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Maersk Flags Cost Shock From Hormuz Shutdown After Q1 Beat

Higher oil from the closed strait is now in freight rates.

Japan Exports Beat Forecasts as Import Costs Climb, Cutting March Surplus

UK Widens Industrial Power-Bill Relief to Over 10,000 Manufacturers

U.S. Small-Business Optimism Falls to 11-Month Low After Oil Surge

Mortgage Rates Jump in UK and US as Energy Shock Reprices Markets

UK House Prices Hit Record in February as Halifax Signals Cautious Rebound

Pakistan Raises Diesel Price by Rs11.30 as Petrol Holds and LPG Rates Climb

Utilities Sought Record $31 Billion in 2025 Rate Hikes as Data Centers Drive Demand

EDF Sets €72.8 Billion Cost Ceiling for Six EPR2 Reactors in France

Germany Inflation Holds at 2.3% in November as Services Keep Pressure On

Brazil Proposes 33% Cut to 2026 Luz Para Todos Budget, Sets Higher Service Target

Pakistan’s Weekly SPI Rises 0.73% on Utility, Food Price Gains

NEPRA Approves Rs0.08-Per-Unit Fuel Charge for August, To Appear in October Bills Nationwide

Rising Power Bills Put Trump on the Defensive as Utilities Pursue Major Rate Hikes

Hellweg to Close Ten Stores in Germany by August

PLSA cuts minimum retirement cost as moderate and comfortable thresholds rise

U.S. Gas Prices Projected to Decline in 2025, Continuing Multi-Year Trend