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A potential U.S. ban on diesel exports would first push domestic prices lower, then trigger a sharp surge in gasoline costs, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS). Goldman Sachs co-head of global commodities research outlined the scenario in a research note modeling a hypothetical export restriction on the fuel. President Donald Trump has backed…
The Senate is preparing to return for a final stretch of legislative business before the November midterm elections, with a contentious energy bill now at the center of political maneuvering. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told reporters that a wide array of bills could potentially come to the floor in the remaining weeks before…
Ambassador David Perdue confirmed Sunday that President Donald Trump floated the idea of selling American weapons to Chinese President Xi Jinping during recent bilateral meetings. Perdue made the disclosure during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” where host Shannon Bream pressed him on the nature of recent high-level talks between the two leaders. “President Trump…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has emerged as one of the most closely watched names in the commercial space industry heading into the final stretch of 2026. Shares currently trade at $74.31, with a 24/7 Wall St. price target of $119.32, implying upside of roughly 68.87% over the next 12 months. The recommendation is a buy,…
The dollar-yen exchange rate is approaching a significant technical milestone that could confirm a major reversal in the currency pair’s long-running uptrend. A death cross, one of the most closely watched bearish signals in technical analysis, is expected to form by the end of next week for the first time since March 2025. The pattern…
President Donald Trump’s repeated public praise for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is creating serious headaches for Republican candidates banking on the socialist mayor as a political villain. GOP operatives across the country have worked to tie Democratic candidates to the 34-year-old mayor, hoping to weaponize his democratic socialist brand against the party in…
Former Sen. Joe Manchin delivered a sharp rebuke of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Sunday, questioning the Republican’s fundamental fitness for office. Manchin, an independent from West Virginia, made the remarks during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with host Chris Stirewalt. The interview originally centered on Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico,…
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced Wednesday it had demonstrated the industry’s first end-to-end real-time quantum error decoder, allowing a single processor to find, fix, and decode errors while the machine keeps running. CNBC reported shares jumping as much as 13% intraday on the news, though the measured close proved far more modest for investors watching the…
Estate planning is often dismissed as something only parents with young children need to worry about, but that assumption can be costly. For couples in their 50s sitting on $2 million in IRAs and 401(k)s, the question of whether a will is necessary has a straightforward answer: yes, absolutely. Without children to serve as default…
Political leaders across party lines face growing pressure to formally commit to protecting press freedom in the United States. Opinion contributor Dan Perry, writing in The Hill, argues that courts and news organizations alone can no longer carry the weight of defending a free press. Perry calls for a short, bipartisan statement of principles to…