VCs are keeping tabs on creator economy startups in areas ranging from generative AI to live shopping.

Source: businessinsider.com

Waymo’s rapid robotaxi expansion is accelerating the shift to autonomous vehicles, squeezing Uber and Lyft drivers

Source: qz.com

The war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on reliable supplies of oil and gas.

Source: nytimes.com

Oil prices soared to nearly $120 per barrel on Monday after Iran announced the nomination of a new supreme leader, before falling to $106.23 per barrel. The choice of Mojtaba Khamenei ‌as the new leader –…

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South Korean President ​Lee Jae Myung ‌said on Monday that authorities would ​cap domestic ​fuel prices for the ⁠first time ​in nearly 30 ​years to contain a spike in prices after ​the conflict ​in the Middle East ‌sent ⁠global crude prices sharply higher.

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Victoria Craig speaks to Claire Jones and Susanna Savage

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Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products.

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Crude oil prices rise as much 20 percent as sprawling regional conflict threatens global energy supplies.

Source: aljazeera.com

China’s consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending.

Source: cnbc.com

Voters are anxious about the economic impact of AI. Congress hasn’t done anything about it.

Source: politico.com

Two days into the Iran crisis, I assessed 10 key indicators I’d be watching over the coming week. Now entering the second week of the crisis, it’s time to reassess and examine what’s risen or fallen in importance.

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Investors are growing more upbeat about China’s push to build a “smart economy,” with AI, semiconductors and a range of frontier technology sectors emerging as beneficiaries of the policy drive.

Source: bloomberg.com

The slowest expansion in almost four decades isn’t usually the sort of thing that leaders are comfortable foreshadowing. For all the strain China’s development model is now exhibiting, the worst projections since 1991 don’t spell disaster. But they will take hard work to achieve.

Source: bloomberg.com

The Trump administration is preparing a possible economic deal with Cuba, a source with knowledge of the administration’s plans said.

Source: usatoday.com