Key Points Alphabet's Gemini app now has over 750 million monthly active users. Meta Platforms wants its artificial intelligence (AI) to completely automate the ad process for its customers. These leading AI stocks could be winners over the long term. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › It looks like the next big technological shift is underway. Artificial intelligence (AI) has kicked off a gold rush. And companies looking to be leaders in this area have no intention of slowing down. These are exactly the strategies that Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are deploying. Combined, they plan to spend $305 billion (at the midpoints of their forecasts) on capital expenditures (capex) just in 2026. Both businesses are going all in on AI. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » But which is the better AI stock to buy and hold with a five-year time horizon? From infrastructure to end users Alphabet isn't new to the AI race. It's been using similar capabilities for decades. In 2001, the company was leveraging machine learning to improve users' spelling in search queries. In 2016, Sundar Pichai shifted Alphabet's focus to becoming an AI-first enterprise. In 2026, this business looks like a true AI juggernaut. Google DeepMind is a leading research lab. Alphabet is a dominant force at the infrastructure layer of AI, developing its own chips called Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). And Google Cloud is a thriving platform that sells AI-related and other IT products and services to enterprise clients. It generated $58.7 billion in revenue and $13.9 billion in operating income in 2025. Google Cloud now has a backlog of $240 billion. Alphabet has one of the most popular AI assistants in Gemini, which had 750 million monthly active users in the fourth quarter last ...

utah778/iStock via Getty Images Thesis: ACI-7104 to drive upside AC Immune SA ( ACIU ) reported a FY25 GAAP EPS loss of CHF 0.70. Again, we saw continued losses typical of a clinical-stage biotech company. However, what was concerning was that revenue came in at just CHF 3.57 million, a hefty 86.9% year-over-year decline, mainly due to the absence of milestone payments they received back in 2024. So overall, the results are very telling of the company’s reliance on partnership-driven income. Overall, I’m quite bullish on AC Immune’s pipeline potential, particularly the progression surrounding ACI-7104 as a first-in-class disease-modifying therapy for early Parkinson’s. The interim Phase 2 data, which have been priced in, were very encouraging, as we saw strong immunogenicity and biomarker engagement. That said, I also think it’s best to wait to see the final Phase 2 Part 1 readout later this year. I expect this to serve as the critical catalyst to reassess upside here for AC Immune. FY25 results AC Immune reported FY25 results in mid-March, and on initial viewing, it’s clear that the company is in transition. As you would expect, as they’re moving toward later-stage clinical development, they’re facing the typical financial pressures of a clinical-stage biotech. I think the biggest change is the sharp decline in cash, which fell to CHF 91.4 million from CHF 165.5 million back in 2024. As you know, the reduction is mostly explained by a pretty steep drop in contract revenues, which we saw decrease to just CHF 3.6 million from CHF 27.3 million in the prior year, which we can put down to the absence of a significant milestone payment received in 2024. Now, this goes to show just how much AC Immune relies on partnership-driven income rather than recurring revenues. So in response, the company also implemented some cost-control measures, including about a 30% workforce reduction and a more focused pipeline strategy. As per management, that should allow them to extend the...

Key Points Uber currently has over 20 active driverless-vehicle partnerships. The company's strategy revolves around owning the user experience and data. Its driverless strategy should scale up much more quickly than the hardware aspect of the vehicles. 10 stocks we like better than Uber Technologies › When looking for huge long-term winners in the stock market, one of the simplest things to seek is a product or service solving a crucial issue -- or many issues. Driverless vehicles have the potential to greatly improve transportation safety -- when working properly at scale, which isn't the status quo -- and reduce traffic congestion. For consumers, they can improve mobility, productivity, and convenience for non-drivers, and there are economic advantages for robotaxis and for transporting goods and services. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » There is a long list of companies developing driverless vehicles, but Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) might be the most brilliant. Here's why. A plethora of partnerships Uber has taken an interesting approach to tackling the challenges presented by driverless vehicles. Some automakers -- Tesla and Rivian among others -- have developed their own advanced vehicles and driverless technology alongside it. But Uber doesn't want to own the vehicle portion of the equation. Its driverless-vehicle strategy is brilliant in a way because it avoids a capital-intensive and higher-risk development in-house, using a platform-as-a-service model instead. The company is focusing on being a leading aggregator of driverless vehicles, rather than the manufacturer, so that it can leverage its existing global network, consumer base, and data to develop and commercialize major partnerships. As of March, Uber has over 20 active driverless-vehicle partnerships. You read t...

