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By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after U.S.

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Both are racing to turn enormous AI spending into cloud profits. But on growth and valuation, one looks like the more compelling buy today.

Which semiconductor ETF to choose comes down to cost and portfolio construction. One wins on both counts.

The Ark Venture Fund was an early investor in the space giant.

US stocks soared on news of a US-Iran peace deal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

By Summer ZhenChina and Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Monday, as a tentative peace deal ​between the U.S. and Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over soaring energy prices.** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index SZSE:399300 gained 2.4%…

The HSI failed to hold the 25,000 level and settled at 24,842, up 124 pts or 0.5%, with full-d...

At close, HSI rose 124 pts or 0.5% to 24,842. HSTI rose 60 pts or 1.3% to 4,765. HSCEI gaine...

The Straits Times Index is up 1% or 51.49 points, closing at 5,077.29 Read more at The Business Times.

Jardine Matheson and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding lead the gainers on the blue-chip index, both rising 4.3% Read more at The Business Times.

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The share of artificial intelligence-related listings is up at 5.3% in 2025, from 3.3% the previous year Read more at The Business Times.

SpaceX is now valued at over $2 trillion after its stock rallied on the first day of trade.

Fox signed an agreement to acquire Roku in a deal valued at about $22 billion, the companies said.

Mark Zuckerberg's mega spending spree began a year ago, when he lured Alexandr Wang to oversee a new AI strategy. The results so far are underwhelming.

However, some Wall Street analysts cautioned about the company’s growth Read more at The Business Times.

Underwriters and brokerage platforms impose market restrictions on flipping because it can destabilise the stock Read more at The Business Times.

Researchers interviewed by Reuters said Tesla’s figures are highly misleading Read more at The Business Times.

The potential deals demonstrate that efforts by Chinese chipmakers to offer alternatives to foreign AI chips are gaining traction Read more at The Business Times.