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Sterner tests await, of course, with the fate of weekend talks likely to define the market’s next moves, particularly if oil prices react more dramatically to the strait’s continuing closure.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Some 20% of the world's oil trade, the raw ingredient for producing both petrol and diesel, has been halted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

While the Hormuz closure briefly gave Chinese exporters an edge thanks to their largely self-sufficient power grid, a prolonged war threatened the global demand for Chinese goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The Getty’s closure announcement comes as the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum gears up for its own closure and renovation — the first significant overhaul in its 50-year history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

With its formal closure thousands more workers joined the swelling army of the unemployed, and homeless men took up residence among the great abandoned palaces of the fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson