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Oil prices fell from $111 to $73 per barrel, yet mortgage rates remain near yearly highs because the 10-year yield is around 4.48%. The outlook is driven mainly by Fed policy, firm labor data and hot ...

4 days Asian LNG Spot Prices Jump 10% as Hormuz Crisis Reignites Supply Fears 4 days Pakistan Pays Highest Spot LNG Price in Four Years as Qatar Supply Falters 4 days TotalEnergies Sees Stronger Q2 ...

The Hormuz crisis exposed the vulnerability of oil-importing nations, prompting countries such as India, Australia, Singapore, and Pakistan to expand strategic petroleum reserves and fuel storage ...

What matters most is not how many ships are leaving the Strait of Hormuz, but how many are going in. The latest "behind-the-meter" deal as Chevron makes 20-year natural gas partnership with Microsoft ...

At first glance, declining oil and gold prices could suggest a cooling economy and easing inflation concerns. That’s because both these commodities react to economic uncertainty. But there are more ...

Salt can become a hot commodity amid a boom in demand for sodium-ion batteries, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Jack Lu and his team at the bank predict sodium-ion batteries will account for 20% ...

The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz. It is estimated that about 20% of the world's oil flows through that chokepoint. That's a huge amount of oil, and it ...

Oil is nearing its prewar price after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to end the conflict, but gasoline prices remain significantly elevated. While President ...

CVX yields 4% with 39 straight years of dividend growth and 1.30x free cash flow coverage, making oil-price fears look overblown at $168. The Hess acquisition drove a 15% production surge to 3,858 ...

Drivers of many newer vehicles are being hit with a surcharge at oil change time, because the little plug at the bottom of ...