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Dual Hormuz Blockade Cuts Ship Transits to Near Zero

Oil is trading above $100 a barrel after efforts to resume peace talks stalled, leaving Hormuz almost impassable.

Photo: iStock / Dimitrios Karamitros

California’s Jet Fuel Stock at Three-Year Low

The West Coast is characterized as a “fuel island” because it’s not connected by pipelines to the rest of the country.

Photo: iStock/aapsky

Higher Diesel Prices Likely to Persist, Even if Iran War Resolves Quickly

The Persian Gulf produces oil that is particularly well-suited to refining to diesel and jet fuel, and supplies were already tight before the war.

Graph: U.S. Energy Information Administration

India Expands Russian Ship Insurance Access to Keep Oil Flowing

India expanded the pool of approved Russian providers, alleviating the shortage of insurers to provide the liability coverage tankers carrying Russian oil need to legally enter its ports.

India's Port of Mumbai. Photo: iStock / mgstudyo

Lufthansa Cuts 20K Flights to Save Jet Fuel

The company said the announcement signals a capacity decrease of less than 1% in available seat kilometers.

Photo: iStock/Jetlinerimages

Pricier Condoms Show War Is Impacting Cost of Nearly Everything

The surge in condom costs underscores how the Middle East war is disrupting virtually every aspect of life for consumers.

Condoms on the production line at a Karex Bhd. facility in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg

War Shortage of Helium Looms for Hi-Tech Manufacturers, Others

There are only 14 helium refineries worldwide, and helium supply was already rapidly shrinking before the current interruptions to sources in Qatar.

Photo: iStock/scanrail

IMO Prepares Hormuz Evacuation Plan for Hundreds of Ships

Around 800 ships remain stuck in the Persian Gulf after traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a trickle following the outbreak of the war.

Photo: Bloomberg

Alaska Airlines Withdraws Profit Forecast as Fuel Crisis Deepens

Alaska Airlines is bracing for a $600 million increase in its fuel costs for the second quarter of 2026, and expects to pay as much as $4.75 a gallon in April.

Photo: iStock / kameraworld

U.K. Gas-Pump Thefts Skyrocket as Prices Rise

Since the conflict began, the cost of filling a typical family car with petrol has risen by £14 ($18.20), while a typical tank of diesel has gone up by about £27.

A gas station at U.K. supermarket chain Morrisons. Photo: iStock/Ray Orton

Carney: U.S. Ties Now a Weakness Canada Must Fix

"The U.S. has changed, and we must respond," Carney said in a 10-minute address posted to YouTube.

Photo: iStock / Oleksii Liskonih

Airlines Cancel Flights, Request Emergency Funds

There are growing concerns that other airlines worldwide may reduce services as aviation fuel costs climb because of the war in Iran.

Photo: iStock/jimfeng

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