Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets

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LONDON, June 30 : Investors have had to gulp down the motion-sickness tablets this year as the turmoil from the Iran war has clashed with a seemingly unstoppable boom in all things AI and otherworldly. Global stocks are now $7 trillion higher than at the end of 2025, even though the war caused a $9 trillion drop in March, when oil shot to $120 a barrel and hopes of lower interest rates were dashed. South Korea's stock market has surged by 100 per cent and Elon Musk's $2 trillion SpaceX has

Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ - 30.06.2026 18:18

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Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ - 30.06.2026 18:18