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Today: Peace agreement - economist Südekum on the consequences of the Iran war

When will the Strait of Hormuz become passable again – and what are the economic consequences? Also: The Volkswagen balance sheet in the analysis.

Pemex CEO Set to Visit Brazil amid Talks of Joint Gulf Campaign

Petroleos Mexicanos' Juan Carlos Carpio is expected to visit Brazil this month as the company explores a deal with Petroleo Brasileiro to explore for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, Petrobras' boss said.

Russia Eases Environmental Rules for Domestic Fuel amid Shortages

Russia’s government has authorized some refineries to produce gasoline and diesel with higher sulfur content and other lower environmental specifications in a bid to alleviate the ongoing fuel shortages, Russian daily Kommersant reported on Monday. The government has extended the eased rules, which were introduced in the autumn of 2025, according to an unnamed source who spoke to Kommersant. Russia’s authorities are also scrambling to alleviate domestic fuel shortages by banning exports of refin

BörsenTag: Do you still have a euro?

SpaceX is on the stock market - and the whole world is wondering where the money that is expected to flow into new stocks this year will come from. Why there is still no threat of a sell-out.

Strait of Hormuz reopening won't end shipping risks

A proposed US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is raising hopes for global shipping and oil markets. But naval mines, high insurance costs and geopolitical risks mean disruption could persist for months.

My fidelity Account I use for investments has been BLOCKED for no explainable reason!

UPDATE: I've gone to the local branch and they called fidelity, after long hold got someone who refused to say why my accounts closed, said it would not be able to reopen and is permanent( not that I'd want to) and that they can liquidate my assets then Call back in a few days to send the money back to my bank acc(thank god if true). Also to the idiots that think I did some sort of fraud/illegal activity and the funds could be locked because of that, And that big financial institutions are never

Venture Global Gets Enlarged Contract to Supply LNG to Greece

Venture Global and Atlantic-See LNG Trade amended their agreement to allow the delivery of 1 million metric tons per annum of United States liquefied natural gas to Greece.

Even Nvidia is joining the AI borrowing spree, with a historic $20 billion bond deal

Nvidia is launching a seven-tranche debt offering to refinance its existing debt, as investor appetite for AI credit surges.

Early childhood education: Mandatory language tests for four-year-olds should come quickly

Education Minister Prien wants to present a draft law before the summer so that the federal states can introduce diagnostics of children's language and developmental status in the future.

Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals

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Petronas Farms Down Several Malaysian Assets

Petronas said it continues to expand participation by state governments in the development of Malaysia's oil and gas resources.

France’s Arquus unveils new 6×6 meant to carry big guns

Company officials said the vehicle was created in response to battlefield lessons learned from Ukraine.

Old-age security: Pension Commission should make a recommendation next week

The pension experts are due to present their concept for a pension reform on June 23rd. However, it is still unclear whether the Pension Commission will present unanimous decisions.

Commentary: Iran pact – Trump solves problems that he himself created

The US President presents himself as a great peacemaker. But his agreement with Tehran is more of a declaration of intent than a deal. Two criteria are crucial in the evaluation.

Comment: Trump's Iran pact – more of a declaration of intent than a deal

The US President presents himself as the great peacemaker. In reality, he was more likely to solve problems of his own making - at best.

New era of cooperation between Britain and Japan

Japan, Italy to boost tech, critical minerals cooperation

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed on Monday to deepen cooperation in advanced technologies such as semiconductors and strengthen supply chains for critical minerals to bolster economic security while advancing defence ties. The two leaders also welcomed a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran intended to end their war that triggered global oil supply disruptions, before their planned participation in a Group of Seven...

Mulling over inflation and how much it sucks

Just been working on a family financial dashboard and added an inflation toggle to it, and yep.... just pissed at how much inflation sucks. It's kind of crazy the compounding hit it has just like compounding growth is awesome, compounding inflation impact is the opposite of awesome. Curious what are actual inflation calculations other people are doing as I am assuming my newbish method probably can be improved. But basically am doing the following. Gathering full list of assets and toggling betw

Anthropic to meet with Trump administration over Mythos dispute

Anthropic received an export control directive that ordered the company to suspend access to its latest AI models by any foreign national.

After US-Iran accord and oil-price plunge, analysts warn of ‘grey area’ for Chinese firms

As plunging oil prices signal broad market optimism following an initial deal between the United States and Iran, attention has turned to whether Chinese firms sanctioned for Iran-related business will see immediate relief, though analysts remain cautious. “New purchases of Iranian oil ostensibly wouldn’t be subject to fresh sanctions, but at the same time, I imagine we won’t see a rush to lift existing sanctions on Chinese importers of Iranian oil,” said Lynn Song, chief economist for Greater..

The $42 Trillion Oil Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight

Without ever discovering another barrel, at today’s prices, there is more than $42 trillion in crude oil trapped in existing oilfields, awaiting the deployment of advanced new technology that makes the impossible possible. It’s enough to make for a second oil boom, no exploratory drilling needed. Wood Mackenzie estimates advanced recovery technologies could unlock as much as 470 billion additional barrels worldwide, transforming enhanced recovery from a niche engineering discipline into one of t

Tesla Accused of Inflating Self-Driving Safety Claims

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) presented self-published safety data to regulators in Sweden and the Netherlands in a bid to secure approval of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) system, which amounts to misleading marketing according to independent traffic-safety researchers. A newly published investigative report by Reuters claims that the EV manufacturer relied on invalid data comparisons and unrealistic assumptions to overstate the safety performance of its FSD driver-assistance technology, allegedly in

Semiconductors: Nvidia rival on the verge of breakthrough – first orders for energy-saving chips

For the Bavarian-Californian chip designer Tensordyne, the change in strategy from cars to data centers is paying off. Now the start-up is facing a large round of financing.

Iran War: What is the value of the US-Iran agreement? The most important facts

The war is to be ended in two phases. But important questions such as how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, fees in the Strait of Hormuz and the role of Lebanon remain open.

IPO: Significant price gains: SpaceX shares continue to rise on the second day of trading

With its IPO on Friday, SpaceX immediately became one of the ten most valuable listed US companies. On Monday, the space company will build on its successful debut.

Auto industry: This premium ruins what it is supposed to strengthen

The new e-car bonus helps low earners – and the Chinese auto industry. The federal government should admit its failure and collect it as quickly as possible. A comment.

Here’s when gas prices will go down now that there’s a deal to end the Iran war

Gas prices were just over the psychologically significant $4-per-gallon mark on Monday.

SpaceX IPO raises total of $85.7 billion as underwriters exercise 'greenshoe' overallotment option

Elon Musk's space and artificial intelligence company raised an initial $75 billion on Thursday.

Comment: Addiction is part of social media’s business model

Great Britain has announced a social media ban for children and young people. Germany should also follow this example and not listen to the Ethics Council.

20 growth stocks priced as value stocks

These stocks trade at or lower than half the P/E valuation of the S&P 500, while having much higher projected revenue growth rates than that of the index.