What Happened The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy says it wants to use the Defense Production Act of 1950 to speed up domestic uranium fuel production and help build more reactors by 2033. The initiative, called “Nuclear

What Happened New U.S. government data suggests China entered the Iran war with a much larger strategic oil cushion than the United States, giving Beijing a stronger buffer as global energy markets remain under pressure. According to the figures cited

What Happened Oil prices jumped sharply on Monday after a chaotic weekend in the Middle East ended with the U.S. Navy seizing an Iranian-flagged cargo ship and Iran insisting that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Brent crude climbed more

What Happened Gold gave back most of its early gains as traders weighed signs of progress on a U.S.-Iran truce against the reality that the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut. Bullion initially moved higher, but sentiment turned more mixed

What Happened Oil flipped between gains and losses as the market tried to balance two conflicting forces: signs of tighter U.S. supply and fresh hopes that the U.S. and Iran could keep talking long enough to extend the current ceasefire.

What Happened The European Union and the United States are moving closer to a new agreement on critical minerals, with both sides aiming to coordinate production, investment, and supply chains to reduce reliance on China. According to the reported draft

What Happened Gold advanced for a third straight day as traders weighed the chances of a diplomatic path in the Iran war, even as signs of instability around the ceasefire kept markets on edge. Bullion traded around $4,770 an ounce,

What Happened Oil flipped from gains to losses as traders weighed two competing forces at once: a reported push for a Middle East ceasefire and a fresh ultimatum from President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Primorsk Takes A Direct Hit Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, one of its largest oil export gateways, lost at least 40% of its storage facilities after Ukrainian drone attacks last month, satellite images showed. The damage matters because the terminal is built

Domestic Supply Chain Push Takes Another Step Rare earths developers REalloys (ALOY.O) and U.S. Critical Materials have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a fully domestic supply chain for key materials in the U.S. The agreement fits into Washington’s broader effort to reduce