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Oil prices have fallen back from their immediate highs following the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil processing and production facilities earlier in September. Nerves have been calmed by the promise of the release of strategic stocks, if required, and by Saudi statements that production levels are returning to normal levels relatively quickly. Washington appears to have stepped back from direct retaliation and has chosen to tighten sanctions instead. Iran’s announcement September 23 that the British-flagged... Читать дальше...

2018 was largely the year of the bull market that wasn’t. As the Trump administration planned sanctions on Iran’s oil prices rose from $70 in January to $86 in October. Then, the White House reversed course by issuing ‘waivers’ to major buyers of Iranian oil and the market ended the year near $52. Hedge funds, meanwhile, were buying the KoolAid all along and accumulated their biggest-ever long position in ICE Brent futures and options only to have to cut that position by 78% as prices fell. Apparently... Читать дальше...

In the aftermath of the attacks on Saudi oil, the U.S. average retail gasoline price jumped by more than 10 cents per gallon between September 16 and September 23—the largest weekly increase in gas prices since early September 2017, when in the wake of Hurricane Harvey gas prices jumped by 28 cents/gallon in one week, the EIA said on Wednesday.   In its Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, EIA surveys retail gasoline and diesel fuel stations each Monday morning. Since U.S. gasoline prices tend to follow... Читать дальше...

Two days after Iran said that the detained UK-flagged oil tanker was “free to leave Iran,” officials in the Islamic Republic said on Wednesday that the detention order had been lifted, but the tanker is still being detained because of the ongoing investigation. The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which Iran seized in the middle of July in the Strait of Hormuz, is now “free to leave Iran,” Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiyee said on Monday, but that may not be so, sources say. On Wednesday... Читать дальше...

The Lacuna House embraces a typical suburban brief – to create a haven away from a busy work-life and a safe home in which to raise children and live life. In doing so, the design realizes these common aspirations with a subtle overlaying of functional and aesthetic requirements to create new spaces, flows, and internal views while combatting the negative aspects of the site’s context. By focusing on the lacuna of the site – the unfilled spaces or gaps – the design reconciles built form with the landscape... Читать дальше...

Canadian manufacturers have an unprecedented opportunity to take the lead on an important global issue: the growing skills gap, as the manufacturing sector prepares for transformative change that includes robotics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things technology and the rollout of 5G...

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A new aerial vehicle called an “octocopter” can attach asphalt shingles to a roof without a human at the controls.

GEORGETOWN – The Central Bank of Guyana (CBG) says it will not sanction the sale of the operations of Scotiabank here to the Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holding Limited (RFHL). Governor of the...

If you want to expose the absurdity of the state, think governmental accounting. Really, there is no better way to show the impossibility of a government solution to scarcity than by reading the annual audit of any governmental entity.

Former Owlchemy studio director Cy Wise and CEO Alex Schwartz have announced the †œsomething new† they departed Owlchemy for last year. ...

Casper's Mattress Topper is a soft, plush cushion. Here's what you should know before you buy it.

You’re far from home. You passed the last familiar Cumberland Farms a hundred miles back. Where do you go for a reliable cup of coffee?

Nancy Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry of President Trump, Trump rejects globalization with UN speech, and man behind 'Blinking White Guy' GIF raises over $25,000 for MS with help of viral fame.

Overland, the road-tripping survival game that Kotaku editor Riley MacLeod recently described as an “indie rock XCOM,” is often unforgiving by design. During development, however, the developers realized it was also challenging in one way they hadn’t intended: the font was too difficult for players with dyslexia to…

Most of us see an airplane and think they’re cool. It might inspire us to get a pilot’s license or maybe buy a few Micro Machines or even put together a model plane. Michael Kelly saw his first Douglas DC-3 aircraft at the Shannon Airport in Ireland when he was just a little boy and became very passionate model planes.

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Rodríguez certainly had a good season no matter what stats you look at, but his bWAR is much higher than his fWAR and WARP.

The metal object protruding from the sidewalk was a mystery, until a reader wrote in to explain its purpose, writes Jack Lakey.

FNB must explain whether criminals evaded security and how. Was this a random act by people deciding to stop at a bank and kill a customer?

The airline charges extra for services such as baggage and meals, allowing ticket prices to compete with buses and trains.

Markram says the team is mentally ready to face the challenges that come with touring in India as they continue their preparation for the Test series.

Sir Paul McCartney has confessed he is visited by John Lennon in his dreams, nearly four decades after his passing.

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