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The worldwide oil squeeze has hit aviation, with Indonesia on Monday saying it would increase a jet fuel surcharge and low-cost carrier Air Asia X announcing ticket price hikes of up to 40 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Twenty-nine percent want bolder policies; 15% favor a fundamentally new approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Eighty-one percent of analysts rate Kratos shares Buy, reflecting increased military focus on autonomous systems and missiles.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

In afternoon trading, a barrel of the main Brent benchmark was off 0.8 percent at $108.20 with West Texas Intermediate down 1.4 percent at 110.01.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

In the first quarter of 2007 Scion Capital was up nearly 18 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis