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Petrol and diesel are being rationed, and prices, already significantly higher than in neighbouring Thailand, have risen sharply.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

They are skeptical of the resiliency of travel demand given the likelihood of a prolonged period of higher energy prices and decelerating credit card data, the analyst wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

President Donald Trump’s address Wednesday night failed to quell investors’ fears, sending oil prices higher in response.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund warned that vulnerable economies, such as Pakistan, did not just face pressure from higher energy prices, but from supply chain snarls as well.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

No one noticed me as the workers piled straw higher and higher until it covered the windows and all the light was shut out.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff