WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Oil and Gasoline Prices Volatile Amid the Conflict with Iran * Key Takeaways 1 Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on March 9 and reached levels not seen in four years as the conflict in Iran forced exporting nations in the Persian Gulf to cut production. 2 The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian threats has led storage facilities to reach capaci more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Saudi Arabia Moves to Fill Its East-West Pipeline to Capacity, Adding Oil Supply to Markets * Key Takeaways 1 The impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is being offset by two east-west pipelines. 2 Saudi Aramco is ramping up its pipeline system to the Red Sea from 2.8 million barrels per day to about seven million barrels per day. 3 The U.A.E. has  more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee National Honor Society student awarded Dean's Scholarship to Thiel College * GREENVILLE, Pa.- Lillian "LiVi" Nielsen, of Sparta, Tenn., has been awarded a Dean's Scholarship to attend Thiel College. The Dean's Scholarship, valued at $12,000, is one of the College's most prestigious merit awards. Thiel College awards five Dean's Scholarships annually to high-achieving incoming students who more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE-669) on March 10, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: There are no changes this month for the 2025/26 U.S. wheat supply and use categories. The season-average farm price is up $0.05 per bushel to $4.95 on NASS prices reported to date and price expectations for the remainder of the marketing year. The 2025/26 global outlook this month project more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "It Isn't Worth the Costs," Sen. Schiff Slams the Burden Trump's Iran War is Putting on American Families, Servicemembers on NBC's Meet the Press * Schiff: "Let's think about what is being lost right now, and that is all of these billions, this $11 billion just within the first few days. That's money that could have gone into new hospitals and new schools. It could have gone into health ca more PR