World Business
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Oil prices are falling, but OPEC+ pledges to pump more
The oil cartel known as OPEC+ announced on Sunday a modest increase in how much it plans to pump, continuing its monthslong pledges to step up global supply amid extreme volatility in the energy markets and the Middle East.
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Rebounding AI stocks send the S&P 500 within 1% of its record
A rebound for AI stocks lifted the U.S. market on Monday.
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Gas stations gain when oil prices start to drop
As tankers start sailing again through the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices have fallen nearly to their level before fighting blocked off the Persian Gulf four months ago. As usual for a so-called supply shock, prices at the pump aren’t falling as quickly, as gasoline retailers take the opportunity to recoup some of the profits they lost as prices rose.
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How much have airfares risen with high jet fuel costs?
It has become more expensive to fly since the war in Iran began. But by how much?
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The Dow hits a record as most of Wall Street rises, but slumping AI stocks keep indexes mixed
Most U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to another record, but more drops for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept indexes mixed.
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Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis
The lines are growing at Russian gas stations -- and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
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The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term is up for renewal. It’s a process that is likely to last months, maybe longer. And the path forward is lined with landmines.
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Most US stocks rise, but drops for tech pull Wall Street lower
Most of Wall Street rose Wednesday, but drops for some influential technology stocks pulled the market lower.
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French shipping company CMA CGM Group to buy FedEx’ logistics arm for $1.4B
French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it will buy FedEx Supply Chain, the third-party logistics subsidiary of FedEx for $1.4 billion, as it works to expand in the U.S.
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Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
An explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people, the chief prosecutor in the exclusive Mediterranean country said Tuesday.
