COMMODITIES

Oil Slips as Truce Hopes Clash With Saudi Supply Risk

Diplomacy is finally taking some heat out of oil Oil prices eased Friday as traders received the clearest indication yet that Washington and Tehran may be working toward a phased end to the conflict. Negotiators in New York are discussing

Gold Falls to One-Week Low as Dollar and Yields Climb

Gold is caught on the wrong side of the inflation trade Gold slipped 0.4% to roughly $4,271 an ounce Thursday, while December futures fell to $4,306 as several of the metal’s biggest short-term headwinds arrived at once. The dollar climbed

Record Diesel Prices Are Spreading Through the U.S. Economy

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

Oil Above $100 Is Becoming More Than a Hormuz Story

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 Is Putting $450 Million Into The Tungsten Supply Chain

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

The White House Is Backing Away From Copper Tariffs

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

3 Critical Minerals Stocks for the Drone Warfare Boom

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