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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
9 hours ago

Gas Prices Surge by Almost 25% Due to Attacks - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

When trading opened on Thursday, prices spiked to 174p, marking a 24% increase, before easing slightly to 169p as of 8 AM GMT. In recent days, natural gas futures, which are contracts for purchasing the commodity in the coming months, have been trading between 125p and 132p per therm (a unit of heat energy).
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Alternative transportation
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Commentary: The fuel shortages of the '70s were crazy. Will we be running on empty again?

Past energy crises from Middle Eastern conflicts drove Americans toward energy independence through electric vehicles and renewable energy, lessons applicable to modern supply chain vulnerabilities.
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

With $100 Oil Expected, The S&P 500 Turns Positive Pre-Market | GSPC

WTI crude is currently just shy of $94 a barrel, with brent at $99, just a hair away from $100. The move was driven by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The move has been swift and severe, with energy ETFs like USO surging nearly 10% in a single session.
US news
Agriculture
fromAxios
6 days ago

Food inflation is back on the table as midterms loom

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz threatens global fertilizer and oil supplies, risking agricultural production declines and food price increases similar to Russia-Ukraine war inflation.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

First Iraq footballers granted visas by Mexico for FIFA World Cup qualifier

Mexico grants visas to Iraqi national football team players for FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier in Monterrey on March 31 amid regional disruptions.
World news
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Mexico grants visas to some Iraq players for World Cup playoff

Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expediting visa processing for Iraq's national team players ahead of their March 31 World Cup playoff match in Monterrey, as Iraq faces travel disruptions from regional conflict.
Software development
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 months ago

How Chinese-owned Radisson Hotel Group split US enterprise resource planning | Computer Weekly

Radisson migrated from SAP to a modern platform while refreshing IT during COVID and managing a forced US-business separation under NSA restrictions.
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