Oil and gasoline prices are marching upward again Friday, even as Trump administration officials seek ways to get more barrels into the market. Why it matters: Ships avoiding the Strait of Hormuz and military threats to regional infrastructure are together shocking oil and natural gas markets. - "There's no doubt that what's happening now is an order of magnitude bigger — in terms of potential fallout for oil markets — than Russia's invasion of Ukraine," writes Robin Brooks, a Brookings Institution economist. The big picture: The global benchmark Brent crude is trading around $88 Friday morning, up roughly $16 since military strikes against Iran began. - And don't forget that prices had already jumped in anticipation of the strikes,…
Oil and gasoline prices are marching upward again Friday, even as Trump administration officials seek ways to get more barrels into the market. Why it matters: Ships avoiding the Strait of Hormuz and military threats to regional infrastructure are together shocking oil and natural gas markets. - "There's no doubt that what's happening now is an order of magnitude bigger — in terms of potential fallout for oil markets — than Russia's invasion of Ukraine," writes Robin Brooks, a Brookings Institution economist. The big picture: The global benchmark Brent crude is trading around $88 Friday morning, up roughly $16 since military strikes against Iran began. - And don't forget that prices had already jumped in anticipation of the strikes,…Open
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Axel Springer, the German publisher behind U.S. liberal media powerhouse POLITICO, has acquired The Telegraph for £575 million, disrupting a planned takeover by Lord Rothermere, owner of The Daily Mail. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, The Telegraph, RedBird IMI, Lord Rothermere, and the Barclay family. WHEN & WHERE: The […] The post POLITICO’s German Giant Owner in Stunning $770M Raid of Right-Leaning Telegraph. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Axel Springer, the German publisher behind U.S. liberal media powerhouse POLITICO, has acquired The Telegraph for £575 million, disrupting a planned takeover by Lord Rothermere, owner of The Daily Mail. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, The Telegraph, RedBird IMI, Lord Rothermere, and the Barclay family. WHEN & WHERE: The acquisition was announced on March 6, impacting the global media landscape. KEY QUOTE: “Now our dream comes true. To be the owner of this institution of quality British journalism is a privilege and a duty.” – Mathias Döpfner IMPACT: The acquisition marks Axel Springer’s largest move into the UK market, with potential implications for media plurality and public…Open
Trump had reportedly expressed frustration with Noem for telling Congress he signed off on a $200 million ad campaign featuring herself that he allegedly considered too self-promotional.
“There’s a lot of U.S. and Israeli capacity coming over, we’re hitting a lot of targets, the best thing for them to do for right now is just to lay low,” Cooper added.
Five-year bipartisan farm bill renews and enhances crop insurance, disaster assistance, risk management programs, loans for farmers, and federal agricultural research.
