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A new report finds rising electric vehicle adoption cut global oil consumption by 1.7 million barrels per day last year, offsetting about 70% of Iran’s 2025 exports as the Iran war drives petrol price volatility.
Alibaba Cloud and Baidu are raising prices for certain cloud services by up to 34%, citing rising AI demand and infrastructure costs; Alibaba’s increases on AI-chip services take effect April 18.
The U.S. has launched trade probes that include several ASEAN nations, citing forced labour and trade surpluses; the investigations risk straining ties and could lead to new levies.
Sweden says Iran executed a Swedish citizen, marking what Tehran called the first espionage-related execution since its war with Israel and the US began. Stockholm expressed dismay.