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\n\nLidl-Trek placed three riders in that group: Mads Pedersen, Quinn Simmons and Mathias Vacek. Vacek set a fierce tempo under the flamme rouge, and although Kevin Vauquelin surged through the final corner after a late attack, Pedersen unleashed a powerful sprint to win, with Simmons second and Spain's Raul Garcia Pierna third.\n\n## Traeen becomes third Norwegian in yellow\nThe biggest prize, however, went to Uno-X Mobility's Torstein Traeen. The 30-year-old Norwegian, who started the day five minutes off yellow, was the best-placed rider in the breakaway and inherited the race lead as the peloton rolled in roughly 13 minutes later. He now leads by 28 seconds over Sean Quinn and 3 minutes 50 seconds over Mathias Vacek, with Pogacar dropping to fourth, 7 minutes 53 seconds back.\n\nIt's quite hard for me to understand how big it is. Maybe in a couple of days it will sink in.
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\n\nInsurers are advising shipowners to suspend passages, and many vessels have switched off their AIS transponders. The Qatari LNG tanker \"Al Rekayyat\", hit on Tuesday evening, remains disabled off Oman with its cargo intact after a fire was extinguished.\n\n## Oil markets and political pressures\nCrude prices spiked around 7% to 8% between Tuesday and Wednesday, though Brent and WTI later gave back half a percentage point to trade at $77.53 and $73.15 per barrel on Thursday. The escalation overshadowed a NATO summit in Ankara, where Trump mistakenly referred to Iran as \"the Islamic Republic of Japan\" and defended his military record, claiming he had \"decimated\" Tehran's capabilities. At home, the president faces a 34% approval rating according to a June 23 Reuters/Ipsos poll, fueling pressure to end the war ahead of November midterms.\n\nTrump has put himself in a box. Whether through military or diplomatic means, he doesn't look likely to gain much from Iran.
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\n\n## AI memory cycle\nThe offering confirms the intensity of the AI memory boom. SK Hynix has established itself as the indispensable supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, a critical component for the graphic processors that power Nvidia's AI data centers. The company notched a record net profit of 40.34 trillion won ($26.6bn) in the first quarter of 2026. Its Seoul-listed shares have risen about 229% this year and briefly lifted its market capitalisation above $1 trillion in May, joining Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in that elite club. Demand for the ADRs, which was more than seven times the number of shares on offer, suggests global capital is scrambling for direct exposure to the purest memory play in the AI supply chain.\n\nSK Hynix leads on share and Nvidia proximity, Micron competes on power efficiency, US positioning, and momentum from third place.
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