u/CharyBrown

Florida, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Missouri, and several other southern states have dashed to redistricting to eliminate the influence of non-whites in their states.

George and Martha were absolutely excited... finally receiving their Gold Trump phones. They couldn't hold back their enthusiasm , tearing through the box and trying them out. "Can you hear me, can you hear me now " ! ...Hello Hello Martha...."Turn up the volume George, for heavens sakes ."

• Regular gas: $3.13 per gallon → $4.59 per gallon
• Electricity: 17.5¢ per kWh → 22.7¢ per kWh
• Crude oil: $70 per barrel → $124 per barrel
• Heating oil: $2.50 → $4.99
• Coal: $116.35 per ton → $158.40 per ton
• Beef: $5.50 per lb → $8.49 per lb
• Bread: $2.00 → $2.69

Oil has traded above $100 per barrel in recent sessions amid supply pressures.

Higher energy and commodity prices have supported upstream producers such as ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), both of which are up solidly year to date. The same environment has added cost pressure for households and some consumer-facing businesses.

Curious how others here are thinking about energy exposure or staples names with these input costs in mind. Bitget Get claw was predicting more volatility in the oil market so i setup with triggers for SL/TP turned on, waiting for the initial pullback...

Context:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/news/2026/05/04/gas-prices-rise-all-50-states-highest-lowest/89929126007/