U.S. crude oil on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, after President Donald Trump demanded unconditional surrender from Iran, raising fears of a prolonged war that will cause a cascading disruption to global oil supplies. cnb.cx/4reLOCY
October 1981 the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) launched the first gasoline Future.
March 1983 the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) launched the first Oil Future. β President Reagan pushed to get Gasoline and Crude oil to be put on the Futures Market.
βOn Friday, a federal judge will consider whether the provisions of the policy targeting the exercise of the First Amendment are unlawful, hearing arguments in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.β
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Qatarβs energy minister warned that war in the Middle East could force Persian Gulf exporters to halt energy shipments within weeks and send oil prices sharply higher, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Get ready for some "warflation": higher prices for oil, gas, food (lots of fertilizer passes through Hormuz), goods made with petrochemicals (umbrellas, shampoo, toys, etc.), and pretty much anything that needs to be transported anywhere.
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βKristi Noem caused lasting harm to farm worker communities.
Our lawsuit against racist raids is called βUFW v. Noemβ for a reason.
That fight continues, even if her time as DHS secretary doesnβt.β
BREAKING: 92,000 jobs lost in February, a heavy departure from the expected gain of 50,000, new report reveals.
Just another year of Record profits for the Oil industry.
Oil falls but set for steepest weekly gain since 2022 reut.rs/4cqcsoG
Up 5Β’ Down 2Β’ Up 10Β’ go the gasoline prices.
It is just going to be another record profit year for the Oil Industry.
Daylight saving time returns Sunday. For millions, it will be the last time the clocks change
A US tanker is on fire in the northern part of the gulf after being struck by Iranian forces, according to state media.
Iranβs Revolutionary Guards said that any vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz would be under Tehranβs control while the war is ongoing.
Available records indicate that no direct members of Donald Trump's immediate paternal line-spanning at least four to five generations, including his father, himself, and his children-have served in the U.S. military. The family history includes instances of avoiding compulsory service in Germany and draft deferments during the Vietnam War. Facebook +4 . Frederick Trump (Grandfather): Emigrated from Germany to avoid mandatory military service. . Fred Trump Sr. (Father): Did not serve in the armed forces. . Donald Trump: Received four student deferments and one medical deferment (bone spurs) during the Vietnam War. . Siblings/Children: Neither his siblings (Maryanne, Fred Jr., Elizabeth, Robert) nor his children (Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, Barron) have served in the U.S. armed forces. f Facebook +5 While some reports suggest a lack of military service, one source indicates his brother, Fred Trump Jr., briefly served in the Air National Guard. f Facebook
The Vietnam War is generally considered to have begun in 1955, though the exact start date is debated. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, officially started on November 1, 1955, when the United States formally recognized the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) and began providing military and financial support against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong insurgency (North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China). This conflict arose after the First Indochina War ended in 1954, leaving Vietnam divided at the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh leading the communist North and Ngo Dinh Diem heading the U.S.-backed South. Wikipedia +1 It is important to note that the United States never officially declared war on North Vietnam; instead, Congress authorized troop deployments and military actions, making the Vietnam War technically a military conflict rather than a formally declared war under U.S. law. U.S. combat units were introduced in large numbers in 1965, escalating the conflict, and remained until troop withdrawals began in 1973. The war concluded with the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, leading to the unification of Vietnam under communist control. Britannica +3 Historians sometimes debate alternative starting points, including 1954, when the Geneva Accords partitioned Vietnam, or 1959, when North Vietnam intensified guerrilla operations in the South. Despite these variations, 1955 is widely recognized as the official beginning of the Vietnam War. Lumen Learning
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PARIS β France will send the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its strike group to the Mediterranean as war expands in the Middle East, President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech on Tuesday night.
He is not WELL
βEverybody has pretty much had enoughβ: Why Pennsylvania residents are organizing to stop data center development.
Britain βis deploying HMS Dragon, an air defense βdestroyer, to Cyprus after the runway of its Akrotiri base there was hit by an Iranian-made drone.
Sam Altman just said he has tweaked his deal with the Pentagon and wrote a list of things he says are part of it, and he chose to include this really great line:
"One thing I think I did wrong: we shouldn't have rushed to get this out on Friday."
Perhaps it is because of this history he does not want you to know
His Father in-law:
An Exhortation & Caution to Friends Concerning Buying or Keeping of Negroes.
"They should," Wythe said, "be considered free until proven otherwise." His ruling did not survive appeals.
