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World in Brief: Oil prices surge; investors fret over AI spending
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TL;DRAI
Brent crude surged past $100/barrel (first time since May) as Houthis attacked Saudi tankers, escalating Iran-US tensions. Energy spike pressures data center costs and AI capex decisions for enterprises amid Middle East geopolitical risk.
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