Why oil markets care so much about the country

Oil prices rose Friday as President Donald Trump‘s renewed threats against Iran raise concerns about supply disruptions. Iran is not a major oil producer. The country pumps about 3.4 million barrels per day, according to Kpler. That number pales in comparison with the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which pump about 13.5 million barrels per day…

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California sticks with WHO as US exits 

The Hill {Beacon} Health Care Health Care Click for more news from The Big Story California remains with WHO after US Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) pulled out. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) confirmed his state’s departure from current federal health policy by announcing Friday that California will be the first state to join the World Health Organization…

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Sen. Gillibrand ‘optimistic’ Senate Agriculture will advance crypto bill

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is “very optimistic” the Senate Agriculture Committee’s updated legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies will advance, even though Republicans have yet to reach a deal with Democrats.  “Senators have been working on a bipartisan basis for the last six months pretty intensely, and we have two different bills,” Gillibrand told CNBC in an exclusive interview.  One piece of legislation is in the Agriculture Committee,…

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