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1. 5 Sep 22

   CBS examines whether an export ban would actually help

   With diesel above $6.50, coverage assessed whether a U.S. export ban would ease prices, noting experts' warnings that such a move could have unintended consequences rather than clear relief.

   1. 2 outlets Diesel prices just hit a new record. Would a U.S. export ban bring relief?

      first by CBS News, 1d ago · also Baltimore Sun

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      • Trump backs temporary diesel export ban as fuel costs hit record high in US Baltimore Sun · 12h ago
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     As the national average price of diesel in the United States sets a new record high of $6.53 per gallon... #energy #diesel #markets #economy

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     Which vehicles, can be turned into electric vehicles? Can trucks, which traverse a lot turn into electric vehicles? Can ships run only on electricity? Can planes? So far, I have only seen regular cars run on electricity. Let’s also not forget military vehicles. They all run on diesel. Charging also takes more time. Depending, where you charge your…

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2. 4 Sep 21 5:20 PM

   Diesel tops $6.50 nationally as export-ban fears mount

   AAA data showed the national diesel average at $6.51 a gallon; UBS warned the global diesel squeeze could worsen if Russia extends export restrictions through October and if a U.S. export ban materializes, also threatening a gasoline squeeze.

   “BREAKING: US diesel prices have hit a new record high of $6.51 per gallon…”

   1. 2 outlets first by ZeroHedge, 2d ago · also Seeking Alpha · read ↗

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     BREAKING: US diesel prices have hit a new record high of $6.51 per gallon

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     I'm not seeing Trump signs I saw all through 2021-2025. Republican year signs are way down around me

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     No, I'd say more like several. But hey it's not like he ever had any integrity to begin with

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3. 3 Sep 21 9:30 AM

   Diesel reaches $6.51, transport stocks and earnings hit

   The U.S. diesel average climbed to $6.51 a gallon, up more than 40 cents in a week; J.B. Hunt's stock fell over 13% after its CFO warned of a $10 million fuel-cost headwind and a 5-10% earnings decline, and the Dow Jones Transportation Average dropped more than 2%.

   “some of the most radical and abnormal swings in fuel prices that I think we've ever seen…”

   1. 1 outlet first by Quartz, 2d ago · read ↗

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     Get the most important and interesting news from the global economy delivered to your inbox. https:// qz.com/record-diesel-prices-tr ansport-stocks-inflation-092126?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Business News @ business-news-quartz

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4. backgroundSep 21

   Grassley urges Trump to embargo diesel exports; Thune open, Burgum skeptical — Sen. Chuck Grassley called on President Trump to impose a diesel export embargo, citing harm to farmers and truckers; Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he was open to examining a ban, while Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said an export ban might not lower prices and could invite retaliation from trading partners.

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6. 2 Sep 19

   Coverage links record prices to Hormuz and Russia-Ukraine disruptions

   Reporting tied the sustained record diesel prices to the ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruption from the Iran conflict and to fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war affecting Russian refining and exports.

   1. 3 outlets Diesel prices near record high

      first by East Anglian Daily Times, 1d ago · also The Globe and Mail, Ipswich Star

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      • Diesel prices hit record highs as wars squeeze global supplies The Globe and Mail · 1d ago

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     The average price in the US of a gallon of Diesel fuel keeps setting new record highs. It's currently just over $6.50. Last week it was $6.20 and a month ago it was just under $5.55. In the past YEAR, Diesel has gone up by an astonishing 76%. Trump's war is Iran is the main cause. https:// gasprices.aaa.com/ Diesel is used a lot in agricultural…

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     Thankfully we don’t have that many people willing to attempt storing years worth of diesel.

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7. 1 Sep 18

   Economists warn diesel costs will spread through the economy

   Diesel hit $6.31–$6.45 a gallon; EIA and industry sources showed the on-highway average up 32 cents in a week, with truckers hit first and analysts warning of pass-through effects on food, goods and home heating.

   “moves through freight rates, farm equipment, food delivery, and home heating — anything that touches a truck at some point in its journey…”

   1. 1 outlet Diesel hit a record $6.31 a gallon, and economists say the entire economy will feel it

      first by Quartz, 5d ago

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     Gas stations in Texas and florida already reporting they don't have any diesel...

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8. backgroundSep 16

   Diesel hits a fresh record; export ban floated — Diesel prices reached a new record high, and talk of a possible U.S. fuel export ban began circulating in Washington as an option to ease domestic prices.

9. backgroundSep 4

   Diesel breaks the 2022 record, hitting $5.85 — National average diesel prices surpassed the June 2022 record of $5.82, reaching $5.85 a gallon, as crude costs rose following the US-Israel conflict with Iran that began in late February.