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President Donald Trump faces the risk that Iran will close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, a scenario that would slash oil supplies to an already deeply disrupted market. The Bab el-Mandeb is one of the world’s key trade choke points, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. It has acted as a crucial relief valve for the oil market as exports through the Strait of Hormuz have plunged due to Iranian attacks on tanker and cargo ships.Saudi Arabia surged oil flows through its East-West Pipeline after the…

Emilie Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt is taking By Malene Birger in a direction that’s more ladylike than bohemian. When she describes the resort collection as being “a little bit retro,” she doesn’t mean it looks vintage, but rather that it’s polished and feminine. Case in point: A black pantsuit with slim-cut trousers and a collarless jacket edged with black and white braid. “I said to the design team, ‘If I were a jacket, I would definitely be that jacket,’” the creative director related with a smile. While classic, this topper is softer and more sensual than what you’d see at Le Cirque circa…

The pleasure of peak-season produce is that you don’t need to do much to make it taste spectacular. Often a piece of ripe fruit is best eaten just as it is, but macerated strawberries are a worthy exception. This simple technique requires no heat and little work beyond stirring, and it can bring that pint of rosy red strawberries to a whole new level of juicy sweetness. All you need is the berries, some sugar, and a little downtime.What is maceration?Maceration is a process in which produce (usually fruit) sits in a flavorful substance such as sugar, vinegar, or juice.…

Amazon’s original Proteus robot has been rolled out in 25 fulfilment centers in the U.S.Sawdah BhaimiyaAmazon has unveiled its latest warehouse robot that can take commands in conversational language, underscoring how AI-powered automation is advancing as companies continue to slash their corporate workforce in AI-driven efficiencies. The tech giant’s next-generation Proteus is an autonomous mobile robot, which is designed to understand natural language commands from workers and transport items in warehouses. It was launched at the company’s Delivering the Future event in London on Thursday. The original Proteus was first deployed in Amazon fulfillment centers in 2022 to assist workers,…

Presented in spirited photographs that capture youth, eclecticism, and joy, this resort collection is representative, said Ditte Reffstrup, of “Ganni 2.0.” As Vogue Business reported in April, the brand parted ways with CEO Laura du Rusquec. During her tenure, Ganni showed in Paris, and elevation seemed to be the mantra. Now it seems the Ganni garçonne has reverted to the freewheeling Ganni Girl who entered the scene with much gusto back in 2012. Reffstrup spoke of turning a page and starting over, but this collection felt more like a return to form, as it built on the Ganni of yore in its…

Don’t miss: If you want something original, try the Ticking Boxes: Riesling, vodka, spiced guava shrub, lime, and tonic, unexpected and improbably cohesive, or simply tell the bartender what you’re in the mood for. They’ll build something around it.Photo courtesy Four Seasons HotelBandistaFour Seasons Hotel Houston, 1300 Lamar St, Houston@bandistahoustonA hotel concierge meets you in the Four Seasons lobby, escorts you through the kitchen via a service elevator, and leads you to a shelf of menus. Take your book, enter a code on a keypad, and push the bookcase open. Behind it: twenty seats across a bar and lounge clad…

RENTON, Wash. — Boeing will begin building new 737 Max airplanes on July 6 at a final assembly line it’s opening north of Seattle, CEO Kelly Ortberg told CNBC on Friday.  “We’re adding another production line, it’s really a carbon copy of what you see here in Renton,” Ortberg said. “We’ll be loading our first airplane on July 6, so just about a month from now, we’ll be bringing that [fourth] line alive.” The new 737 Max final assembly line in Everett, Washington, will serve as a catalyst for increasing Max production to 52 jets per month — a pace that’s expected to…

Resort season is a bit of a nebulous brief for designers, who are tasked with offering everything from pieces for tropical getaways to holiday parties and anything in between. But Andrea Lieberman isn’t just concerned with the occasionwear. “For us, it just seems right—in both business and customer—leaning into wardrobing,” she said. “Instead of this collection that’s very on the nose for this time of year, it’s really built around pieces that will take you through the holiday season, but also through the rest of your life.”The platonic ideal of occasionwear, for Lieberman, is suiting, and A.L.C.’s latest offering is…

1360 W. Randolph St., Chicago@creepieschicagoWith a name that started as a joke between chefs and IRL partners David and Anna Posey (owners of Elske, next door), Creepies is a neighborhood neo-bistro that is anything but. Creeping, lurking, or even gawking at the table over comes with the territory here: don’t feel weird if another diner asks you what you ordered, because they thought about getting that, too. It’s that sort of establishment.Start with the warm gougères, airy choux puffs with a molten brie center that arrive drizzled with honey and dusted with parmesan. Follow up with too many vegetable dishes.…

(L-R) Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesDays before a planned IPO that’s expected to bring in record sums of cash, SpaceX has inked a deal with Google that will bring in $920 million a month by providing AI compute capacity to the search giant.According to a filing on Friday, Google will use about 110,000 Nvidia graphics processing units,…