trade

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The price of oil has soared since the Strait of Hormuz - through which 20% of the world's oil trade passes through - was effectively blocked.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The U.S. trade representative’s office and the Indonesian government didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

This “formula,” it was quickly discovered, actually just represented the trade deficit with each country.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Energy Information Administration, about one-fifth of global petroleum liquids trade passes through the strait, which has been effectively closed since early in the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

This is Cape Fear Pier, one of the North Carolinian ports used in the transatlantic slave trade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer