Major oil storage sites in Saudi Arabia are filling rapidly as the key export route through the Strait of Hormuz effectively remains closed to shipping, according to geospatial analytics company Kayrros. The Ju’aymah terminal on the country’s east coast “was quickly running out of spare capacity” as of March 1, Kayrros co-founder and chief analyst Antoine Halff wrote in a post on LinkedIn. Four of...
Major oil storage sites in Saudi Arabia are filling rapidly as the key export route through the Strait of Hormuz effectively remains closed to shipping, according to geospatial analytics company Kayrros. The Ju’aymah terminal on the country’s east coast “was quickly running out of spare capacity” as of March 1, Kayrros co-founder and chief analyst Antoine Halff wrote in a post on LinkedIn. Four of the six tanks at the Ras Tanura refinery — halted after attacks by Iran this week — were full, he said. Iraq has started shutting oil production at its biggest fields due to the closure of the strait, and Halff said spare storage capacity at the Basrah terminal was less than two days of exports. OPEC’s second-biggest producer has very few tanks compared with output levels and exports, he added. “Iraq’s low storage capacity is a structural vulnerability,” Halff wrote. “Others are poised to follow if the blockage of the Strait continues.” Overall, aggregate onshore storage capacity across the five Arab producers in the Gulf is roughly 350 million barrels, he said. As of March 1, observed crude stockpiles in those countries was about 175 million barrels. Operational capacity rarely exceeds 80% of nameplate levels, Halff added.
Nancy Mace And Ilhan Omar Go Full Jerry Springer Over Iran Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Rep. Nancy Mace obliterated Ilhan Omar on X after the Somali-born Democrat raged about U.S. strikes on Iran during Ramadan, escalating calls to expose Omar’s alleged immigration fraud and boot her back to Somalia. The feud erupted over the weekend when Mace trolled Omar and fellow Squad member R...
Nancy Mace And Ilhan Omar Go Full Jerry Springer Over Iran Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Rep. Nancy Mace obliterated Ilhan Omar on X after the Somali-born Democrat raged about U.S. strikes on Iran during Ramadan, escalating calls to expose Omar’s alleged immigration fraud and boot her back to Somalia. The feud erupted over the weekend when Mace trolled Omar and fellow Squad member Rashida Tlaib, sending them “thoughts and prayers” over the confirmed death of Iran’s Ayatollah in the U.S. strikes. My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/8CLlk18Q7D — Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) March 1, 2026 Omar fired back, accusing Mace of being drunk: “I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self.” I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy… https://t.co/s4kpye5QVg — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 1, 2026 Mace then hit Omar with a direct reference to long-standing allegations of marrying her brother for immigration fraud. So tell me, what was it like being married to your brother? https://t.co/N9pYmHEiAa — Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) March 1, 2026 Mace doubled down Sunday on NewsMax with Ed Henry, dismissing Omar’s complaints about the timing of the strikes. “I don’t give a damn if it’s Ramadan. I don’t care if Muslims are fasting right now,” Mace said, adding “This was the right time with the right Intel, the right President, to go in there and do this.” She then called for action: “I’m ready...
Around a fifth of the world's oil and gas usually flows through the narrow waterway between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but traffic has almost entirely halted following Iran's threats to "set fire" to ships.
Around a fifth of the world's oil and gas usually flows through the narrow waterway between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but traffic has almost entirely halted following Iran's threats to "set fire" to ships.
Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images North America The matchup in one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the 2026 midterms is set, as Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley clinched their parties' primary nominations Tuesday. That's according to AP race calls in the Democratic an...
Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images North America The matchup in one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the 2026 midterms is set, as Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley clinched their parties' primary nominations Tuesday. That's according to AP race calls in the Democratic and GOP primaries. Cooper, the state's popular former governor, is hoping to flip the seat held by outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. He'll face former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley, whom President Trump endorsed for that position. A victory for Cooper and Democrats in the battleground of North Carolina is nearly essential for the party to potentially regain control of the Senate. toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America As control of Congress hangs in the balance this November, North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature pushed to further gerrymander the state's Congressional districts in an effort to retain the House majority. Sponsor Message Republicans hold 10 of North Carolina's 14 U.S. House districts, with only one of them nominally competitive in a typical year. Still, the state is one of a few national battlegrounds where voters have split their ticket recently, supporting Trump when he campaigned for reelection and electing Democrat Josh Stein as governor in 2024 to replace Cooper. Historically, the party in power typically loses ground during midterm elections, and with Trump facing record low approval ratings, there are several primary results that could have an impact on control of Congress after November's general election. Here are some of the key races the NPR Network are monitoring tonight: North Carolina's 4th District As the Democratic Party searches for its national identity in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election where Republicans made gains with key voting blocs, including young Americans, the ...
The energy sector has remained a safe-haven as the U.S and Israel’s conflict with Iran continues to escalate. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have led to broader market volatility, with crude oil prices rising because the Iran conflict has created a sudden and significant risk of supply disruption, especially around the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. Even thou...
The energy sector has remained a safe-haven as the U.S and Israel’s conflict with Iran continues to escalate. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have led to broader market volatility, with crude oil prices rising because the Iran conflict has created a sudden and significant risk of supply disruption, especially around the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. Even though Iran produces only a modest share of global crude, its geographic position gives it enormous leverage over global flows. Keeping this in mind, the energy sector is the top-performing sector this year, boosted by a nearly 30% surge in crude prices amid disruptions in the Middle East. Notably, the performance of the broader Zacks Oils & Energy Market is not too far behind, impressively outperforming the S&P 500’s virtually flat YTD return and the Nasdaq’s decline of 3%. Image Source: Yahoo Finance Big Oil Stocks are at 52-week Highs Energy stocks with the strongest upside from the Iran conflict are those most leveraged to crude oil price spikes and potential supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has already pushed Brent and WTI crude prices to multi-month highs of over $70 a barrel, and investors have rotated heavily into large-cap integrated oil companies, U.S. shale producers, and refiners. It’s no surprise that Chevron CVX and Exxon Mobil XOM have led the wave of integrated oil stocks reaching 52-week highs, having international operations that span the entire value chain of oil production, refining, and distribution. Occidental Petroleum OXY is another integrated oil producer that has recently seen its stock hit a new one-year peak and trades at a more affordable price tag of $53 a share, although its shale production is primarily in the U.S. Regarding oil refiners, Marathon Petroleum MPC, Phillips 66 PSX , and Valero Energy VLO are noteworthy names that are near 52-week peaks as well. All of these big oil stocks currently land a Zacks Rank #3 (...
中国科技军团“扩容”的背后，是AI与硬件能力的集中释放。 3月的巴塞罗那，海风穿过Fira Gran Via会展中心的玻璃穹顶，展馆入口的巨大电子屏滚动播放着“The IQ Era（智能时代）”的主题片头。展馆内，手机厂商展台前人潮涌动，机器人在观众中穿梭，智能眼镜与可穿戴设备被反复试戴。不同语言在展台间交错，但中文的出现频率几乎与西班牙语、英语同样密集。 2026年世界移动通信大会（MWC）进入...
