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Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The national average of $6.05 is up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 from this time last year, according t…

Total assets invested in so-called tax-aware long-short strategies — or TALS — have surged to more than $170 billion, according to Tax Alpha Insider.

Missile test by group apparently failed, but exposes limits of AI safeguards

A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs.

For decades, the U.S. and Canadian auto supply chains have been tightly woven together. The trade war is threatening to unravel a complex system.

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Strait of Hormuz will not reopen this year, agency says, warning of sharp drop in demand as refined product prices soar

The three major averages are heading for a losing week as higher oil prices and a surge in Treasury yields weigh on stocks.