Vice President JD Vance said U.S. military escort operations helped prevent a global energy crisis during the war with Iran. The six-month conflict pushed the national average diesel price to a record $5.85 per gallon, disrupting global fuel supplies and driving up crude oil prices. The United States also approved potential arms sales to Saudi Arabia, including $5 billion in Joint Direct Attack Munitions and related equipment and a separate $750 million package for tank engines and associated support.

A Tesla Model 3 with Autopilot enabled crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman and injuring the driver. Police said the driver showed no signs of intoxication and is cooperating with the investigation. Tesla’s website says Autopilot requires a fully attentive driver and that the currently enabled features do not make the vehicle autonomous. The incident was described as a single safety crash and did not prompt new regulations or a recall, but it has intensified concerns over the safety and accountability boundaries of driver-assistance systems.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said a large-scale buildout of AI infrastructure is underway and has already created about half a million related jobs, with more expected. He said Nvidia is deeply involved in U.S.-based AI hardware infrastructure, including a laser-and-optics production line in Sherman, Texas, with Coherent, where output is expected to quadruple over the next 12 to 18 months. The report also said Amazon AI experts helped identify a vulnerability in banned models, without detailing any material impact on Amazon’s business.

U.S. political and business figures are pressing to accelerate data center construction as competition with China in AI intensifies. The article cites a Trump executive order aimed at speeding federal permitting and a request from Sen. Tom Cotton for an investigation into potential foreign influence targeting U.S. data center policy. Kevin O’Leary and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang point to a widening gap in construction speed between the two countries, describing data centers as core infrastructure for training AI systems. It adds that the narrative reinforces expectations for demand in AI computing hardware, while noting no new orders, capacity changes, or earnings figures were disclosed.

The article argues the Trump administration is escalating an oil blockade on Cuba, contributing to nationwide blackouts and a paralyzed economy. It also points to new steps including a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group entering the Caribbean Sea and the Justice Department’s indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro. The piece describes the “U.S. oil blockade” as a central pressure tactic tied to the stability of Cuba’s crude supply chain. It says the development amounts to a geopolitically driven regional supply disruption, with traditional assets facing at most short-term oil price swings.

The U.S. Department of Defense has listed Alibaba, Baidu and BYD as “Chinese military companies” under Section 1260H of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The designation is not a sanction and does not ban private-sector business dealings, but it restricts the Pentagon’s direct purchases and future indirect procurement through supply chains. All three companies denied the allegation and said they would pursue legal action. The article says executives donated about $2.6 million to Democratic figures including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom, as well as the DNC, without citing corporate donations.

North Dakota’s oil and gas output from the Bakken shale helped drive $3.17 billion in severance tax revenue in 2023, equal to about 41% of the state’s total tax take. That revenue base has coincided with both high per-capita tax collections of $9,834 per resident and a limited reliance on individual income taxes, which accounted for 6.4% of total revenue. The article argues that energy wealth has reinforced the state’s fiscal position while giving lawmakers room to cut taxes. It also highlights the scale, profitability and political support surrounding U.S. domestic oil production.

The New Mexico Department of Justice has asked a court to compel Meta to pay $953 million into funds for public education and behavioral health work, following a jury verdict on child safety. Meta has already been ordered to pay $375 million in civil penalties under the state’s Unfair Practices Act. The state alleges Meta designed addictive features and concealed harms to teenagers, while Meta argues the request amounts to overregulation and that some claims have been questioned by the judge.

强生公司董事长兼CEO Joaquin Duato在WSJ CEO峰会上表示，未来十年有望‘消除某些癌症’，以多发性骨髓瘤为例，患者生存期已从单年延长至10年；部分晚期患者经单次免疫疗法后实现超5年缓解。公司正推进癌症生物学研究、AI辅助药物开发，并收购Firefly Bio强化难治突变靶向能力。该表态未披露新数据或 trial results，但强化市场对其肿瘤管线临床转化与长期增长确定性的信心。