FiveMonth

Oil prices climb to five-month high on escalating Middle East tensions

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A flare stack burns beyond oil storage tanks at the Taneco Oil Refining and Petrochemical complex, operated by Tatneft PJSC, in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on March 5, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices on Tuesday rose to their highest level since October as investors closely monitored fresh supply threats amid an escalating … Read more

WGA Reaches Tentative Deal With AMPTP After Five-Month Strike

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The Big Picture The five-month stand-off between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has ended successfully. The deal still needs to be ratified, but picketing has been deferred as negotiations have been fruitful. The WGA leadership expects to vote on the final deal on Tuesday. This new … Read more