Oil prices today: Brent, WTI rise

Oil prices today: Brent, WTI rise

APA Corporation’s Beryl Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Courtesy: APA Corporation Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz and reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports, raising concerns over potential disruptions to global crude supplies.  U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures…

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More bad news for memory prices

More bad news for memory prices

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said the global memory industry is heading for its worst-ever supply shortage in 2027, forecasting that demand for memory will continue to exceed the company’s ability to produce it well into the next decade despite aggressive capacity expansion. “We forecast that next year will be…

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Oil prices return to near pre-war levels as Oman says no Strait of Hormuz “transit fees”

Oil prices return to near pre-war levels as Oman says no Strait of Hormuz “transit fees”

Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, speaking Thursday after meeting with fellow top diplomats from Persian Gulf nations and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said “future arrangements concerning the Strait of Hormuz will not involve imposing any transit fees.” Al Busaidi “reiterated Oman’s support for the memorandum of understanding signed between…

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Apple will increase iPhone prices again this year

Apple will increase iPhone prices again this year

Apple plans to raise prices across its product lineup to offset the surging costs of memory and storage chips, CEO Tim Cook revealed in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. Read: Siri AI: A deep dive into Apple’s new intelligent assistant The global explosion in AI-driven data centre infrastructure has forced consumer electronics…

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