President still has to deal with the question of Iran’s uranium.

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The world’s oil markets are in La La Land.

Oil markets in La La land as experts warn of supply shock

THE ECONOMIST: Markets are disconnected from reality and we are heading for the biggest global oil-supply shock in history, energy experts warn.

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Aberdeen's Trac Oil & Gas company provides engineering support services for the oil sector.

Swashbuckling oil-services firms are preparing for a boom

THE ECONOMIST: It’s dangerous work, but post-war reconstruction and diversification brings opportunities for the cowboys of the energy industry.

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United Arab Emirates has announced it will leave OPEC on May 1.

Why UAE’s departure from OPEC may not break the cartel

THE ECONOMIST: The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC highlights longstanding tensions that the war in the Middle East has exacerbated.

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The five so-called hyperscalers —Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle — are investing hundreds of billions of dollars apiece in data centres. 

‘Tokenmaxxing’: Supply-chain crunch taking a byte out of AI

THE ECONOMIST: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ techies may need to take a hiatus as the demand for artificial intelligence increases.

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John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc.

Apple’s new boss needs to restore its magic for the AI era

The elevation of John Ternus - an engineer’s engineer - signals the future direction of the technology company.

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In Australia petrol is a bit pricier but trucks keep trucking and planes continue to fly. This comforting picture belies how close we remain to the edge.

Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster

In Australia petrol is a bit pricier but trucks keep trucking and planes continue to fly. This comforting picture belies how close we remain to the edge.

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Defence upstarts are changing how the US wages war.

THE ECONOMIST: Defence upstarts changing how US wages war

The Trump administration is cosying up to new tech which is shaking up the traditional military industrial complex.

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Iran and the United States will need to agree to an imperfect peace deal.

Why an imperfect US-Iran deal is the only path to peace

Both the United States and Iran must compromise to protect the ceasefire and end this futile war.

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States could topple like dominoes if a nuclear arms race is triggered.

Domino effect: Arms race would start nuclear chain reaction

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warns states could topple like dominoes in a dangerous new world of weapon proliferation.

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Trump’s Strait blockade undermines global rules and raises the risk of wider conflict.

How Donald Trump’s new blockade risks wider war

The blockade undermines international law and raises the risk of wider conflict.

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Donald Trump, Kevin Warsh and Jerome Powell.

America’s next Fed chair is caught in a vice

War, oil shocks and stubborn inflation collide to derail hopes of rate cuts and test the Fed’s independence.

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Even with the Strait open, a ceasefire will not bring peace to world energy markets.

Ceasefire will not bring peace to world energy markets

Opening the Strait of Hormuz will not stop the economic fallout but there is a silver lining to the turmoil.

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