中国科技军团“扩容”的背后，是AI与硬件能力的集中释放。 3月的巴塞罗那，海风穿过Fira Gran Via会展中心的玻璃穹顶，展馆入口的巨大电子屏滚动播放着“The IQ Era（智能时代）”的主题片头。展馆内，手机厂商展台前人潮涌动，机器人在观众中穿梭，智能眼镜与可穿戴设备被反复试戴。不同语言在展台间交错，但中文的出现频率几乎与西班牙语、英语同样密集。 2026年世界移动通信大会（MWC）进入第二天，更多中国企业开始密集发布面向海外市场的产品规划。在海外市场布局中，中国企业正将欧洲视为AI技术的重要落地市场。 根据主办方GSMA公布的数据，本届大会参展企业达到2900家，中国企业约350家，仅次于美国和西班牙厂商，继续成为参展规模最大的海外阵营之一，较去年的288家增长了21%。 中国科技军团“扩容”的背后，是AI与硬件能力的集中释放。过去十年，中国企业在全球市场的优势主要在制造效率、成本控制和供应链能力，如今，AI算力与算法能力正在叠加，更多机器人厂商以及大模型企业开始登上MWC的舞台。 中国企业的AI硬件“突围” 如果说过去几年MWC的关键词是5G、折叠屏，那么2026年的核心技术一定是AI。 高通CEO安蒙在MWC期间发布的演讲中表示：“AI正在改变我们与计算机交互的方式。未来，设备将理解你，而不是你去学习如何使用设备。”他强调，终端的核心将从应用程序转向能够持续感知和执行任务的智能体。 “今年年初大家可能已经开始看到字节跳动发布的智能体手机等，而这些都只是开始。我们正处于一场巨大变革的起点。在未来的移动终端中，智能体才是理解人类意图的关键，尤其是当智能体规模化之后。智能体将成为核心，所有终端都将围绕它展开。”安蒙说。 这一判断，在中国手机厂商的动作中体现得尤为明显。 荣耀在MWC上发布的Robot Phone，将可活动摄像头结构嵌入机身，使摄像头可以主动跟拍、点头、回应语音指令。荣耀管理层表示，希望打破“手机只是黑色方块”的固有形态，把AI能力写入硬件结构。 “我们决定赋予它大脑，更要赋予它手脚。”荣耀CEO李健称。 在荣耀展台不远处，中兴通讯与字节跳动合作展示的豆包AI手机预览版也在海外首次亮相。从AI功能上看，用户可以通过语音、AI侧键等多种方式唤醒豆包并发出指令。 根据展台现场负责人的演示，在交互方面，搭载豆包的努比亚M153可以跨应用调用相册及社...
U.S. stocks finished Tuesday lower as mounting tensions in the conflict with Iran weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.8% to 48,501.27, the S&P 500 dropped 0.9% to 6,816.63, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.02% to 22,516.69 These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) CrowdStrike ...
U.S. stocks finished Tuesday lower as mounting tensions in the conflict with Iran weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.8% to 48,501.27, the S&P 500 dropped 0.9% to 6,816.63, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.02% to 22,516.69 These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) CrowdStrike stock climbed 1.70% to close at $391.42, with an intraday high of $394.92 and low of $367.99, between a 52-week high of $566.90 and a low of $298.14. The cybersecurity firm reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.31 billion, surpassing estimates, while subscription revenue rose 23% year-over-year and annual recurring revenue hit $5.25 billion, as its CEO highlighted a massive growth opportunity from AI adoption across enterprise layers. Mobix Labs shares skyrocketed 532.77% to $1.12, reaching an intraday high of $1.24 and a low of $0.39, within a 52-week range of $1.44 high and $0.13 low. In the after-hours trading, the stock rose 5.36% to $1.18. Shares surged after the company secured a production purchase order for its high-reliability filtering components essential to the U.S. Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile program, underscoring rising demand from ongoing missile manufacturing schedules, according to CEO Phil Sansone. Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) Micron dropped 7.99% to $379.68, with a high of $390.09 and a low of $374.55, against a 52-week high of $455.48 and a low of $61.54. Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) Target stock advanced 6.77% to $120.80, hitting a high and low of $122.43 and $115 intraday, between a 52-week high of $122.43 and low of $83.44. The retailer exceeded profit expectations with adjusted earnings of $2.44 per share despite a slight sales dip, as categories like food, beauty and toys drove growth and gross margins improved to 26.6% through lower costs and advertising gains. Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) Moderna fell 5.71% to $49.83, with an intraday high o...