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Tech stocks fall on doubts about AI profitability while oil spikes to $100 after Middle East tensions escalate. The US announces tariff expansion.

Oil surges as red sea attacks escalate supply concerns, with Brent crude jumping 2% to $95.90 per barrel this morning. Asian chip stocks rally despite US tech earnings headwinds, Korea's Kospi gaining 3.82%.

Asian equities advanced overnight as investors returned to semiconductor stocks following the recent sector sell-off. South Korea's Kospi surged 4.11%, with Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. leading gains.