US diesel refining margin (diesel crack spread) has surged above $100/bbl, a record level amid tightening global fuel production. The diesel crack hovered around $100/bbl on Tuesday, slightly below a prior peak above $102/bbl; it first closed above $100/bbl on Monday. Before this year the metric had never exceeded $89/bbl; the previous record was set in October 2022 during a diesel shortage ahead of winter. A combination of factors has created a near "perfect storm" pushing diesel prices higher

Aug 19, 2026 — Hongqing Technology’s technology-demonstration satellite Honghu-03, launched on a Zhuque-3 Yao-2 carrier rocket, successfully reached orbit. Solar arrays deployed and telemetry is normal. Hongqing says Honghu-03 was developed to validate technologies and production pathways that enable batch manufacturing — from core single-unit components to whole-satellite systems — to meet high-density launch and rapid networking needs. The company noted this follows maturation of reusable-rocket technology and accelerating global low-Earth-orbit constellation deployment.

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