In this article BRK.B COIN JPM BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Warren Buffett is defending the philanthropic initiative he co-founded with Bill Gates almost 15 years ago as it faces what The New York Times calls a "billionaire backlash." Buffett wrote in an email to the newspaper, "I firmly believe in the Giving Pledge and consider it quite a success, though my physical limitations have eliminated my participation in the annual get-together. "I have continued to contact possible members but only on a minor scale in recent years. Bill Gates has continued major efforts." In 2010, Buffett said he and Gates hoped to "establish a new norm" with the Pledge, which is a " promise by the world's wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes in their lifetime of wills ." Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates Lacy O'Toole | CNBC But in a major article this week , the Times says that over the past two years, "there has been a growing backlash from the billionaires who are its target donors," including a "quiet campaign by one pro-Trump tech billionaire to destroy it." Peter Thiel tells the Times he has privately encouraged around a dozen signers to cancel their pledges. "Most of the ones I've talked to have at least expressed regret about signing it." Peter Thiel Adam Jeffery | CNBC While the Times says Thiel wasn't involved, Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong, "an outspoken crypto executive who now evinces a disdain for liberal politics," voluntarily left the group in 2024 without a public explanation. The next year, Oracle's Larry Ellison, one of the first signers, announced he was "amending" his pledge to give some money to for-profit initiatives that the Pledge doesn't cover. More than 250 families are listed on the Giving Ple...

To put it mildly, 2026 has not been a good year for Big Software so far. Even the giants in the industry have taken serious hits to their stock prices. One stark example of this is Oracle's (ORCL 3.93%) near-21% year-to-date decline. The rout is due largely to investor fears that tech companies identified with legacy solutions -- like Oracle, with its databases -- will be swept up in a great wave of disruption from artificial intelligence (AI) models that can do their work better, cheaper, and quicker. Yet Oracle is actually pivoting toward an AI-heavy business model. So does the sell-off make the best bargain AI stock these days? Oracle of the future Oracle's big gamble is that it can transition from its traditional wheelhouse of database and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions into a massive AI infrastructure hyperscaler (i.e., operator of large-scale data centers). In short, it aims to be a major -- if not the major -- landlord in the AI revolution. Speaking of AI, Oracle also wants to become a prominent vendor in the space. It envisions developing industry-specific AI "agents," i.e., next-generation models that can autonomously perform tasks for the client. The company also aims to become a purveyor of "sovereign AI" solutions for national governments that, instead of being housed on company servers, would rest entirely within the client's IT assets. That next-generation technology should help Oracle trim costs, too. It has shrunk its developer teams through a series of layoffs, as it can replace humans with AI coding tools to handle much of the grunt work. The financials behind this tectonic shift are, well, Oracle-sized. Recently, management drastically upped its estimate for its current fiscal year capital expenditures (capex) to $50 billion. For perspective, keeping the company's legacy database business alive and humming used to cost it less than $2 billion annually. Even with the company's mountains of revenue, it will need some help reaching its sudden...

