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As the United States and China compete for dominance in artificial intelligence, energy is emerging as a critical battleground. Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson warns that while the US still leads in AI technology, electricity shortages could become a major constraint as data center demand surges. Former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns says China’s enormous investments in transmission, renewables, batteries, and power generation are already reshaping global supply chains, while Hoover Institution senior fellow Elizabeth Economy argues Beijing’s clean-energy strategy is as much about economic and geopolitical power as climate policy. Together, their assessments point to a growing reality: the AI race may depend not just on chips and software, but on generating enough power to sustain the technology. (Source: Bloomberg)

Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union are set to resume negotiations Monday to avert a strike that the nation’s prime minister warned could wreak havoc on the economy.

Gold held a decline as a lack of progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz continued to fan inflation concerns that sent bond markets tumbling.

The Australian government has ordered six shareholders to sell their stakes in rare earths firm Northern Minerals Ltd., the second such intervention in two years as Canberra seeks to protect the company from China-linked investors.

Oil extended gains and Treasury futures slipped as the US and Iran remained deadlocked in efforts to end nearly three months of conflict and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil rose for a third day as the US and Iran remained far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Jane Street Group LLC moved into a new Singapore office this month, doubling its seating capacity to 250 people as it continues to ramp up operations across Asia, said a person with knowledge of the matter.

South Korea’s bonds are set to extend this year’s rout as a semiconductor boom supercharges the nation’s economic growth and adds to inflationary pressures, analysts say.