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Business news • Apr 12

Collapse of US-Iran talks heightens fears of prolonged energy shock

Oil prices and borrowing costs are expected to rise this week as tankers remain stranded in the Gulf.

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Business news • Apr 12

Oil prices surge after Trump says U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz

The price of oil surged Sunday night after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran failed.U.S..

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Business news • Apr 12

Dollar and oil rise as US-Iran peace talks collapse

SINGAPORE/LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Oil and the dollar jumped on Monday as the failure ‌of U.S.-Iran talks to yield an agreement left a fragile ceasefire...

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Business news • Apr 12

Unfinished Quonset Hut-Style Home in Maine Hits the Market for Under $300K

A partially finished Quonset hut-style home in Maine is seeking out an industrious buyer who can put the finishing touches on the one-of-a-kind property—and...

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Business news • Apr 12

Hawaiian fast food chain closes Kansas City area locations

A popular, Utah-based Hawaiian fast food chain has closed all their locations in the Kansas City metro.

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Business news • Apr 12

Stock-market futures drop, oil surges back above $100 after failed talks between U.S. and Iran over the weekend

Stock-market futures were down Sunday evening, suggesting investors were bracing for a sharp drop in major indexes after weekend talks between the U.S. and...

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Business news • Apr 12

Fidelity, AARP warn Americans on 401(k)s

As I have reported for years regarding Americans' personal finance concerns, employer-sponsored 401(k) plans are a vital part of one's retirement savings.

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Business news • Apr 12

Oil Prices Surge Above $100 After Peace Talks Fail and Trump Threatens Blockade

Oil prices rose and stocks fell on Sunday evening after peace talks between the United States and Iran ended without a deal overnight.

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Business news • Apr 12

Suspect in Molotov attack on Sam Altman's home linked to AI Discord server

The 20-year-old suspect arrested after the Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman's $27 million home participated in a Discord server critical of AI...

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Business news • Apr 12

Oil jumps 7% to above $100 ahead of US blockade on Iran

SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday as the U.S. Navy prepared to block ships ‌from reaching Iran via the Strait...

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Business news • Apr 12

Sam Altman’s home targeted in second attack; two suspects arrested

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home appears to have been the target of a second attack Sunday morning, a mere two days after a 20-year-old man allegedly threw a...

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Business news • Apr 12

Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model

The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk.

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Business news • Apr 12

Wary Investors Eye Another Escalation in Iran War

The prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets,...

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Business news • Apr 12

Southwest Is About to Limit Power Banks on Flights

Southwest Airlines will soon start capping how many portable chargers and power banks you can bring on a flight, according to an internal message obtained...

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Business news • Apr 12

Exclusive | Oil giant gives Newsom the middle finger — and offers rare peak inside California’s gas lifeline

As Californians face soaring prices at the gas pump, the newly re-opened Santa Ynez Pipeline is now churning out 60,000 barrels of oil a day.

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Business news • Apr 12

Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos?

As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Mrs. Sánchez Bezos seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologizing, and start enjoying themselves.

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Business news • Apr 12

Quantum computers are coming to break our codes faster than anyone expected

Quantum hardware and software are advancing rapidly – and our online encryption systems need to change to stay ahead.

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Business news • Apr 12

X says it’s reducing payments to clickbait accounts

X is cutting back on payments to accounts that are “flooding the timeline” with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation, according to its head of product...

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Business news • Apr 12

Have you seen this beaded glassware at restaurants? Of course you have.

The colorful, textured style seems to be in every restaurant and home kitchen, and even showed up on “Heated Rivalry.” Here's how it got there.

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Business news • Apr 12

Global economic outlook darkens as policymakers count cost of Iran war

The IMF is widely expected to downgrade the outlook for the global economy in the coming week as policymakers count the mounting cost of the US-Israeli war...

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