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How Oil Fuels Conflict and War—and Who Profits
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Michael Klare, an emeritus professor of peace and security studies at Hampshire College. The U.S.-Israel joint war against Iran has shaken global energy markets, closed the Strait of Hormuz and restricted the flow of oil and
Iran conflict sparks worst month of outflows since Autumn Budget
Wednesday 08 April 2026 11:48 am | Updated: Wednesday 08 April 2026 11:59 am Equities outflows continued The Middle Eastern conflict has triggered the worst bout of equity market outflows in months as investors retreated from stocks over fears of soaring inflation and fuel shortages. Equity fund outflows jumped to £1.4bn in March, a jump
How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater
The author of that post on X was referring to an online intelligence dashboard following the US-Israel strikes against Iran in real time. Built by two people from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, it combines open-source data like satellite imagery and ship tracking with a chat function, news feeds, and links to prediction markets
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Trump to leave G7 early, says ‘everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran’ after refusing to back de-escalation statement
Key posts 1 of 8 Pinned post from 10.49pm on Jun 17, 2025 In brief: The latest on the situation in the Middle East By Cassandra Morgan Thank you for joining us today as we covered the rapidly developing conflict between Israel and Iran. We will have more for you soon in another coverage of
Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries...
India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates Sharply With Attacks on Military Bases
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Also a Looming Climate Disaster
The Middle East is warming, but Israelis and Palestinians are too focused on politics to worry about impending climate catastrophe...
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What Workplace Injuries Really Cost Your Business (It’s More Than You Think)
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The highest costs of workplace injuries are often indirect — not medical bills or insurance claims, but lost productivity, higher premiums, hiring and training replacements and operational disruptions. Workplace injuries can damage company culture and reputation. Safety incidents can lower employee morale, increase turnover and
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World Cup final is already the biggest ever prediction market as Kalshi bets top $1.27 billion—with Spain favored to beat Argentina
The World Cup is driving record-breaking activity on prediction markets, with popular platforms Kalshi and Polymarket reporting their highest trading volumes to date. Just days ahead of Sunday’s final, the Argentina–Spain contract has become the single largest market in the platforms’ history, while overall World Cup trading has outpaced other major sports-related contracts. According to
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The AI Gold Rush Is Driving an Energy Crisis. Here’s What Every Business Needs to Know.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI is consuming more power than most businesses realize. A standard enterprise server rack draws roughly 5-10 kilowatts. An AI-optimized rack running GPU clusters can pull 40-100 kilowatts or more. Energy costs flow downstream, and so do supply chain constraints. For any business that relies
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She Retired From Engineering at 58 and Turned Her Creative Hobby Into a Business. It’s Made Tens of Thousands of Dollars: ‘No Regrets.’
Key Takeaways Hudick began to explore her passion for design at a jewelry-making class in 2006. She honed her craft over the years, and friends suggested she start to sell her pieces. Now retired as an engineer, she’s focusing on the business and teaching workshops. In 2024, Anna Hudick, then 58 years old, retired from