Oil Surges on Gulf Clashes, Meta's $50B Expansion, TSMC's Record Sales

Military clashes in the Persian Gulf have ignited oil prices and dragged down tech shares, while Meta supercharges its AI infrastructure spending in Louisiana and TSMC posts record-breaking quarterly revenue. In this episode: • U.S.-Iran airstrikes reignite Gulf conflict, sending crude oil surging and tech stocks skidding — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/12/oil-price-strait-hormuz-iran-trump-tanker.html • Meta ramps up Louisiana data center investment to $50 billion in massive AI push — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/meta-louisiana-data-center-investment-reaches-50-billion-amid-ai-push.html • TSMC posts record monthly sales ahead of high-stakes Q2 earnings report — https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tsmc-just-reported-a-record-month-for-revenue-ahead-of-critical-earnings-report-on-thursday-508195fd?mod=mw_rss_topstories • Paramount and WBD face looming antitrust lawsuits from states seeking to block $110 billion merger — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/paramount-wbd-merger-lawsuit.html