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Oil prices climbed more than two percent in early Monday trading as international crude benchmarks rebounded from recent losses, with traders focusing on renewed Middle East supply concerns and broader commodity market pressure. Brent Crude rose 2.1 percent to $93.02

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck near the coast of central Chile late Saturday, shaking parts of the country’s south-central region and prompting official monitoring agencies to assess conditions across several areas. The shallow tremor was recorded near Lebu in the

Dell Technologies shares surged Friday after the company reported sharply higher fiscal first-quarter revenue, earnings and artificial intelligence server sales, placing the computer and infrastructure supplier among the strongest performers in a broader technology-led market advance. The stock closed at

Meta Platforms Inc. has begun a global rollout of paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, adding optional premium tools to three of its largest social and messaging services. The consumer plans are named Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus and

Gold prices advanced on Monday as a softer U.S. dollar made bullion less expensive for buyers using other currencies, while lower oil prices shaped trading across commodities. Spot gold rose 1.5% to $4,574.17 an ounce by 1118 GMT, and U.S.

California authorities kept a state of emergency in place in Orange County after an overheated storage tank containing methyl methacrylate at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove forced large evacuations and a hazardous materials response. The incident began May

SpaceX first launch attempt for its upgraded Starship V3 rocket was halted in the final minute of countdown on May 21 after a technical problem at the company’s Starbase site in South Texas, but the vehicle flew the following day

WASHINGTON, D.C. / Content Syndication Services / — Ground beef prices reached a record national average of $6.899 per pound in April, adding pressure to Memorial Day weekend cookouts and household food budgets across the United States. The price, reported

New York’s proposed ban on potassium bromate has put one of the state’s best-known food traditions into a regulatory debate, with pizza makers, bagel shops and food safety advocates focused on a flour additive long used to strengthen dough. The

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing at a record and the S&P 500 extending its weekly advance to eight straight weeks, the benchmark index’s longest run of weekly gains since December 2023. The S&P