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Diesel prices rocketed in the immediate aftermath of the joint U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran, and the military escalation that followed set in motion a wave of geopolitical uncertainty.

The Trump administration is weighing a range of options for addressing the spike in oil and gasoline prices amid the war in Iran, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.

The U.S. oil futures rally took another move higher, sending prices to their highest in about 20 months as investors price in a prolonged war in the Middle East that could upend crude flows.

“People are still holding on to their money,” said Charles Smith, regional business development and marketing manager at Mission Financial Services.

The Democratic attorneys general and governors in the lawsuit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world.

CK Hutchison's plans to sell its global ports are at an impasse a year after the deal was announced, with hopes pinned on a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to yield a breakthrough.

The Pentagon said it has formally notified Anthropic that it has determined the company and its products pose a risk to the U.S. supply chain, escalating a dispute over AI safeguards.

The U.S. meatpacking industry faces a new wave of scrutiny, this time from Senate Democrats seeking to allow companies to process only one type of meat and set stricter limits on the beef market.

The disappointing outlook suggests that competition is intensifying among food retailers to grab spending from cost-conscious consumers, raising the stakes for CEO Greg Foran to accelerate growth. 

Minimum insurance levels in the trucking industry fail to adequately cover fleet risk for catastrophic losses as a result of spiraling medical costs across the past four decades, FMCSA says.

First Brands products

Ex-First Brands CFO Stephen Graham pleaded guilty over a fraud that drove the auto parts supply firm into bankruptcy, and he will testify against company founder Patrick James and his brother Edward.

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Agencies Raid Diesel Theft Ring Near Port of Oakland

Federal and local law enforcement officers have taken action to bust an organized ring of diesel thieves thought to be selling the fuel around the Port of Oakland.

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