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Today’s Pickup: North Korea skirts sanctions, short term fuel price future, a billion dollar app, and more
The goal of sanctions is to drive up the costs so that it’s no longer tenable to undertake illegal transfers.…
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Economics
Will Iran become the next Venezuela?
Iran’s truckers are on strike in 100 cities for the second time this year, causing fuel shortages. Meanwhile, the Iranian…
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Could turmoil in Iran set off the Eagle Ford shale play?
Sanctions and the Iranian rial’s collapse could remove supply from global oil markets, spiking prices and spurring more production in…
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Economics
Oil, aluminum, nickel prices rally
Volatility returns to commodity markets, with oil, aluminum, and nickel posting huge price increases. How long will these price shocks…
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