May 28, 2024

Oil, gas and hurricane season don’t mix

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The concentration of oil refineries along the Gulf Coast makes them especially vulnerable to big storms.

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Record hurricane season could hurt oil and gas production

by Elizabeth Trovall

May 28, 2024

U.S. refineries, which are concentrated on the Gulf Coast, could be especially impacted by destructive storms, prodding prices up.

The concentration of oil refineries along the Gulf Coast makes them especially vulnerable to big storms.

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Israel-Hamas War

"There is no economic solution for a political problem": The state of the Palestinian economy

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom

May 28, 2024

Eight months into the Israel-Hamas war, here's what the Palestinian economy looks like.

The war in Gaza has sent massive shockwaves through the already struggling Palestinian economy.

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Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

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