Oil Trumps AI as Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets
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- Reuters Morning Bid newsletter headlines "Oil trumps AI," signaling geopolitical risk has displaced the AI/tech narrative as the day's primary market driver.
- The Guardian live blog reports global tech stocks fell as a chip sell-off deepened and mortgage rates rose amid renewed Middle East tensions.
Why it matters: Investors who rode the AI/tech trade through 2024–2025 now face oil-driven volatility and a climbing mortgage backdrop, with one outlet noting smart money positioning around crude — a sharp rotation away from the year's dominant theme.
