The inflation problem hiding behind the gas pump Gasoline gets most of the attention when energy prices rise, but diesel touches far more of the physical economy. Trucks use it to move food and merchandise. Farmers burn it in tractors
The oil market just lost part of its escape route For months, the Strait of Hormuz has dominated the oil story. The assumption was that even with traffic constrained through the Persian Gulf, producers could adapt, reroute barrels and prevent
Washington isn’t just funding a tungsten mine The U.S. government is taking a much more aggressive approach to critical minerals. A new $450 million investment in Elmet Group will reach across nearly the entire tungsten supply chain, from mine development
Washington has run into the problem with using tariffs on something everyone needs Copper has spent months trading around the expectation that the U.S. Administration would eventually place tariffs on refined metal. Now that assumption is being questioned. The White
Copper is knocking on the door of a record Copper finished Friday around $14,405 per metric ton, just below its all-time high of $14,527.50. The metal has now risen every week since late June, putting it on track for an
A cheap drone can destroy a million-dollar target. But it still needs the right materials to fly. Modern warfare has discovered an uncomfortable economic truth. A drone costing a few hundred or a few thousand dollars can destroy equipment worth
Chevron is making a long-term bet on Venezuelan oil Chevron is preparing one of its biggest expansions in Venezuela in decades. The company plans to invest more than $7 billion through its Venezuelan joint ventures and increase production to roughly
The oil market is adapting faster than expected The Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be the pressure point that kept crude prices elevated as the Iran conflict dragged on. Instead, more oil is getting through. Goldman Sachs estimates that
AI’s power problem is creating some unexpected opportunities A few years ago, connecting aluminum scrap with artificial intelligence would have sounded like a stretch. Today, it deserves a closer look. California startup Voya Energy has raised $35 million to develop
Washington isn’t just making another critical-minerals list The U.S. government has spent years talking about how dependent the country is on foreign critical minerals. Now it is asking companies to show it what they can build. The Defense Industrial Base
The inflation problem hiding behind the gas pump Gasoline gets most of the attention when
The oil market just lost part of its escape route For months, the Strait of
Washington isn’t just funding a tungsten mine The U.S. government is taking a much more
Washington has run into the problem with using tariffs on something everyone needs Copper has
Copper is knocking on the door of a record Copper finished Friday around $14,405 per
A cheap drone can destroy a million-dollar target. But it still needs the right materials
Chevron is making a long-term bet on Venezuelan oil Chevron is preparing one of its
The oil market is adapting faster than expected The Strait of Hormuz was supposed to
AI’s power problem is creating some unexpected opportunities A few years ago, connecting aluminum scrap
Washington isn’t just making another critical-minerals list The U.S. government has spent years talking about
