Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Headlines -- September 8, 2026

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WTI: went over $94 briefly; dropped back to $93.97. 

It appears the Mideast states might want to be a bit more helpful -- this is now an existential issue for many of them:

  • first, the overnight attacks on a Saudi refinery, killing 73+; and now,
  • this:  

  • and, now, all grades of oil trending near $100 / bbl.

Copper:

Canada: I don't follow the logic here at all -- it takes two to tango -- so, you increase tariffs on your biggest trading partner which will increase how much your population pays for these things, and then you tell me this will help you population. Okay.

Enbridge: Michelle Harradence to be next CEO. It is "estimated" that she is 56 or 57 years old. 

DEI ... dead:  

An American Bar Association council voted today to kill a DEI rule for law schools in a bid to protect its accreditation powers, delivering a final blow to a mandate that’s been under increased scrutiny. 
The rule known as Standard 206 had required law schools to show “concrete” action toward gender- and race-based diversity and inclusion for students, faculty, and staff. The repeal, effective immediately, precedes a planned meeting between ABA officials and the US Department of Education over reauthorizing the organization’s longstanding law school accreditation power.
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