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India Orders LPG Output Surge as Hormuz Risk Exposes Structural Import Dependence

Refiners face production targets under six-month review after Hormuz disruption exposed a structural dependence on imported LPG covering 90 percent of national supply.

● Top storyBy The Research Desk3 min readUpdated 17m ago
India Orders LPG Output Surge as Hormuz Risk Exposes Structural Import Dependence
Digital AssetsMeme Coins: From a 2013 Joke to $2 Billion ValuationsDogecoin started as a prank on an internet meme in late 2013; the category it spawned now counts a sitting U.S. president among its token issuers.Macro & RatesU.S. Median Home Price Hits Record $440,600 as 36-Month Streak HoldsThe National Association of Realtors puts the July median at $440,600, up 1.8 percent year-over-year, extending 36 straight months of record-level prices.
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Democrats Pass Dueling ICE Resolutions, Exposing Midterm Fault Lines
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Polaroid Go 2 Bundle Drops to $72 on Amazon, Lowest Price on Record
Polaroid Go 2 Bundle Drops to $72 on Amazon, Lowest Price on Record
3h ago · 3 min
02Apple Proposes 5-to-15 Percent Fee on External App Purchases After Supreme Court Rejection03OpenAI Enterprise Revenue Overtakes Consumer at $40B Run Rate04Amodei: Open-Weight AI Needs Mandatory Safety Testing, Not a Blanket Ban05AI-Generated CSAM: What the Law Says and What Tech Companies Owe
SportsAll
Jefry Yan Leaps Into the Majors With a Scoreless Debut for the Mets
Jefry Yan Leaps Into the Majors With a Scoreless Debut for the Mets
8h ago · 3 min
02Chiefs Rookie QB Garrett Nussmeier Shows Arm Talent in Preseason03Bears Lead Browns 24-10 After Keenum-to-Brown TD Caps Third Quarter04Browns Undrafted Corner Michael Coats Jr. Intercepts Pass in Preseason Debut vs. Bears05Ozzie Albies Carries His Father's Memory Every Time He Takes the Field
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Peru's GDP Growth Slows to 1.75% in June as Fishing Sector Contracts
Peru's GDP Growth Slows to 1.75% in June as Fishing Sector Contracts
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02Humana's Medicare Advantage Exit Will Displace 600,000 Members as Insurer Losses Mount03Lifting the $184,500 Payroll Tax Cap Would Hit 6 Percent of Workers—and Close Two-Thirds of Social04Public vs. Private Blockchain Battle Will Decide Who Captures the Tokenization Trillions05Social Security's Solvency Gap Has a Targeted Fix — Tax High Earners More, Cap What They Collect

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Lido Is the Plumbing Beneath Institutional ETH Yield — Here Is How It Works

SharpLink just bet $200 million on wstETH. Before you follow anyone into that trade, understand exactly what Lido is and what it isn't.

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Digital Assets

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Bitcoin Holds $63K as Fear Index Hits 34: The Fixed-Supply Case Hasn't MovedDigital Assets
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Bitcoin Holds $63K as Fear Index Hits 34: The Fixed-Supply Case Hasn't Moved

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By Gokhshtein MediaAugust 15, 20263 min read
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Tether CEO Shrugs Off KPMG Critics as Audit Scope Questions Linger

Paolo Ardoino says Tether International is the sole USDT issuer after KPMG's U.S. arm issued a clean opinion on its 2025 financials — but the full report remains private.

By Gokhshtein MediaAugust 16, 20263 min read
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U.S. Equities

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Benna says the retirement vehicle he helped create left hourly workers behind — his employer-funded Radish plan requires no paycheck deduction.

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Abel Puts $38B Into Alphabet, Cuts Berkshire's Cash Pile by $15B in One Quarter

A portfolio disclosure shows Berkshire's Alphabet stake hit 106 million shares as Greg Abel spent a net $20 billion on stocks — the largest quarterly outlay since 2022.

“Greg Abel's first full quarter running Berkshire Hathaway produced the clearest break yet from Warren Buffett's cash-hoarding final years. A portfolio disclosure filed Friday showed Berkshire spent $2”

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