It isn’t just the Strait of Hormuz. Oil traders and global investors await Iran’s response to U.S. strike.

William Watts is MarketWatch markets editor. In addition to managing markets coverage, he writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil. He also writes about global macro issues and trading strategies. During his time at MarketWatch, Watts has served in key roles in the Frankfurt, London, New York and Washington, D.C., newsrooms. Adblock test…

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6 questions investors should be asking as U.S. strikes Iran

Published: June 22, 2025 at 4:05 p.m. ET On Saturday evening, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. bombers had attacked nuclear sites within Iran. Now, the world is waiting to see how the longtime U.S. adversary might respond. A senior Iranian government official said Sunday that all potential options would be considered, according to Reuters. Adblock…

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AI attack from MEMS microphones

Criminals could pick up your voice through a foot-thick concrete wall, thanks to AI and a flaw in popular laptop microphones – here’s what you need to know

AI can now reconstruct speech through concrete using just a laptop’s unshielded microphone wiring Laptop mic cables double as antennas, leaking audio through radio harmonics MEMS microphones emit signals that betray private conversations without any system compromise or malware A new form of eavesdropping uses artificial intelligence to recover speech from devices through walls. A…

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Huge PC vendor you’ve never heard of is set to become second biggest player in China ahead of Apple and HP – here’s why it matters

iSoftStone grows fast, edging closer to becoming China’s number two PC vendor Focus on B2B and gaming powers its rise in challenging home market Global expansion could follow if this growth momentum continues unabated There’s a fast-growing PC brand in China that you’ve likely never even heard of, but is on track to become the…

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