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"Going To Cripple Our Economy": Small Businesses Sound Alarm Over Record Diesel Price Spike The latest AAA fuel data from across America shows that the national average diesel price at the pump has jumped nearly 40% this month, surpassing the 2022 fuel spike that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Surging diesel prices are already generating a shock across trucking, rail, shipping, farm equipment, construction machinery, generators, and much of industrial logistics, given that the fuel powers the core of the economy. Seasonality: AAA Daily National Avg. Diesel 2022 vs. 2026 Companies now face...

Iran War Exposes America's Unfixed Supply Chains Authored by David Dayen via The American Prospect, One of the more fascinating sidelights of our war of choice in Iran is how it has reinforced the devastating consequences of our hollowed-out industrial base, consolidated commercial sector, and overreliance on long intermediated supply chains. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026. Credit: U.S. Central Command Public Affairs/Cover Images via AP Images For example, the...

Europe's Electrification Dream Is Hitting A Wall Authored by Gisele Widdershoven via OilPrice.com, Europe’s electrification strategy is ambitious but constrained by lagging grid infrastructure, creating bottlenecks that are already delaying industry and investment. Massive funding needs—running into trillions—combined with regulatory complexity and slow buildouts are exposing a gap between policy ambition and physical reality. Without better coordination, prioritization, and financing, Europe risks higher costs, weaker competitiveness, and a stalled energy transition. The message given by Ursula von der Leyen to electrify the European economy is strategically coherent, politically appealing, and, on the surface, even...