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Jul 01, 2026 · 3 min read

North Sea oil and renewables: The UK’s next PM faces a defining energy policy decision

Andy Burnham could face an early test over North Sea oil drilling as energy shocks revive the UK energy security debate.

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Jul 01, 2026 · 3 min read

KKR to control South Korea's $1.3 billion renewables platform with SK as AI power demand rises

The announcement came after South Korea announced on Monday three massive investment projects, spanning semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers.

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Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read

CNBC Daily Open: Anthropic unbound, Trump's finances and crude realities

AI giant Anthropic has been cleared to redeploy models after the Trump administration lifts export controls.

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Jul 01, 2026 · 5 min read

Japan spent $74 billion propping up the yen. Investors say the real battle is with the Fed

Yen intervention alone is unlikely to reverse losses while wide U.S.-Japan rate differentials keep supporting the dollar, said analysts.

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Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read

Employers who laid off workers citing AI are already starting to regret it

Companies are realizing artificial intelligence can't do everything after all, prompting them to rehire employees to grow their businesses

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Jul 01, 2026 · 1 min read

FirstFT: Europe defence drive benefits US jobs, Rutte says

Also in today’s newsletter: Made-in-Germany US weapons and French-US logistics deal

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Jul 01, 2026 · 2 min read

LNG market disruption may continue for months as a top producer withholds some Italian shipments

QatarEnergy extended its force majeure, withholding four additional liquefied natural gas cargoes until September.

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Jul 01, 2026 · 1 min read

The fragility of the world’s economic resilience

Are we invulnerable or just plain lucky?

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Jul 01, 2026 · 1 min read

‘We have to kill diesel’: China’s e-truck rival to Tesla seeks $2bn US Spac deal

Windrose Electric chief says US tariffs are not high enough to keep it out of America

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Jul 01, 2026 · 3 min read

Iran says it is selling oil at 20% premium as end of U.S. blockade sees 40 million barrels exported

The ceasefire prompted a surge in crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic had largely ground to a halt during the conflict.

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Jul 01, 2026 · 5 min read

CNBC Daily Open: AI demand fuels investors' portfolios while oil posts biggest monthly decline

The tech space continues to be fueled by rising artificial intelligence demand, with investors piling their portfolios in the technology, while Amazon Web Services dabbles with Forward Deployed...

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Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read

Anthropic says Trump admin has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted the export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models

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