What Does the Red Sea Crisis Mean for Oil Prices?
Many energy and shipping firms have begun rerouting tankers, adding delays and extra costs to journeys that would put upward pressure on oil prices.
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Red Sea Attacks Add Another Snarl to Global Shipping
Already hampered by problems at the Panama Canal, shipping companies are now steering clear of the Suez Canal to avoid being attacked in the Red Sea.
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Chinese Traders and Moroccan Ports: How Russia Flouts Global Tech Bans
Using specialized e-commerce sites, secretive shipping workarounds and a constellation of middlemen, Russia has obtained the tech components it needs to keep its economy and war in Ukraine going.
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The Debt Problem Is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It Is Broken
Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.