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US to Revoke Authorizations to Foreign Partners of Venezuela’s PDVSA

The U.S. government has notified foreign partners of Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA of the imminent cancellation of authorizations that allow them to export Venezuelan oil and byproducts, sources close to the decision by President Donald Trump’s administration said on Saturday. In recent years, former President Joe Biden’s administration granted the authorizations to secure Venezuelan …

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Markets in Q1: Everything’s been Trumped!

Most investors knew things could turn turbulent this year given U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to power in the world’s biggest economy and financial market, but few predicted the kind of a rodeo ride it has been so far. Scan the surface and world stocks are almost where they started the year, while volatility gauges …

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US regulators Issue Preliminary Environmental Support for Rio Grande LNG

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary decision on Friday supporting environmental approval for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in southern Texas. In August, a Washington, D.C. Circuit court quashed the regulator’s approval for the plant at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, saying it failed to issue a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on …

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Trump Threatens Bombing if Iran Does not Make Nuclear Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. In Trump’s first remarks since Iran rejected direct negotiations with Washington last week, he told NBC News that U.S. and Iranian officials were talking, but did not elaborate. …

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Trump ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin, Threatens Tariffs on Russian Oil if Moscow Blocks Ukraine Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin and will impose secondary tariffs of 25% to 50% on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump told NBC News he was angry after Putin last week …

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Judge Rules Against Sale of Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Rights

A federal district judge ruled against the Biden administration’s sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, citing insufficient analysis of the sale’s potential effects on the climate and endangered whales. Summary by Bloomberg AI The judge directed additional arguments on the best remedy, which could include invalidating leases sold in …

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WARNING: The Secret UN Carbon Tax That’s About to Fleece America – Alex Epstein

Next week, the UN votes on an ocean carbon tax that would spike the price of many consumer goods. The Trump administration must not allow this Biden climate policy to quietly take effect. By Alex Epstein Next week, the UN votes on an ocean carbon tax that would spike the price of food, fuel, and …

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