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Oil Trading Costs to Surge as ICE Hikes Crude and Diesel Margins
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. will boost the margins traders have to post for its Brent crude and European diesel futures contracts as the war in Iran sends volatility surging across commodity markets.
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US Democrats warn Trump that Iran ceasefire must apply to Lebanon
Democratic lawmakers tell White House that allowing Israel to continue to bomb Lebanon could reignite the regional war.
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OpenAI pauses UK investment deal over energy costs and regulation
The project was part of a package of tech investment promising the UK could become an AI superpower.
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CloudHQ Seeks to Raise $1.4 Billion From Data-Center ABS Deal
Data-center operator CloudHQ plans to raise $1.4 billion through US asset-backed securities backed by a pair of Virginia facilities leased to undisclosed hyperscalers.
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IMF warns of looming inflation crisis on back of US-Israel war on Iran
The conflict has driven up prices of oil, natural gas, damaged refineries and other energy infrastructure.
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Israel’s Netanyahu ready for talks with Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’
Israeli PM says his gov’t ready to enter negotiations on ‘disarming Hezbollah’ and ‘establishing peaceful relations’.
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Iran War Erodes Exxon, Chevron Profits Even as Oil Prices Soar
The surge in oil and natural gas prices from the Iran war might seem like good news for the world’s biggest energy companies, but disruptions to production in the region, shipping blockades and hedging losses make the reality far more complicated.
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Apollo’s Cornell, Client Coverage Head, Leaves After Four Years
Dennis Cornell, the head of client coverage for the Americas at Apollo Global Management, has left the firm, according to people familiar with the matter.
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CoreWeave Bet Powers 7.4% Gain at $66 Billion Ontario Pension Fund
Investment Management Corp. of Ontario earned 7.4% last year thanks to strong equity gains and a roughly C$1 billion ($723 million) return from trimming its position in artificial intelligence cloud provider CoreWeave Inc.
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Top Canadian Grocers Downgraded as Scotiabank Flags Increased Competition
Canadian grocers could be facing tougher times, according to analysts at Scotiabank, who have dimmed their outlook for the sector in light of increasing competition.
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UK Gives £380 Million Subsidy to Tata’s Jaguar Battery Factory
The British government confirmed £380 million ($510 million) of support for the new Tata Group battery factory in southwest England that will provide for the manufacturer’s Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in a project that will be one of the largest of its kind in…
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Brown-Forman Receives Sazerac Approach as Talks With Pernod Ricard Continue
Sazerac, the maker of Southern Comfort whiskey, is competing with Pernod Ricard SA for a potential deal to combine with spirits producer Brown-Forman Corp., a person with knowledge of the matter said.
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LA Metro Debt Sale Helps Pay for Subway Serving Olympics, UCLA
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold about $900 million of debt this week to refund older bonds and finance transit projects, including an extension of a subway line that will serve UCLA and the future Olympic village for the 2028…
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NYC Helicopter Crash Prompts Push for New Tourist-Flight Rules
US lawmakers from New York City are backing a bill to hold sightseeing helicopters to commercial airline safety standards, one year after a crash that killed a Siemens AG executive and his family.
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Carlo Tritta jailed after grooming teenage girl he met on Roblox
Carlo Tritta, now aged 19, encouraged the teenage girl to send sexually explicit images of herself.
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Humanitarian situation in Sudan at ‘catastrophic levels’, says NGO
Humanity & Inclusion says people with disabilities face extreme challenges amid war and humanitarian crisis.
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India’s Assam and Kerala states hold legislative assembly elections
Voting also held in the federal territory of Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.
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Israel bombed Gaza on 36 of the past 40 days while the war raged in Iran
Israel killed 107 people, permitted only 8 percent of medical evacuations, and admitted just 20 percent of trucks.
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Watch live: Artemis II crew are on their way back to Earth from historic lunar flyby | CNN
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A record-breaking field: What to expect from Peru’s presidential election
Crime and corruption are top issues for voters as the country struggles to cope with persistent political instability.
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Polish man arrested following undercover CNN investigation into online rape networks
Polish authorities have arrested a man in connection with the alleged rape of an “unknowing victim” that was recorded and shared online, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin said Thursday.
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Jo Malone hopes 'sense will prevail' in lawsuit over her name
The British perfume designer and Zara are being sued by Estée Lauder over a collaboration.
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Has Iran’s 10-point plan changed, as JD Vance claims?
The proposal fuels uncertainty as US officials offer conflicting interpretations of the plan to permanently end hostilities.
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Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts
The Israeli security cabinet secretly approved the legalization of over 30 new settler outposts and farms in the occupied West Bank last month, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the decision.
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Rare nationwide protests in Japan against Iran war | CNN
On Wednesday, protests were held across more than 100 locations in Japan, drawing nearly 50,000 people, according to organizers. Initially sparked by opposition to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to revise Article 9, the pacifist clause of Japan’s consti…
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Man jailed for stealing handbag that contained £2.2m Fabergé egg
An "opportunistic" thief is jailed for stealing a handbag from a pub that happened to contain a £2.2m Fabergé egg.
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User anger as Amazon ends support for some older Kindles
The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.
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UK says Russia ran submarine operation over cables and pipelines
Defence Secretary John Healey says there is "no evidence" of any damage to UK infrastructure in the Atlantic.
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US-Iran talks in Pakistan: Who’s attending, what’s on the agenda?
Islamabad hosts negotiations as US and Iran seek off-ramp. But deep mistrust and regional tensions threaten talks.
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The Enten Scale | CNN
Harry Enten cuts through the convenient narratives to unveil the secret behind the numbers. Harry’s insights provide deeper meaning to the day’s biggest stories.
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Dogs found crammed in living room doing 'really well', says RSPCA
The charity said many of the animals found at the home in January were in a poor condition with "matted and crusted coats" that required treatment.
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Freida McFadden: Best-selling author of The Housemaid reveals true identity
One of the biggest mysteries in publishing is solved, as The Housemaid writer reveals her real name.
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Family files lawsuit after man dies in care of telehealth ICU doctor
Conor Hylton’s case seems to underscore the increasing number of patients who don’t see an ICU specialist in person, even in an emergency, experts say. And even as the use of telehealth has grown in recent years, standards for its use – particularly in these …
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Husband’s arrest in disappearance of American woman in the Bahamas puts his account under scrutiny
The arrest of an American man who told authorities his wife fell overboard while on a dinghy in rough waters in the Bahamas has brought greater scrutiny to his account of what happened as the search for her enters a fifth day.
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Four people die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say
Rescue efforts remain under way after the incident off the coast of northern France, local media is reporting.
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Iran war: Oil prices rise as traders eye fragile ceasefire deal
The cost of crude plunged on Wednesday after a deal was announced that includes the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump could soon lose his best friend in Europe
The Trump administration says “Hungary’s success is our success.” Why?
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US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025
The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and new federal data shows that another drop last year brought the rate down to the lowest on record.
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Iran war live: Lebanon mourns as Israel raids shake Trump, Tehran ceasefire
UN human rights chief Volker Turk describes Israel’s attacks on Lebanon as ‘horrific’ coming so soon after ceasefire.
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‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
The Artemis astronauts’ reflections echo a long described change that occurs when humans are given the chance to view Earth from space.
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