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whopping weekly spikes in average diesel prices over the last week with 10 states seeing prices spike over 40 cents per gallon pic.twitter.com/O4PU8apdiP — Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) May 4, 2026
by Michael You have probably noticed that gasoline is starting to become extremely expensive. That is really bad news for all of us, because our entire way of life depends on cheap energy. We can’t make stuff without energy. We can’t move stuff without energy. That is why the cost of energy directly affects the cost …
We still haven’t reached Memorial Day weekend yet. Summer season increases have yet to happen! h/t Educational_Net4000
Same pattern as the early 80s where costs spiked and an entire generation got locked out of building wealth for years. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The share of U.S. non-homeowners who expect to buy a home within five years has dropped to 25%, the lowest Gallup has measured in seven readings since it began asking the …
‼️ FERTILIZER PRICES NOW AT NEAR 4 YEAR HIGH—UP 44%. FOOD INFLATION IS COMING – 30% world’s fertilizer supply & 20% oil supply goes thru Hormuz. – It’s planting season now: Rising fuel & fertilizer costs will reverberate through economy & be felt in grocery stores this summer. pic.twitter.com/1pYuYw1fkp — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) March 22, 2026 …
We’re about out of time folks. Panic is starting slow but will begin to accelerate soon. Won’t affect the US right away but soon enough goods we depend on won’t be available. 🇦🇺 107 petrol stations across New South Wales are out of diesel after panic buying. Australia said it wouldn't send ships to help …
Fuel remains scarce at many service stations across Thailand, even though reserves are more than adequate, amid continuing problems with delivery bottlenecks and unusually high demand, officials said on Thursday. The Ministry of Energy surveyed 2,649 service stations from Sunday to Tuesday and found that 1,912 had completely or nearly run out of some kinds …
Brits must brace for energy RATIONING as Middle East chaos causes shortages, ex-No10 expert warns https://t.co/wcNsfx6Ee3 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 16, 2026 Brits were today warned they must brace for energy rationing as the Middle East crisis continues. Former No10 energy expert Nick Butler said the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by …
If Asia’s biggest energy importers are already scrambling, the global fuel shock may only be getting started. BREAKING: China has just told their largest oil refiners to SUSPEND exports of diesel and gasoline. This is NOT good. — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 5, 2026 BREAKING: An oil tanker has been hit by a "large explosion" …
The full ban on new car sales with gasoline and diesel cars will happen in 2035 Comparing UK and China 2025 data: China’s GDP $19.399 trillion (nominal; 2025) $41.016 trillion (PPP; 2025) UK GDP GDP $3.959 trillion (nominal; 2025) $4.455 trillion (PPP; 2025) h/t MazdaProphet
Indonesia is set to reach full implementation of its mandatory B40 biodiesel programme, which contains 40% palm oil fuel, starting this March. The programme was initially poised for implementation starting 1 January 2025 but was delayed due to regulatory issues. Indonesia to implement mandatory B40 diesel starting March 2025 According to Reuters, the B40 diesel reduces the …
by confoundedinterest17 Confidence! It’s what consumers DON’T have under Bidenomics. For the fourth straight month, The Conference Board revised its consumer confidence data significantly lower. In fact January’s was the biggest downward revision since Feb 2022. And Conference Board Consumer Confidence was DOWN to -3.90 in January, the worst since Feb 2022. It really isn’t surprising …
by confoundedinterest17 Goodbye free markets! Hello heavy-handed government cronyism. So, despite recent declines in energy prices, gasoline prices are still up 46.25% under “Green Joe” and the all important for shipping, diesel prices, are still up 55.6% under Brainless Joe. One would think that massive rises in gasoline and diesel prices would make everyone buy an …
During an interview on FOX Business’ “The Big Money Show,” JKC Trucking co-owner Mike Kucharski explained that while he supports the integration of green energy, new EPA regulations are “extremely frustrating” and cautioned that technology could come at a “catastrophic” price. He warned that the trucking industry is particularly susceptible to the consequences of pushing …
That’s only 15 months from now. Idiots. At this rate the country will soon go bust then they won’t need cars, they’ll be living in mud huts like their new inhabitants Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars on streets from 2025 – should the UK follow suit?https://t.co/nPesvmINXk — GB News (@GBNEWS) October 16, 2023 …
The Harris Ranch Tesla Supercharger station is an impressive beast. With 98 charging bays, the facility in Coalinga, California, is the largest charging station in the world. In 2017, Tesla CEO said that all Superchargers in the automaker’s network were being converted to solar. “Over time, almost all will disconnect from the electricity grid,” Musk …
via Mike Shedlock: New restrictions on diesel trucks starts January 1. The rush to buy new diesel trucks is underway. California’s Zero-Emissions Rule Triggers a Run on Diesel Rigs The Wall Street Journal reports California’s Zero-Emissions Rule Triggers a Run on Diesel Rigs The California rule will phase out the use of diesel trucks until the …
Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports to most countries could not have come at a worse time for Europe. The European Union halted Russian seaborne imports of the fuel earlier this year as part of sanctions imposed on Moscow over Russia’s full-scale invastion of Ukraine. But the EU still needs a steady flow of Russian …
🚨🚨🚨FLASH FLASH FLASH: Russia halts all exports of gasoline and diesel!!! pic.twitter.com/TSdXWXx5kS — US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) September 21, 2023 Russia Temporarily Bans Diesel and Gasoline Exports Russia is a major supplier of diesel to the global market Government has been weighing how to curb surging fuel prices Russia temporarily banned exports of diesel …
via Mike Shedlock: Refineries are closing due to environmental pressure. However, the public does not want EVs and the demand for diesel and jet fuel is on the rise. Refining Bottleneck Bloomberg reports A Crunch in Key Corner of Oil Market Leaves Consumers Vulnerable to Heat and War. Oil demand growth has outpaced the increase in …
by confoundedinterest17 What is Bidenomics? It isn’t what Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre thinks. She said Biden hates “trick down economics”. Instead, Biden prefers a Soviet-style command economy where The Federal Government spends trillions of dollars and directs where the money goes. We also have the Socialist Federal Reserve that relies on rate manipulation to …
