Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry ‘Really in Danger’ March 13, 2026 Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring NYT NYTimes the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories. NYT > Business +
Oil Prices Barely Budge After Trump Lifts Russia Sanctions March 12, 2026 After surging about 10 percent on Thursday NYT NYTimes oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude. NYT > Business +
War in Iran Has India Scrambling to Keep Stoves Lit for Cooking March 12, 2026 India relies on huge quantities of cooking gas that is normally shipped from the Persian Gulf. NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
Oil Keeps Pushing Higher Despite Global Release of Reserves March 11, 2026 A worldwide pledge by governments to tap emergency reserves on Wednesday has not stemmed oil’s rise. NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
Pentagon Bars Photographers From Briefings on Iran War March 11, 2026 NYT NYTimes The decision is the latest move by the Pentagon to restrict access inside the department for journalists. NYT > Business +
Noma Faces Los Angeles Protest Over Allegations of Past Abuse by Its Chef March 11, 2026 At the vaunted restaurant’s pop-up in the Silver Lake neighborhood fallout from recent reports continued. NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
U.S. Gas Prices Jump for 11th Straight Day, and Oil Pushes Higher March 11, 2026 Drivers are paying an average of 20 percent more at the pump since the strikes on Iran began. The global oil price was up and stocks in Asia rose. NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
Fed Up With High Costs, American Theater Takes a Trip to London March 10, 2026 NYT NYTimes Skyrocketing budgets and falling profitability have driven a new form of offshoring with U.S. producers staging shows across the Atlantic. NYT > Business +
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy March 10, 2026 according to a new report. but the amount installed fell by 14 percent More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
For China, Billions of Dollars Are at Risk From a Widening War March 09, 2026 electric vehicles and solar panels. Those are now at stake. NYT NYTimes The country found a home in the Middle East for its investments and growing markets for steel NYT > Business +
Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years March 08, 2026 NYT NYTimes The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies. Stock futures fell about 1.5 percent. NYT > Business +
‘Hoppers’ Ends Pixar’s Box Office Cold Streak for Originals March 08, 2026 “The Bride!” appeared dead on arrival. NYT NYTimes The animated film was No. 1 at the domestic box office with about $46 million in ticket sales. On the downside NYT > Business +
A Wink, a Nod or a Duck: The Secrets Behind Car Owners’ Secret Handshakes March 08, 2026 and Porsche owners have their own waves but only for the right cars. It’s more than the Jeep Wave: Miatas can wink with their pop-up headlights NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +