Why are gasoline prices rising faster than oil prices? Blame it on the ‘crack.’
The spread between the cost of barrels of gasoline and crude oil — known as the “crack spread” — has widened sharply.
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U.S. GAO – The Financial Sector is Increasing Its Use of Artificial Intelligence. What’s the Risk?
Monday, May 19, 2025 The Financial Sector is Increasing Its Use of Artificial Intelligence. What’s the Risk? The financial services sector is increasingly using artificial intelligence to automate services and decisions. While this could provide benefits for consumers, it also comes with some risks. We learn more about this issue from GAO’s Michael Clements.
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KingSett ruling limits how construction liens can outrank a building mortgage
The developer here ran into financial difficulty on a residential townhouse project in Barrie, Ontario, and defaulted on its loan from senior lender KingSett Mortgage Corporation. A receiver was appointed on March 21, 2024, and the project was later sold to homebuilder Dunsire Homes Inc. The two suppliers had been paid in full on their…
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Fed’s Hammack makes closing case for higher rates before blackout begins
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B&M’s viral Brunch Club is finally back in stock
If you missed out on snapping up items from B&M’s viral Brunch Club back in January, I have good news for you. Back by popular demand this summer, the cafe-inspired tableware is back on the shelves, with more charming pieces to choose from. In January, B&M’s Brunch Club proved so popular that after quickly selling…
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Samsung Launches Credit Card With 3% Back in Its Digital Wallet
Jae Bratton writes for NerdWallet. Email: jbratton@nerdwallet.com. The article Samsung Launches Credit Card With 3% Back in Its Digital Wallet originally appeared on NerdWallet.
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Trump Imposes New 50% Tariff on Many Imports from Canada
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took executive action to impose 50% tariffs on a wide range of imports from Canada in retaliation to what his administration called “discriminatory” Canadian trade practices in certain sectors against the United States, according to administration officials. The move, which risks reigniting a trade war between Canada and the U.S.,…
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Former Italian Motorway Boss Among 32 Convicted Over 2018’s Genoa Bridge Tragedy
The former head of Italian motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday [July 16] for his role in a disaster that killed 43 people when a bridge collapsed near the city of Genoa in 2018. Giovanni Castellucci was among 32 people convicted over the collapse of the Morandi…
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538-Square-Foot Apartment Uses Smart Design to Maximize Space
Small in size but clever in ideas, the 538-square-foot SBC Apartment in São Paulo, Brazil shows how thoughtful design can stretch a footprint beyond its physical limits. Studio Papaya approached the apartment as a kind of living system, where color, material, and custom furniture work in unison to show how the home is used from…
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One Power Tool Started Replacing Hours of Shower Scrubbing
Soap scum builds up so slowly that many homeowners stop noticing it until the shower glass turns cloudy. When Reddit user u/Sierra93 shared a before-and-after in r/CleaningTips, one detail stood out. Instead of spending hours with a sponge, the shower door was cleaned with a scrub brush attached to a cordless drill. u/Sierra93 The cleaning…
