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Crude Prices Settle Higher on Energy Demand Optimism and Canadian Wildfires

July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) Tuesday closed up +0.89 (+1.42%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) closed up +0.0263 (+1.28%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Tuesday added to Monday's gains, with crude posting a 1-1/2 week high. Signs of strength in the US labor market support economic growth...

Barchart · Jun 3, 2025

Republican Senator Mocked for Declaring 'An Attitude' Would Spur Economic Growth: 'America Has a Vibes-Based Economy Now'

Sen. Marshall said the "number one" key to triggering economic growth is "just an attitude," an assertion that inspired more ridicule than confidence online.

Latin Times · Jun 3, 2025

Crude Prices Gain on US Economic Strength and Ongoing Canadian Wildfires

July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) today is up +1.19 (+1.90%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) is up +0.0260 (+1.27%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today added to Monday's gains, with crude posting a 1-1/2 week high. Signs of strength in the US labor market support economic growth prospects...

Barchart · Jun 3, 2025

Regulating AI seems like an impossible task, but ethically and economically, it’s a vital one

AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.

The Conversation · May 27, 2025

Rachel Reeves should invest extra money in economic growth, not spend it on U-turns, former adviser warns

Exclusive: Call from former Treasury minister Jim O’Neill will pile pressure on chancellor and PM amid demands for hat-trick of U-turns on winter fuel allowance, two-child benefit cap and disability payments

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

US Tariff Tensions Test Southeast Asian Leaders At Regional Summit

Southeast Asian leaders will express deep concern over US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz when they meet at a summit Monday, warning that the unilateral move posed huge challenges to economic growth and stability in the region, according to a draft statement seen by AFP. Trump's tariffs has roiled global…

International Business Times · May 23, 2025

Planning reforms break Labour’s promise to protect nature, green groups say

Campaigners say there is little evidence that nature protections are blockers to developments and economic growth.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

NZ Budget 2025 at a glance: follow the money here

Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered a pragmatic budget today, balancing fiscal discipline and the promise of economic growth.

The Conversation · May 22, 2025

Britain ‘laser-focused’ on economic growth, Reeves says ahead of G7 Canada trip

Ms Reeves will insist that the UK is open for business to other nations, after a trio of deals with the US, India and the EU have been struck.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Weight loss jabs sent through the post ‘could help 15 million people and boost economic growth’

Obesity costs society about £98 billion a year, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) says

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025