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Used electric vehicle sales surge globally as fuel costs rise

Rising fuel prices linked to the Iran conflict are accelerating a global shift toward electric vehicles, with the used EV market emerging as a key beneficiary. Since the الحرب began on February 28, oil prices have climbed about 35 percent, with Brent crude holding near $100 per barrel despite a......

Andreessen calls AI the killer app driving crypto demand

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, said artificial intelligence is becoming the defining use case for cryptocurrency, arguing that autonomous AI agents will drive demand for blockchain-based financial infrastructure. Speaking on the Latent Space podcast, Andreessen described what he......

Aletheia lifts TSMC price target to record $600 on AI demand

Aletheia Capital has raised its price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to $600 from $500, marking the highest forecast on Wall Street while maintaining a buy rating on the stock. The firm also increased its target for Taipei listed shares to 3,000 TWD, applying forward price to earnings......

India to delay maintenance shutdown of 10,000 MW coal-fired power capacity to July

India has decided to postpone the planned maintenance shutdown of around 10,000 megawatts of coal-fired power generation capacity until July, in a move aimed at ensuring sufficient electricity supply during peak summer demand. The announcement was made by Piyush Singh, an additional secretary at the......

CoreWeave expands Meta AI cloud deal to $21 billion through 2032

CoreWeave and Meta have expanded their artificial intelligence cloud partnership to an estimated $21 billion, extending their agreement through December 2032 and reinforcing one of the largest infrastructure deals in the AI sector. The announcement, disclosed in a regulatory filing and company statement,......

UK and Australia post record EV sales as Iran conflict drives fuel prices higher

The war in Iran, which broke out in late February, is reshaping car-buying behavior across the world. As fuel prices surge on the back of oil supply disruptions, consumers in the United Kingdom and Australia turned to electric vehicles in record numbers in March 2026, according to recently published......

Micron surges on HBM4 deliveries and record memory price forecasts

Shares of Micron Technology rose roughly 3 percent in pre-market trading on Monday as investors weighed a string of positive developments: volume shipments of the company's HBM4 memory for NVIDIA's next-generation AI platform, surging contract memory prices, and the fallout from a record second......

China turns Middle East war energy crisis into EV and LNG windfall

The war in the Middle East has upended global energy markets, but for China the disruption is proving to be an accelerant. As oil-importing nations grapple with crude prices above $110 a barrel and scramble for alternatives to volatile fossil fuel supplies, Chinese electric vehicles, solar panels, and......

Tesla posts record sales in South Korea and Australia as oil crisis accelerates EV shift

Tesla recorded record sales in South Korea and strong growth in Australia during March, closing out a first quarter driven by the refreshed Model Y and a global oil crisis that is pushing consumers toward electric vehicles at an accelerating pace. Tesla delivered 11,130 vehicles to South Korean customers......