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Pakistan backtracks on energy gamble, buys emergency LNG as Qatar exports stay in limbo

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

While the Middle East crisis rattled oil markets worldwide, Pakistan had been playing a risky game, staying out of the spot LNG market. Now, the country has flipped its stance, rushing into the spot market as strained Qatari exports and wider supply uncertainty begin to bite, even paying above Asia’s spot LNG levels.According to a...

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This third-best S&P 500 stock in 2026 can jump another 40%

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

“Intel is going to $200 like a rocket ship.” That is what Jim Cramer said about this favorite Club stock on CNBC on Tuesday morning. With another 7.8% gain on the session, Intel was trading above its record-high close of $140.95 per share from June 22. On this final day of the first half of...

Centre tweaks windfall tax, raises petrol export duty

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday revised the windfall tax on fuel exports, increasing the levy on petrol while reducing duties on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). The revised rates will come into effect from July 1.According to a finance ministry notification, the special additional excise duty (SAED) on petrol exports has been increased...

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Private equity in youth sports draws bipartisan scrutiny in Congress

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Less than 2% of NCAA athletes are drafted into a professional sport, according to NCAA data. Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images A bipartisan committee on Capitol Hill scrutinized the role of private equity in youth sports on Tuesday, a potential sign that Congress could be inching closer to intervening. The hearing, titled “Field...

Russian Oil Imports: India’s Russian oil imports hit record high in June amid Hormuz disruptions

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

The world’s third-largest oil importer received around 2.70 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude during June India’s imports of Russian crude oil climbed to a record high in June as refiners increased purchases of discounted barrels to offset supply risks linked to disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, according to preliminary ship-tracking data...

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Blue Origin pivots to redesigned launchpad after New Glenn explosion

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Damage at the site of a launchpad after an uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 29, 2026. Joe Skipper | Reuters Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the company is “not rebuilding the same pad” where one of...

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Nike (NKE) Q4 2026 earnings

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

The iconic Nike swoosh design is displayed in a window of the athletic company’s new store on Broadway in Manhattan on April 24, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Nike is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter results after the bell Tuesday as the shoe retailer struggles to regain sales growth and...

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Supreme Court strikes down limits on political parties’ campaign spending, in win for GOP

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down limits on the amount that political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for office, notching a win for Republicans who argued the restrictions violated the First Amendment. The 6-3 ruling, which was opposed by the court’s liberal justices, overturns coordinated-expenditure limits that had been in place for...

Oil prices set for biggest quarterly drop since Covid as markets watch uncertain US-Iran talks

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Oil prices were on track on Tuesday for their biggest quarterly decline since the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as investors closely monitored the possibility of fresh US-Iran talks amid growing uncertainty over a fragile ceasefire agreement.Brent crude futures for August delivery, which expire on Tuesday, rose 12 cents, or 0.16%, to...

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AWS puts $1 billion into new AI unit to embed engineers with customers

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2025. Noah Berger | AWS | Reuters Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced it is investing $1 billion in a new Forward Deployed Engineering unit that will help its customers build and roll out artificial intelligence systems. ...