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Key Points The market has consistently been pricing in one or two Fed rate cuts before the end of 2026. With most of the economic data still looking healthy and inflation risk rising, the Fed could need to consider raising rates. It's an unlikely possibility, but one that investors should be prepared for. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › The Iran conflict has thrown both the U.S. economic outlook and Fed policy plans out the window. While geopolitical events tend to be short term in nature and conditions often return to the way they were after tensions settle, this conflict is looking more and more like it will be a problem for a while. It's also impacting what the Fed might be able to do this year. For months, the Fed Funds futures market has been pricing in rate cuts this year. Even with inflation remaining stubbornly above target and several Fed members expressing hesitation to cut rates in light of this, futures had been indicating expectations for two rate cuts in 2026. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » This belief was largely based on the notion that gross domestic product (GDP) growth was likely to slow and the labor market showed stagnant job growth. Plus, if the current oil spike was due to a supply driven event, it may only be temporarily inflationary. Long-term macro fundamentals should outweigh short-term shocks. But the inflation question still isn't going away. It doesn't seem out of the question that the Iran conflict could drag out for months. If Iran is willing to close off the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely despite the United States government's insistence that it won't withdraw until Iran surrenders, we could be facing a long stalemate. This all leads to one big question: Should the Fed be giving stronger consideration to hiking rates here, rather than ...

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《科创板日报》3月21日讯（编辑 朱凌） 在人工智能产业狂飙突进的这些年里，GPU几乎霸占了AI算力江湖，英伟达更是坐拥GPU王座。 但在近日举行的英伟达GTC 2026开发者大会演讲中，一个曾经鲜为人知的AI芯片初创公司名字Groq却响彻全场，英伟达CEO黄仁勋发布了包括Vera CPU机架、基于Groq技术的Groq 3 LPX推理机架等在内的Vera Rubin AI超级计算机平台，标志着英伟达战略从单一GPU主导转向涵盖CPU与LPU的全栈“AI工厂”加速计算方案。这也意味着，AI算力的未来不一定非要依赖GPU。 3周闪电交易 而就在3个多月前，Groq还面临着巨大的商业压力，其年收入仅接近1亿美元。根据Groq创始人、原CEO乔纳森·罗斯的最新自述，他当时走进黄仁勋的办公室，大胆推销他的新叙事：AI数据中心不应再用同一种硬件处理所有任务。 罗斯用一个形象的物流比喻解释这一理念——AI训练就像大宗货运，需要“18轮卡车”；而推理则类似“最后一公里配送”，更适合灵活高效的面包车，使用18轮卡车虽然可以完成，但效率会慢得多。英伟达的通用GPU就像18轮卡车，而Groq的LPU则更像送货面包车，专为高速推理而生。 “如果你要为整个美国建立一个物流网络，你会选择18轮卡车还是面包车？”罗斯自问自答道，“最佳答案，其实是两者兼具。” 这一比喻打动了黄仁勋。罗斯原本希望从英伟达采购约10万枚Blackwell GPU芯片，但三天后，黄仁勋主动回电，语气直接而急迫，不是讨论订单，而是推动一项更深层次的合作。 三周后的平安夜，一笔规模高达200亿美元的交易落地。英伟达获得了Groq的芯片技术授权，罗斯、Groq时任总裁桑尼·马德拉及其他核心员工也加入了英伟达。其中，罗斯担任英伟达首席软件架构师。 目标提供全球一半的推理能力 在GTC 2026演讲中，黄仁勋称，AI已经能够从事生产性工作，市场最核心的转变是从“训练”全面走向“推理”，推理需求将爆发式增长。他发布了Groq 3 LPU推理芯片及包含256个LPU的Groq 3 LPX机架。 Groq 3 LPU芯片已进入“全面生产”阶段，预计将在今夏开始交付。英伟达拒绝透露LPU的计划生产数量。罗斯表示：“我可以说这是英伟达规模的，这不是一个试点。”尽管尚未宣布任何买家，但罗斯称，他参加了“很多”客户会议。 回溯Groq的发展...

