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India has 15-20 days of helium left and the shortage is going global — MRI suspensions from New Delhi to Stuttgart are the war's least-visible but most medically serious second-order effect.
S&P 500 ended March down 6.8 percent — worst since 2022 — as oil-driven inflation reversed rate-cut expectations and five straight weekly losses compounded into a quarter no earnings call can explain.
Indian hospitals face 15-20 days of helium inventory as West Asia tensions disrupt Qatar's Ras Laffan supply hub, threatening MRI diagnostic services.
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