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Energy

Oil Prices Trapped Between Falling US Crude Inventories and Rising Gasoline Stockpiles

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A spill of new data Wednesday sent oil futures slipping and sliding in opposite directions. So is Big Oil’s tank is half-full or half-empty?

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Energy

OPEC+ and Trump Circle Each Other, But US Producers Are Playing Their Own Game

With Trump expected to chase increased oil exports and more drilling in the US, OPEC+’s fear of losing market share looms larger than ever.

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Energy

OPEC+ Once Again Moves to Cut Production

The global oil cartel announced it would be extending its ongoing production cuts through the first few months of next year.

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Energy

Whom Should You Believe About Energy Demand?

Fossil fuel producers and OPEC have rained on the IEA’s parade, offering wildly different projections for future energy demand.

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Energy

Saudi Arabia Gives Up Trying to Drive Oil Higher

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Saudi Arabia, the biggest and most influential member of OPEC, is abandoning its goal of driving the price of an oil barrel up to $100.

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Energy

OPEC+ Wants to Prop Up Falling Oil Prices

Days after Brent crude oil prices fell under $74 per barrel, the member nations of OPEC+ agreed to delay a production increase for two months.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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