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5 Things to Know Today: Oil Surges, Tariffs Land Tomorrow, Your Gas Tax Break Survives

  Monday, September 7, 2026 — Labour Day | Canadian Money Brief Markets are closed for the holiday, but the week ahead is loaded. Here are five things worth knowing before you head back to your desk tomorrow. 1. Oil Hits a Five-Week High as the Iran Conflict Escalates Crude climbed to $92.06 US/barrel on Saturday — up 17.75% over the past month and nearly 48% year over year — after Iran and the United States exchanged missile strikes this week. Israel's defence minister has threatened "crippling" attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure, the EU has formally joined the US-led sanctions campaign, and US Vice President JD Vance said Washington won't hold peace talks until Iran stops targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. What it means for you: Even with the federal gas tax break extended (see #4), pump prices track the price of crude itself. If your tank's getting low, filling up early this week may beat whatever the Strait of Hormuz situation does to prices by...
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AWS Outage Highlights Global Dependence on Amazon’s Cloud

 

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is showing strong signs of recovery after a massive outage on October 20, 2025, that disrupted apps, websites, and services across the globe. The failure originated in AWS’s US-EAST-1 region in Northern Virginia, one of its largest cloud hubs, and was linked to a DNS resolution issue affecting DynamoDB, a core database service.

The outage caused widespread disruptions, with millions of users unable to access platforms such as Snapchat, Fortnite, Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit, and Duolingo. Even Amazon’s own services—including Prime Video, Alexa, and Ring—experienced slowdowns or downtime. Airports, banks, and financial apps also reported interruptions, underscoring the scale of the incident.

By early morning, AWS engineers had identified the root cause and began rolling out fixes. Within hours, the company reported “significant signs of recovery,” though some services continued to experience residual issues.

The outage has reignited debate about the internet’s heavy reliance on a handful of cloud providers. Experts warn that such incidents highlight the risks of centralization, as a single point of failure can ripple across industries worldwide.


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