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• Trump Reopens Alaska’s Arctic Coastal Plain to Oil Drilling
   The Trump administration is opening the entire coastal plain of Alaska’s...
   The Trump administration is opening the entire coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden administration decision that had put the pristine wilderness area off-limits.
  
  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Thursday the agency was opening the 1.56 million acre of tundra on the state’s North Slope and holding a lease sale this winter in the nearby National Petroleum Reserve. It’s the latest move President Donald Trump’s administration to boost domestic fossil fuel production.
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• Inflation rate increased less than expected last month.
  The consumer price index, which measures changes in the cost of a basket...
  The consumer price index, which measures changes in the cost of a basket of goods and services, rose 0.3% month-over-month in September and 3% year-over-year. Economists expected respective readings of 0.4% and 3.1%. The index is the only official economic data released during the government shutdown. US stock markets closed higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +1.2%). Separately, the Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Saturday Morning
  US sends aircraft carrier to the Caribbean in latest escalation. In...
  US sends aircraft carrier to the Caribbean in latest escalation. In the latest sign that the Trump administration is taking the phrase “war on drugs” literally, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford, which had been deployed in the Mediterranean, to the Caribbean, bringing with it dozens of fighter and surveillance aircraft, as well as other Navy warships to accompany it. The decision to send additional military firepower to the region comes after the administration recently conducted several fatal airstrikes on boats it accused of smuggling drugs, treating the people on them as combat enemies rather than criminals. It represents a major escalation of the US campaign against drug smuggling and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.
  
  The Pentagon accepted a $130 million donation from an anonymous donor, whom President Trump described as a “friend,” to help pay troops during the government shutdown—an unusual move that raises ethics concerns.
  
  Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment next year, which amounts to an average increase of ~$56 per month for retirees.
  
  Target is eliminating 1,800 corporate positions. It’s the retail chain’s first major layoff announcement in a decade as it tries to regain ground it has lost to competitors like Walmart and Amazon.
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to federal bank fraud charges. James was indicted after President Trump publicly called for her prosecution, and she called the case against her “revenge.”
  
  The corporate donors that contributed to the ballroom that President Trump is erecting at the White House include Big Tech companies and contractors like Palantir, according to a list released Thursday.
  
  The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his family, accusing him of involvement in the global drug trade.
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• DAILY OIL PRICE: October 24, 2025
  Crude Oil: 61.50   (-0.29)....
  
  
  • Crude Oil: 61.50   (-0.29).
  
  
  • Nymex MTD AVG: 59.8365.
  
  
  • Natural Gas: 3.304   (-0.040).
  
  
  • Gasoline: 1.9227   (-0.0042).
  
  
  • Spreads: December/January (+0.54)     January/February (+0.45).
  
  
  • Plains WTI Posting: 57.98   (-0.29).
  
  

  
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• Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all close at record highs after soft inflation report
  U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the S&P 500...

  U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the S&P 500 notching a new all-time high after investors got a fresh reading on inflation that was slightly softer than Wall Street expected.

  
  

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.2% at last check, according to FactSet data. Most of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors increased on Friday, with gains led by information technology.

  
  

  For the week, the Dow gained 2.2%, the S&P 500 advanced 1.9% and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.3%, the preliminary data from FactSet showed.

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