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7 stories for“gulf energy earnings”

Profit rose 29 percent as Hormuz disruption pushed crude to $108 a barrel in the second quarter. The number says more about the strait than about the company.

Aug 6, 2026

Design

Somebody Finally Measured the Mashrabiya, and the Number Is 2.4 Degrees

Traditional Arab screens get praised in general terms and tested rarely. Field studies in hot climates put a figure on what they do, and the figure is real, useful, and smaller than the romantic version of the story suggests.

Aug 22, 2026

Business

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Shut for Almost Six Months. Oil Is at $93, Not $200, and That Gap Is the Story.

A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.

Aug 22, 2026

Health

Retatrutide's Third Receptor Is the Hormone That Raises Blood Sugar. Adding It On Purpose Is the Whole Idea

Semaglutide hits one receptor and tirzepatide hits two. The third one retatrutide adds is glucagon, which does the opposite of what a diabetes drug is supposed to do. It is also where the liver results and the safety questions both come from.

Aug 20, 2026

Design

Cement Is Around Seven Per Cent of Global Emissions and the Most Promising Fix Needs No New Factory

LC3 replaces part of the clinker in cement with calcined clay and limestone, cutting emissions by up to forty per cent. Around thirty five plants were producing calcined clay for cement by 2026, with more building.

Aug 20, 2026

Business

Petrol Drove a Third of August's Inflation, Core Ran Hot, and the Market Now Treats Wednesday's Rate Rise as Done

Prices rose 0.4 per cent in August and 3.4 per cent over the year. Petrol is up 27 per cent, airfares 23. Core came in a tenth hotter than forecast, and futures moved from a coin toss to nine in ten for a quarter-point rise on 16 September. Stocks rose anyway.

Sep 12, 2026

Business

The Thirty-Year Treasury Is at 5.32 Per Cent and the Federal Reserve Has Not Touched a Thing

Long government borrowing costs are at multi-decade highs across the United States, Germany, France and Japan. The cause is not central bank policy. It is the sheer volume of debt being issued, and some of it is paying for data centres.

Aug 18, 2026

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Aramco's $67.2bn Half Year Was Built on a Supply Shock

Somebody Finally Measured the Mashrabiya, and the Number Is 2.4 Degrees

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Shut for Almost Six Months. Oil Is at $93, Not $200, and That Gap Is the Story.

Retatrutide's Third Receptor Is the Hormone That Raises Blood Sugar. Adding It On Purpose Is the Whole Idea

Cement Is Around Seven Per Cent of Global Emissions and the Most Promising Fix Needs No New Factory

Petrol Drove a Third of August's Inflation, Core Ran Hot, and the Market Now Treats Wednesday's Rate Rise as Done

The Thirty-Year Treasury Is at 5.32 Per Cent and the Federal Reserve Has Not Touched a Thing

Results

Aramco's $67.2bn Half Year Was Built on a Supply Shock

Somebody Finally Measured the Mashrabiya, and the Number Is 2.4 Degrees

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Shut for Almost Six Months. Oil Is at $93, Not $200, and That Gap Is the Story.

Retatrutide's Third Receptor Is the Hormone That Raises Blood Sugar. Adding It On Purpose Is the Whole Idea

Cement Is Around Seven Per Cent of Global Emissions and the Most Promising Fix Needs No New Factory

Petrol Drove a Third of August's Inflation, Core Ran Hot, and the Market Now Treats Wednesday's Rate Rise as Done

The Thirty-Year Treasury Is at 5.32 Per Cent and the Federal Reserve Has Not Touched a Thing