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Jefferies: Diesel Cracks Reveal the Real Oil Market Squeeze

Brent crude futures held near recent highs of $90 a barrel before fading to around $87 early Thursday morning, as traders awaited progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Brent crude near $90, then $87 as Strait of Hormuz reopening awaited
  • US-Iran tensions stall negotiations, blockade persists
  • Diesel supply crunch deepens, IEA warns 1.8M-barrel deficit

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Matthew McConaughey Compares Meeting the Pope to Winning an Oscar: ‘We Went Off Script’

"He made me laugh, which is one of the things that I think is consistent about the holiest and most spiritual people I've ever met," the actor tells Jimmy Fallon The post Matthew McConaughey Compares…

  • Matthew McConaughey compared meeting Pope Leo XIV to preparing for an Oscar acceptance speech.
  • He described the encounter as "We went off script," indicating improvisation.
  • McConaughey revealed he discovered an allergy to bee stings during film rehearsals.

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Generations In India Are Living Different Realities Today

The other day, I heard someone describe the older generation as though they had been imported from another planet. They apparently do not understand work-life balance, do not talk enough about feelings, stayed too long in one organisation and, in the final indignity, still ask their children how to use an app.

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Instagram has a new wordmark

Instagram just unveiled a new wordmark, the social media app’s first major logo redesign in a decade. “The wordmark at the top of the app hasn’t changed in 10 years, so it was time for a refresh,”…

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