Marc Filippino

Do you think this will have any impact on that meeting?

Oil's three-week stay below $100 a barrel is over.

Brent crude jumped into triple-digit territory after Iran's navy said it seized two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian media reported that a third one was targeted by the country's military.

This comes a day after U.S.

President Donald Trump indefinitely extended a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran as they try to continue peace talks.

But Iran says the ongoing U.S.

naval blockade of the Strait is a huge obstacle to any, quote, genuine negotiations.

Meanwhile, the war is hitting economies across the globe.

U.S.

Treasury Secretary Scott Besson addressed that yesterday.

He's speaking to senators at a budget hearing.

Swap lines are temporary emergency agreements between two countries and their central banks to exchange currencies.

They're a financial tool to guarantee a country's access to dollars and maintain economic stability.

The highest earning and most experienced workers are adopting AI far faster than others.

As according to a recent FT poll, it was done in partnership with the research company Focal Data.

The findings raise concerns of a widening digital divide as AI becomes more commonplace.

Here to discuss the findings is the FT's chief data reporter, John Byrne Murdoch.

Hey, John.

Hey, Mark.