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The strait is the primary export route for a nearly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil and one-fifth of the world’s seaborne natural gas, according to Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But if tensions last through the third quarter, growth could slow to 4.7% this year, and to 4.8% the next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But Jassy argued that revenue is already flooding in, pointing to Amazon Web Services—the company’s cloud unit—having an AI revenue run rate of more than $15 billion in the first quarter of this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The stock surged 8.5% after the company said late Wednesday that it had grown more cautious on its outlook for demand, but that beer sales had crept higher during its fourth quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“But in fifteen seconds it spread not just up but far west … and filled a quarter of the sky south of us. It was silent.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone