Samsung, SK Hynix, and TSMC depend on oil, gas, helium, sulphur, and bromine coming from the region, or through the Strait of Hormuz.

Marko Papic, chief strategist at BCA Research … predicts a severe hit to chip production if the strait isn’t back in operation within a month.

Could mean higher PC component prices, or even a halt in production. Could mean global recession.

  • db2@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Global find out phase sounds good to me. We shouldn’t be inflicted on the rest of the universe, recent events make that abundantly clear.

    • tomiant@piefed.social
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      5 hours ago

      How do these idiots always end up in power? And what does that say about our intelligence that we let them?