Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have largely recovered to their 2025 average levels, but oil prices remain stubbornly high. On Thursday, international benchmark Brent crude oil futures were trading around $97 a barrel after surging during the Iran war, when attacks on energy infrastructure and fears of disruption to shipping through the Strait of
The days of American backpackers jetting across Europe for $20 per ticket on Ryanair could be ending soon—according to Ryanair. When the war in Iran started squeezing airlines with higher fuel prices in March, Ryanair had a buffer: it hedged the majority of its estimated fuel needs at a set price through March 2027, a
The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time since July after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped nearly 3% to $100.72 early Wednesday. U.S. benchmark crude gained 2.4% to $95.25 a barrel, and U.S. gasoline
Americans have been paying some of the highest prices for gas in years since the US attacked Iran in February. That war shows no signs of cooling off anytime soon. The US and Iran traded multiple strikes on each other’s oil tankers over the weekend. US Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, however, said, while
Donald Trump said the US has secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said the US has reached “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez and private companies, and that the agreement would come “at
With hash browns, my order totaled $18.86 before tax and tip. The same seven items cost $16.88 at Cracker Barrel and $18.58 at IHOP, so Denny’s came out pricier than both. All three chains felt like a solid value for the amount of food I got, but in my opinion, Denny’s provided the biggest bang
