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U.S. Diesel Prices Crest $6 For First Time Ever

The national average for diesel hit $6.06 a gallon on September 10, up from $5.85 a gallon the previous week, and from $3.71 at that same time in 2025.

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EPA to End Rules on Power Plant Emissions

The government agency added that it is seeking to get rid of all greenhouse gas rules for the power sector, and will take steps to prevent future administrations from regulating power plant emissions.

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U.S. Government to Invest $450M in Tungsten Production

The investment, which gives the U.S. government a 20% stake in the publicly traded company, is characterized as strengthening domestic tungsten capacity.

Wolframite, the primary ore for tungsten. Photo: iStock/Wirestock

In the Game of Contract Chicken, Consumers Have the Most To Lose

Businesses have spent years preparing for supply chain disruptions. Few are prepared for a reality where suppliers decide long-term contracts no longer make sense.

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Houthis Gain Further Control of Red Sea

The Houthis earlier said they posed no threat to international shipping, and that they only planned to target vessels from Saudi Arabia.

A map of the southern entrance to the Red Sea, showing the island of Perim in the narrowest part of the entrance, in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Image: iStock/Rainer Lesniewski

Houthis Determined to Take Control of Red Sea Coast

The Houthis’ aim to force Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to lift the U.S. blockade on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.

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Google Pledges $15B Investment in Finnish Data Centers

Finland is an attractive location for data centers because of its cool climate, plentiful low-carbon electricity and relatively uncongested power grid.

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OPEC Output Slumps as Conflict Curbs Saudi Flows

Supplies from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries declined by 900,000 barrels a day last month to average 19.91 million a day.

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U.S. Diesel Prices Reach All-Time High

On August 28, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a massive deal with Venezuela for oil extraction, in a promise to "substantially lower gas prices for all Americans."

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Hormuz Hostilities Pick Up as Two Tankers Reportedly Struck

While no one claimed responsibility for the attacks, the reports followed a resumption of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran.

Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, near Khasab, Oman, in May. Source: AFP/Getty Images

Panama Canal Congestion Drives Gas Tankers to Unusual Routes

The biggest impact has been on wider Neopanamax vessels, which are typically used to ferry LPG from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asian customers.

An LPG vessel and a container ship navigate the Agua Clara locks of the Panama Canal near Colon, Panama. Photographer: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg

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