WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.
Goldman Sachs’ big warning! Oil prices could soar to $120 if attacks on shipping continue in Hormuz Strait
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Daan Struyven, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman Sachs, said in an interview to Bloomberg that recent developments suggest the risk of widening and worsening shipping disruptions has become an important concern.
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Daan Struyven, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman Sachs, said in an interview to Bloomberg that recent developments suggest the risk of widening and worsening shipping disruptions has become an important concern. The situation worsened over the weekend after the US…
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