inventories

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Fuel prices and shipping costs could take longer to decline than oil prices given depleted inventories and damage to production facilities, keeping an energy premium embedded in the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

That’s despite many Americans worrying about higher gasoline prices as the Iran war remains unresolved, with energy-supply disruptions persisting in the Strait of Hormuz while oil inventories fall in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026

Inflated dealer inventories, labor unrest, management turnover, rising quality costs, tariffs, and other issues weighed on profitability.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“Declining U.S. crude inventories and continued uncertainty over Iran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal are keeping oil markets volatile.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Many guardians would purchase, for their wards, goods from their own stores or inventories at inflated prices.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann