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Oil Holds Drop as Saudi Arabia Seeks to Restore Pipeline

Oil held a drop on signs that supply disruptions in the Middle East are set to ease, with Saudi Arabia seeking to restore capacity of its damaged East-West pipeline. Global fuel markets have been squeezed by the combined impact of the US-Iran conflict and the war between Russia and Ukraine, with Kyiv pummeling Moscow’s refineries. Bloomberg's Will Kennedy breaks down the situation. (Source:…

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Hedge funds rebound in August as commodities and macro lead $100bn inflow run

Hedge funds staged a strong recovery in August, with commodity and global macro strategies leading performance as industry inflows for the year moved to within touching distance of $100bn, according…

  • Hedge funds saw $100bn inflows in August, nearing target
  • Commodity and macro strategies led performance gains
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My excellent Conversation with Annie Lowrey

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Annie Lowrey’s new book, The Time Tax, argues that the most regressive levy in American life is the hours each of us must spend…

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