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US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was flat at $111.61 a barrel and North Sea Brent crude gained 1.2 percent to $110.35.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

SDSSJ0715-7334 has just 0.005 percent of the metals found in the Sun, making it the most metal-poor star ever observed, more than twice as metal-poor as the previous record holder.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Diesel accounted for 86 percent of transport fuel sales in Latvia in 2024, 73 percent in France and 66 percent in Germany, according to FuelsEurope, a trade body which represents the refining industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

There was also a slight dent in the unemployment rate, from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The correlation among triple-B-rated subprime bonds was not 30 percent; it was 100 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis