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Iraq's Oil Collapse Sparks Race For New Export Routes Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, Iraq's oil production has collapsed to just 1.39 million bpd after the Strait of Hormuz blockade stranded exports. Baghdad is urgently trying to revive northern export routes through Turkey, including the Kirkuk-Ceyhan system and a new Kirkuk-Nineveh pipeline. China is re-emerging as a major strategic player in Iraq's energy infrastructure, with Chinese firms heavily involved in Baghdad's new north-south pipeline expansion. April was indeed the cruellest month for decades for Iraq's crude oil production, with an average of 1.389...

Trump Calls On Putin To Reach Deal With Ukraine After Zelenskyy Meeting Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off his G7 summit meetings on June 16 in the French spa town of Evian-les-Bains, joining a roundtable discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other G7 leaders. (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy take part in a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16, 2026. Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP "We had a...

Gabe Plotkin Plans ETF Comeback After Melvin Capital Collapse After closing his hedge fund in the aftermath of the meme-stock upheaval, Gabe Plotkin is exploring a new investment structure, according to Bloomberg. He’s looking to place a portion of his personal holdings into an exchange-traded fund, using a method that has become increasingly attractive for wealthy investors seeking to postpone capital gains taxes. As co-chair of the Charlotte Hornets, Plotkin is expected to contribute most of the starting assets for a proposed vehicle called the Snowball ETF, according to people familiar with...