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1. Three cargo ships struck off Iran's coast, UK says, including one in Strait of Hormuz

2. Rheinmetall sees sales growth of up to 45% in 2026, says it's in 'prime position' to arm the U.S. amid war in Iran

3. Oil rises back above $92 as traders shrug off prospect of historic reserve release

4. Trump says U.S. will build first refinery in 50 years with investment from India's Reliance Industries

5. Senators call for investigation into release, redaction of Epstein files

6. Anduril expands into space as defense tech angles to support Trump's Golden Dome

7. AI chipmaker Cerebras namedropped by Oracle, alongside Nvidia and AMD

8. Kevin Warsh faces an economic 'perfect storm' as he waits to take over as Fed chair

9. Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity's AI shopping agent

10. Tillis maintains blockade on Fed pick Kevin Warsh over Powell probe

11. Ford launches new AI to grow multibillion-dollar Pro commercial business

12. Meta gets into social networks for AI agents with acquisition of viral Moltbook platform

13. Elon Musk's xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns

14. Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker's plans to win on affordability

15. Travelers are turning to AI to plan trips — but hallucinations and trust gaps remain

16. Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order

17. Here are 3 reasons why CrowdStrike is the kind of stock to buy during the Iran war

18. India-China reset? Relaxed rules allow Beijing to invest in India after about six years of friction

19. Oracle stock jumps 9% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%

20. Powering AI: Europe switches on its first microgrid-connected data center