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares cratered roughly 33% yesterday after U.S. prosecutors charged the company’s co-founder, Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, along with sales manager Ruei-Tsang Chang and contractor Ting-Wei Sun, in a scheme to smuggle billions of dollars’ worth of servers containing banned Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI chips into China. The trio allegedly routed $2.5 billion in ... Super Micro Risks S&P 500 Removal. Here’s the Stock to Replace It

Planet Labs (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions, saw its shares jump 23% after hours on March 19 after the company posted its largest quarterly revenue ever and a backlog that now exceeds its entire annual revenue. Moving into the following day, shares surged 29% on March 20 after ... Planet Labs Jumps 23% After Hours as Its $900M Backlog Finally Gets Wall Street’s Attention

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芬蘭北部地區在冬季盛行賽鹿，不單止鹿要跑得快，騎師亦需要有好身手。 雖然天寒地凍，但在賽鹿場上，氣氛熱烈，閘廂內的騎師全神貫注，希望能搶佔先機。 閘門打開，六隻馴鹿全速奔跑，騎師不是騎在鹿背上，而是由鹿拖行，他們透過韁繩操縱馴鹿左穿右插，技術難度比騎馬更高。 芬蘭北部盛行飼養馴鹿，馴鹿在冬季特別開胃，全年身形最粗壯便是這個時候。當地居民在最凍的日子，舉行雪地賽鹿，不單止是本地人的盛事，亦吸引鄰近國家的遊客專程來觀賞。 參賽的人和鹿，賽前都要經過密集訓練，尤其是騎師，他們既要指揮馴鹿的走位和留放，又要顧著自己的身體平衡，想取得好成績，可以說是一半靠人，一半靠鹿。這位騎師大勝十幾個身位，人和鹿的表現都超班。 騎師在開閘前，站在閘廂旁邊，馴鹿出閘後拉著騎師前進。馴鹿的速度與馬匹不相伯仲，同樣可以達到時速七十公里，馬匹在草地上可以快過馴鹿，但若果在雪地上作賽，就算是世界馬王都要認輸。

Most of Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region was ‌left without power on Saturday after a Russian drone attack, local governor Viacheslav Chaus said. He ⁠said repair works were under way ‌to fix the damage. The region, which ‌borders Russia and Belarus, ⁠had ⁠a pre-war population of nearly ‌a million. The regional capital, also called ‌Chernihiv, ‌was fully without power, ‌the city administration there ⁠said. Advertisement Russia has conducted a vast ⁠bombardment campaign against Ukrainian energy facilities throughout the ‌war, ‌causing regular, hours-long blackouts across the country. Kim Jong-un welcomes North Korean soldiers back from Ukraine war Kim Jong-un welcomes North Korean soldiers back from Ukraine war Meanwhile, Moscow has thwarted protests over the blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, but frustration persists. Advertisement In one Russian city, officials blocked a rally due to a “tree inspection”.

少年警訊舉辦頒獎典禮，頒獎予去年積極參與活動的會員，超過1,400人獲頒星章。 今年11歲、讀小六的吳同學，和10歲、讀小五的弟弟，過去三年都定期參加少年警訊的活動，表示學到很多東西。 少年警訊金星章得獎者吳旻燁說：「去年參加了尖沙咀防騙資訊站，我去街站幫少年警訊派發防騙單張，膽子很小，只是坐著不派東西，後來爸爸媽媽就鼓勵我，嘗試走出去，我就拿著單張派給人，嘗試去派。幸好途人也接過去，我就知道我成功了。」 家長吳先生指：「他們學會了節制，他們知道做每一件事情都會盡全力。」 而就讀中四的蘇同學，已連續四年獲得少年警訊頒發的金星章。去年擔任全運會義工的經歷，更是讓她獲益良多。 少年警訊金星章得獎者蘇彤悅說：「我是負責分流。每個職責都要有人盡心盡力做好，最後才能把最完美的結果呈現給大家。」 少年警訊於1974年成立，2022年推出獎勵計劃，透過舉辦不同活動，例如步操與升旗訓練、內地交流團和歷奇鍛鍊等，會員參加就有積分，達到指定分數將獲頒，金、銀、銅星章。今年得獎人數1,432人，比去年增加181人，其中153人獲頒金星章，創新高。 警務處處長周一鳴鼓勵得獎學員秉持奮鬥精神，不斷學習和超越自己，為社會作出貢獻。 警務處處長周一鳴稱：「培育青年領袖、滅罪夥伴一直以來是少年警訊的使命。我們期望培育青少年成長，啟發潛能，以栽培未來的社會棟樑。」 目前全港有超過800間中小學都設立了少年警訊分會。有興趣參加少年警訊的學生，可以直接在學校裡報名。

