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Normally, about a fifth of the world's oil and LNG supplies flow through the strait, and the effective halt to traffic has increased oil prices.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Still, Diamondback increased its spending plans as oil prices rose, leaving some room for expectations to reset if oil falls back toward prewar levels.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Unfilled orders increased, the New York Fed said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

That surging demand for CPUs “has increased buyers’ expectations that pricing strength can persist into” the second half of next year, Sankar said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

In 1604, Galileo’s stature increased still further when the supernova studied by Kepler appeared in the sky in October.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin