Altman Rules Out 2026 OpenAI IPO as Ill-Advised Amid Safety Push

Baltic TD3C $982,072/day Friday; Clarksons assesses just over $1m/day (assessment, not confirmed fixture); Oman-China $571,387.

Hungary skips diesel price cap and offers targeted aid to about one million cars

Hungary Skips Diesel Price Cap, Offers Targeted Aid to About 1 Million Cars

No pump cap (shortage risk); HUF 20,000 (~$64) by December for ≤150 hp diesels; HUF 5,000/month; first pay October.

US and Saudi flags at a conference table, a tanker in a narrow desert strait through the window.

Trump Confirms MBS Call and Houthi Outreach as Dual-Chokepoint Bind Tightens

Reuters Saturday: Trump confirmed MBS call and said Houthis phoned asking U.S. not to get directly involved; Bab if-closed 7%/12%...

Larry Ellison Cancels Plan to Sell Up to 50 Million Oracle Shares

Oracle PR: 10b5-1 cancelled; no stock sold; no other sale plans. Up to 50M shares; $7.5B is CNBC mark-to-market, not...

Northern European winter refinery — snow on the verge, bare trees, dusk lights, diesel/heating tanks and steam.

Energy Markets Signal Difficult Winter and Higher-for-Longer Rates

Bloomberg Saturday: diesel, gas, and crack spreads, not just Brent above $100, are the louder alarm for central banks into...

A semiconductor fabrication campus with a process-utility yard and white fab buildings, no vendor marks.

Nvidia in Talks on Up to $10 Billion Anchor Stake in Anthropic Mega-IPO

Reuters: talks; raise as much as $100B / about $2T (two sources); Nvidia up to $10B (one source); plans fluid;...

A U.S. oil refinery with distillation towers, pipe racks, and a flare.

White House Weighs Defense Production Act to Expand U.S. Oil Refining Capacity

Reuters exclusive: weighing after Trump met nearly a dozen refiners; no final decision; 98% util; Brownsville ~168kbd unclear funding.

A crude tanker in a wide gulf lane between steep Musandam-style mountains (Strait of Hormuz).

Hormuz Monday Talks Split: Pezeshkian Sign Claim Meets Reuters No-Deal Caveat

Pezeshkian: Muscat sign + IMO; Reuters senior official: discuss, no signed deal expected; Oman unannounced; Bahrain skips; Muscat vs Salalah...

Two tankers in a narrow arid chokepoint between desert coasts (Bab el-Mandeb / Perim geography).

Bab el-Mandeb Ship Traffic Halves to 15 Friday From 30, Preliminary Kpler Data Show