This intelligence summary highlights a period of significant legal and geopolitical volatility affecting global markets, notably through a landmark negligence verdict against Meta and Alphabet regarding platform addiction. In the energy sector, rising oil prices driven by Middle East tensions coincide with TotalEnergies exiting U.S. offshore wind projects to refocus on fossil fuels. Technological shifts remain a primary market driver, evidenced by Arm’s new AI-focused hardware launch and Google’s memory-saving innovations that pressured semiconductor stocks. Corporate restructuring is also a key theme, as companies like Meta and Salesforce adjust headcount and compensation to prioritize artificial intelligence infrastructure. Add ...