Current price of oil as of April 10, 2026
At 9 a.m. Eastern Time on April 10, 2026, oil was priced at $97.78 per barrel with Brent serving as the benchmark (weâll explain different benchmarks later in this article).…
âWe owe it to the next generationâ to get national debt under control, says think-tank boss, as U.S. borrowing hits $1.2 trillion in just six months
The Congressional Budget Officeâs latest monthly budget says the U.S. government operated at a deficit of $1.17 trillion for the first six months of the fiscal yearâfrom October 2025 to…
âGood for Russia, good for China, bad for Americaâ: how the Iran war is reshaping global economies and power
The missiles may eventually stop for good. Oil tankers will once again pass through the Strait of Hormuz. But even if the tenuous two-week ceasefire gives way to a lasting…
 The worldâs 500 richest people made more than a quarter trillion yesterday as volatile markets react to fragile Iran war ceasefire
Wall Street traders saw a huge surge yesterday, and the worldâs wealthiest billionaires had their best day in nearly a year, after President Donald Trump took back his threat that…
Hormuz traffic still blocked as Iran tries to formalize control
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked Thursday, even as a handful of Chinese vessels lined up to escape, with a very fragile ceasefire between the US and…
Goldman flags $100-plus Brent if Hormuz shut another month
Brent crude is set to average more than $100 a barrel through 2026 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for another month, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. âThe…
Nutella jumps on the best product placement money canât buy: A trip to the far side of the Moon
Between faulty Outlook headaches and a toilet on the fritz that releases ⌠well, gas into the air, the astronauts aboard NASAâs Artemis II mission may be feeling as if…
ARK Invest is betting on underdog drone delivery company Manna to beat out Alphabet and Zipline
Bobby Healy is at peace with his drone delivery enterprise being unsexy. âThink of us like a low-cost airline,â the Manna CEO told Fortune. That pitch just landed him $50…
The U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debtâequal to spending on defense and education combined
The problem with an increasing debt burden is that it costs more to maintain it: This is precisely the issue with which the U.S. Treasury is wrangling at present. As…
Jamie Dimon says the best teams work like Navy SEALs, not sprawling âflatâ corporations
Corporate America has entered the era of the megamanager. For years now, employers have assigned more and more workers per boss in an effort to minimize the cost of managers…