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Tesla turned heads this week with a Roadster stunt show that had audiences equal parts amazed and entertained. The electric automaker leaned hard into spectacle, putting its flagship sports car through a high-energy performance designed to remind the world that Tesla still knows how to command a room. Whether it translates to sales is another question entirely.
Shifting gears, an Oklahoma rancher named Scott Belden is putting a human face on the diesel price crisis, telling ABC News that the financial pressure has made this the most stressful period of his life. Fuel costs ripple quietly through the food supply chain, and stories like his are a reminder that energy economics are never just abstract numbers on a chart.
And in Argentina, university students are taking to the streets over President Milei's sweeping austerity measures, with protests turning violent on campuses. A judge has already fined the government for failing to fund universities, signaling that the courts may become a key battleground as Milei's economic reforms collide with public institutions.
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