Yearly Archives: 2026
War Is Expensive
Since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran last Friday in Operation Epic Fury, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil has...
Gulf Energy Flows at Risk as Qatar Issues Urgent Warning
Qatar has warned that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could quickly halt energy exports from Gulf producers, potentially within days, if regional...
Iron-Air Batteries Power a New Era for Data Centers
A major shift is underway in how data centers are powered and backed up, driven by the rise of long‑duration iron‑air batteries that could...
New Deal Speeds Alaska Native Property Transfers
The US Department of the Interior and the Alaska Department of Health announced a new agreement to streamline and improve the Bureau of Indian...
Health Care Drives February Job Decline in US Payrolls
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 in February 2026, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.4 percent....