Oil surges above US$100 as Middle East fears deepen, tech stocks slide

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HONG KONG, Sept 14 — Oil prices spiked Monday on Middle East supply fears after Saudi Arabia closed a key pipeline, putting further upward pressure on inflation ahead of an expected Federal Reserve rate hike this week. The prospect of higher US borrowing costs compounded a tech selloff that came after leaders of companies at the forefront of the AI boom backed calls for a slowdown in development in the sector amid warnings that it could pose a threat to humanity. Both main crude contracts — already sitting above US$100 (RM407) a barrel — jumped more than three per cent…

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