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Your Excel regression is probably a mess—here's how Python fixes it

Uncover the hidden pitfalls of Excel regression and learn why Python is the key to unlocking clean, efficient data analysis.
Austin American-Statesman

When are taxes due? What to know about the last day to file, refunds and IRS timing

Taxes are due Wednesday and millions of Americans are racing to file before the deadline. More than 90% of taxpayers are expected to file electronically, according to the Tax Policy Center, while the ...
PBS

Iran continues exporting millions of barrels of oil as around 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the war

HONG KONG (AP) — About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the ...
Wall Street Journal

Iran’s Control of Hormuz Means It’s Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War

Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war, showing it is in control of a strategic waterway that it has closed off to the rest of the region’s oil producers. As Gulf ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China Tells Top Refiners to Halt Diesel and Gasoline Exports

China’s government has told the country’s top oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline as an escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf disrupts the arrival of crude from one of the world’s ...
Neowin

Good news for Excel users: You can now import data from CSV files without Power Query

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...
GitHub

pytcs: a TwinCAT Scope text export file reader

A Python package for reading exported TwinCAT Scope Files. Export your TwinCAT Scope .svdx files to .txt/.csv and read them into Python. You can see the list of channels contained in the file together ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
CNBC

China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

New Chinese policies restricting silver exports are set to kick in Thursday as Beijing tightens its grip on the metal. State-run Securities Times on Tuesday cited an unnamed industry insider who said ...
CNBC

China suspends some critical mineral export curbs to the U.S. as trade truce takes hold

China suspended export restrictions on several rare earth elements, processing technologies, lithium battery materials, and other items announced on Oct. 9, 2025. The rollback also extended to curbs ...
Reuters

US becomes first country to export 10 million tonnes of LNG in single month

HOUSTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - (This Nov 3 story has been republished to remove an image, with no changes to text) The U.S. has become the first country to export 10 million metric tonnes (mmt) of ...