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Iran war costs and a dry outlook are pushing Australian farmers to slash wheat planting, threatening to tip global supply into deficit.

Two U.S. private equity firms are preparing a higher offer for DCC, the Irish company that delivers gas and fuel to homes and businesses across Europe.

U.S. crude inventories fell for a fifth straight week, dropping 9.1 million barrels. Gasoline stocks also fell sharply, a combination that tends to push prices up at the pump.

A new Google-Blackstone venture will pour up to $25 billion into AI computing infrastructure, joining a global race to build the data centres the AI boom demands.

The federal government says America's biggest power grid can cut electricity to data centers in emergencies, prioritizing homes and hospitals over servers.

A new Minnesota law would make it a felony to run a prediction market. The federal regulator says that's unconstitutional, and it's going to court to prove it.

Strikes on Qatar's LNG facilities raised fears of years-long supply gaps. A ConocoPhillips executive says the delays are likely months, not years.

Record solar and battery additions have cut high-risk grid regions from six to three, but surging electricity demand means blackout pressure hasn't gone away.