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Venezuelan crude is attractive to complex U.S. refiners with coking capacity, but only a subset of Gulf and East Coast plants can fully process the heavy, high-sulfur oil.
Underlying inflation in December was not as high as feared, although economists said the data was artificially depressed by the record-long government shutdown late last year. Precious metals have made a strong start to 2026, after blistering rallies las
“I think it’s fine what I’m doing,” Trump said. “And we have a bad Fed person.” Earlier Tuesday, Dimon expressed concern about the investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the cost of the central bank’s headquarters renovation and his subsequent
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The consumer price index increased 2.7% in December as expected, matching the year-over-year increase in November.
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The Strait of Hormuz risk is back in focus, as escalation could threaten a route that carries about 20% of global oil supply—though a full closure remains unlikely.
February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Tuesday closed up +1.65 (+2.77%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0327 (+1.82%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Tuesday, with crude posting a 2.25-month high and gasoline posting a 5-we
From Braintree to Project Blueprint, Bryan Johnson views crypto and longevity as a unified war against systemic decay.
A new report from the US Treasury released Tuesday showed that $27.89 billion in tariff revenue came into US coffers in December, capping off a year that saw President Trump reorder US trade policy.
Even if Trump installs a Fed chair who's more keen to cut rates, it might not be smooth sailing.
Law enforcement seized $200,000 belonging to a Massachusetts victim who wired more than $500,000 into a suspected fake crypto trading platform.
March Treasury note futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.
“The reason markets didn’t react more is because we already wrecked the independence of the Fed,” said Tyler Cowen, economist and blogger extraordinaire.