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Mar 31, 2026 • 2 min

Nebius unveils plans to build one of Europe's largest AI factories as region scrambles for compute

Europe is racing to create the infrastructure needed to power the AI boom.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 5 min

U.S. gasoline hits $4 per gallon, highest since 2022, as Iran war drives up fuel prices

Families are feeling the financial impact from the U.S. war with Iran as gasoline prices surge.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 1 min

Inflation worries become growth worries

A longer war makes long bonds interesting

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Mar 31, 2026 • 3 min

South Korea proposes over $17 billion in additional budget to ease energy costs as Iran war rages on

Seoul imports 94% of its energy needs, and almost 72% of its crude oil comes from the Middle East.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 6 min

Three niche commodity prices are surging. What they show about China's grip on supply chains

In the wake of the Iran war, prices are surging for critical elements used in defense and the semiconductors that power artificial intelligence advances.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 1 min

FirstFT: Swiss lawmakers signal compromise on UBS capital plan

Also in today’s newsletter: Hegseth’s broker and UK-US security ties

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Mar 31, 2026 • 1 min

In trade’s ‘law of the jungle’, the winners are clear

It is China and the US that prosper when power sets the terms for global commerce

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Mar 31, 2026 • 1 min

The rocky legal future of Trump’s tariffs

In the second installment of our tariff series, we talk about how the courts are making a mess of the White House’s global trade policy

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Mar 31, 2026 • 4 min

Indian mobile giant Airtel raises $1 billion for data centers from Carlyle, other PE firms

Signaling rising global interest in India’s data‑center sector, Bharti Airtel has attracted private‑equity interest as it seeks to raise $1 billion.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 5 min

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China's AI race enters a new phase

A new frontier is shaping up for companies that want to make money with artificial intelligence.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 1 min

US trade representative slams WTO after ecommerce tariff talks fail

Jamieson Greer says Washington will work ‘outside’ Geneva-based body to extend freeze on levies

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Mar 31, 2026 • 3 min

Oil prices extend gains as Trump threatens to escalate Mideast war, Iran targets Kuwaiti tanker

Oil prices extended gains as Trump threatened further escalation of attacks on Iran, including its energy infrastructure and desalination plants.

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