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U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit Politically Sensitive $4 Level As Trump Eyes Iran War Off-Ramp
U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit Politically Sensitive $4 Level As Trump Eyes Iran War Off-Ramp
The overnight Wall Street Journal report that President Trump told aides he is willing to wind down the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted (and appeared to confirm this narrative in a social media post this morning) comes just as the national average gasoline price hit the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon threshold, underscoring the delicate balancing act the administration is facing in managing battlefield objectives and domestic fuel costs.
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Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday attempted to justify the continued US-Israeli war against Iran by implying that Iran could potentially turn a nuclear bomb into a suicide vest, a claim not grounded in reality.
Vance made the claim during a cabinet meeting while discussing military and diplomatic "options" that the US has regarding the conflict with Iran. He has continued to portray the war as being necessary to prevent Iran from making a nuclear weapon, though there was no...
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Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times,
Almost one-third of American car buyers with a trade-in owe more than the vehicle is worth, new industry data show.
About 30.5 percent of buyers trading in a car toward a new vehicle maintained negative equity, according to a JD Power report released on March 26.
This is up 4.2 percentage points from a year ago and has been steadily rising since 2022, “as consumers who purchased during the peak of inventory shortages 4 years ago...
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Feb 24, 2026 / Tyler Durden
PayPal Shares Jump Again After "Large Rival" Suitor Revealed As Stripe
PayPal Shares Jump Again After "Large Rival" Suitor Revealed As Stripe
Update (1558ET):
Bloomberg reports that payment processor Stripe has expressed interest in PayPal, a day after the outlet first reported that a "large rival" suitor was exploring a takeover of the payments platform.
Bloomberg:
STRIPE IS CONSIDERING AN ACQUISITION OF ALL OR PARTS OF PAYPAL
STRIPE HAS EXPRESSED PRELIMINARY INTEREST: SOURCES
Before the first Bloomberg report hit, PayPal shares in New York were at 2017 lows (with a market capitalization of around $37 billion) and were down more than 85% from the 2021 high...
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