Olivier Le Moal/iStock via Getty Images Note: The stocks shortlisted and highlighted in this article are not buy recommendations per se but rather candidates for further research. Before making any investments, please use due diligence, considering your personal goals and risk tolerance. Also, some sections in the article may be repetitive from month to month for the benefit of the new readers. The regular readers could skip them. However, we recommend that first-time readers refer to our BLOGPOST here to get a detailed explanation of our selection methodology/process and additional criteria for Dividend Growth Stocks. Introduction: Every month, we start with about 400 to 500 dividend-paying stocks and use our proprietary and unique filtering criteria to bring down the number of selections to a small subset of about 20 stocks. The emphasis here is on high growth rather than high yield. Generally, we end up with stocks that pay dividend yields in the range of 1% to 1.5%, which is in line with what the S&P500 pays as well. These 20 stocks are from diverse sectors and industries, but they all have one aspect in common. They appear to be in their period of hypergrowth with great momentum. As a final step, we analyze each of the 20 stocks and use our judgment to come up with a final list of just 10 stocks. The majority of our selections (if not all) have a market cap of $10 billion or more. Who should follow this series? The stocks highlighted in this series are for investors who are in their accumulation phase and are more interested in growing their capital at a rapid pace rather than in their current income. The focus of the selections is dividend growth and growth sustainability rather than high current yield. In that sense, the risk profile of these stocks is generally higher, and they are not suitable for conservative investors or investors who need high current incomes to sustain their lifestyle. Market Outlook Since Nov. 2025, the market has been mostly trading i...

One of the most important lessons of investing is to spread the wealth around. While it's fun to choose individual winners like Nvidia or Palantir Technologies and see your nest egg climb, it's even more important to create a diversified portfolio so you can spread your investments across sectors and geographies, helping you reduce your risk should tragedy strike any single investment or industry. Broad market exchange-traded funds are ideal vehicles for this task. These passively managed funds cover hundreds -- or in some cases, thousands -- of stocks. And they often have extremely low expense ratios, making them ideal for a set-it-and-forget-it strategy. One of my favorite picks in this arena is the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI 1.57%), which tracks the entire U.S. stock market and has an expense ratio of just 0.03%, or $3 annually on a $10,000 investment. If you can pool together $1,000 and add $200 a month on an ongoing basis, the VTI ETF could be your ticket to wealth. Because after 30 years of consistent accumulation and reinvestment, your $1,000 could turn into a nest egg of nearly $1.4 million. Here's how you get there. A look at the VTI ETF First, let's take a closer look at the VTI. This fund tracks the CRSP US Total Market Index, which measures the performance of U.S. companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq, and other smaller exchanges. It's designed to measure nearly 100% of the investible market. That means you get access to thousands of stocks, from large caps to those with micro capitalizations. The VTI ETF includes just over 3,500 stocks on a market-cap weighted basis. Essentially, the bigger the company, the greater its weighting in the ETF. VTI top holdings Stock Weighting Nvidia 6.18% Apple 5.89% Microsoft 4.41% Amazon 3.05% Alphabet Class A shares 2.74% Broadcom 2.28% Alphabet Class C shares 2.16% Meta Platforms 2.13% Tesla 1.72% Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares 1.37% The road to $1.39 million VTI can make you a millio...

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RM-Foto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Ørsted ( DNNGY ) had an incredibly tough 2025. The company faced a challenging administration in the U.S., with arguments that the offshore wind project cancellation were required for national security. However, with Ørsted's main U.S. projects near completion, the worst seems behind them, and we expect strong and steady future returns. Ørsted vs. Federal Government It's clear the Trump administration dislikes offshore wind, as the administration focuses on its clear preference for fossil fuels . Recent reporting has come out suggesting that the Trump administration is considering offering TotalEnergies $1 billion to cancel planned offshore wind projects. After multiple court losses on prior attempts to halt wind power , it's a key development. The $1 billion payout is expected to cover losses for TotalEnergies for walking away, indicating that the Trump administration is potentially willing to payout energy companies for losses. Another major development is Revolution Wind has begun delivering power actively . Once the project is active, getting it to stop is much harder, and it means that Ørsted is out of the highest risk phase. Ørsted Business Update Ørsted's tough 2025 on the U.S. legal and financing sides (which ultimately resulted in a ~$10 billion equity issuance ) has positioned the company well for future success. Ørsted Investor Presentation The company managed to fully commission Gode Wind 3 and deliver new power from multiple other programs. At the same time, the company reconfigured Hornsea 4 (canceling and then resubmitting it under higher subsidies ) which will enable the project, built alongside existing infrastructure, to be much more profitable. Ørsted Growth Phase Ørsted is working through a diversified offshore portfolio, with a number of existing programs coming online in the next 1-2 years. Ørsted Investor Presentation The company, as we discussed above, hit first power for Revolution Wind ahead of sche...

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Pentagon Locks In Palantir's AI Targeting System As Official Military Program: Report Curated By : News18.com Last Updated: March 21, 2026, 17:42 IST Palantir developed its AI system to support the Pentagon's Project Maven, which began in 2017 as a drone-imagery labeling program. Palantir's stock has roughly doubled over the past year, lifting the company's market value to nearly $360 billion. The Pentagon moved to permanently embed Palantir Technologies’ artificial intelligence targeting platform into the US military’s long-term arsenal, a sweeping decision that cements the Silicon Valley data company’s role at the heart of American warfare. US Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg announced in a March 9 letter to senior Pentagon leaders and military commanders that Palantir’s Maven Smart System will become an official program of record- a designation that unlocks stable, sustained funding and streamlines the platform’s adoption across every branch of the US armed forces. The decision is expected to take effect before the close of the current fiscal year in September, Reuters reported. “It is imperative that we invest now and with focus to deepen the integration of artificial intelligence across the Joint Force and establish AI-enabled decision-making as the cornerstone of our strategy," Feinberg wrote in the letter as per the report. Embedding Maven, Feinberg said, would provide warfighters “with the latest tools necessary to detect, deter and dominate our adversaries in all domains." A System Already At War Maven is a command-and-control software platform that ingests and analyzes vast streams of battlefield- data from satellites, drones, radars, sensors and intelligence reports- using AI to automatically identify potential threats and targets, including enemy military vehicles, buildings and weapons stockpiles. It is already the primary AI operating system for the US military, which has carried out thousands of targeted strikes against Iran over the past th...

As thousands of troops head to the Middle East, US President Trumps claims US is "considering winding down" the war. Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow, Elisa Ewers, and the Heritage Foundation's Senior Research Fellow, Steve Yates, discuss the conflicting signals with Bloomberg's David Gura and Christina Ruffini. Watch the full conversation on 'Bloomberg This Weekend.' (Source: Bloomberg)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the importance of keeping shipping lanes open and secure in a call with Iran’s President Ahmad Masoud Pezeshkian . Modi also condemned attacks on “critical infrastructure” in the region, which he said threaten regional stability and disrupt global supply chains, according to a post on X on Saturday. The Indian prime minister said he “reiterated the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation and ensuring that shipping lanes remain open and secure.” READ: Iranian Navy Guided Indian Tanker Through Strait of Hormuz India relies on the Middle East for nearly half of its crude, two-thirds of its liquefied natural gas and almost all of its liquefied petroleum gas imports, making it one of the countries most exposed to the crisis in the region. Earlier this month, Modi said he spoke to Pezeshkian as New Delhi looked for ways to secure the safe passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Surging oil prices and acute gas shortages are rippling through India’s economy as the Iran war drags on, disrupting industries and prompting analysts to cut growth forecasts while warning of rising inflation. The disruption has triggered a cooking gas crisis across households, hotels and restaurants, while industries that rely on LPG are shutting down operations.

The economic shock from the Iran conflict can take on outsize importance for those close to or in retirement