As if the volatility in commodity markets this week was not enough, gold, silver, and copper experienced free falls on Friday as investors rushed to book profits after prices had hit record highs earlier this week. Gold prices slumped more than 5%, and fell below $5,000 briefly, while silver’s decline was more brutal as the
Exxon Mobil Corp achieved fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that narrowly surpassed Wall Street expectations, largely fueled by robust results in its refining segment and all-time high output from significant growth assets. Despite this strong quarter, the energy behemoth’s overall profit for the full year decreased compared to 2024, primarily due to the adverse effects of depressed
Shell and BP are actively pursuing US licenses to begin extracting natural gas from shared fields in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, the Caribbean country’s energy minister Roodal Moonilal announced on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report. As Latin America’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas and a major global supplier of ammonia and methanol,
Winter Storm Fern hammered the US this weekend, and Rystad Energy has warned that the deep freeze will continue to wreak havoc on US onshore oil and gas production. “Natural gas supply outages have emerged across the US in the wake of Winter Storm Fern, with an initial loss of 2 billion cubic feet per
Shares of cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave jumped in early trading on Monday after Nvidia said it would buy $2 billion worth of the company’s stock and deepen a partnership aimed at building large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next decade. Nvidia said it had acquired the stake at $87.20 a share, underscoring what it described
The S&P 500 Index and its top ETFs, like the VOO and SPY, remained in a tight range near their all-time high last week. It was trading at $6,915, a few points below its all-time high of $6,980. This article explores some of the top catalysts for the index next week. S&P 500 Index to
Gold is knocking on the $5,000-per-ounce door after a historic 66% rally in 2025, driven by geopolitical shocks, a weakening dollar, and relentless central bank buying of the precious metal. The impressive rally has investors reconsidering a critical decision: should they own bullion directly or buy exposure through exchange-traded funds? The answer depends entirely on
Plug Power stock price jumped by 16% on Thursday, its best day in months, after the company tweaked a key deal with Walmart. It soared to a high of $2.60, its highest level since November last year. So, is this a dead-cat bounce or will the rally be sustained? Why the Plug Power stock jumped
Sandisk stock price continued its remarkable bull run this week, reaching a record high of $501. SNDK has jumped by over 100% this year, making it the best-performing company in the S&P 500 Index. Its surge is a continuation of a bull run that started in April last year, when it bottomed at $30. Other
On Wednesday, Brazil’s Central Bank ordered the extrajudicial liquidation of Will Financeira SA Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento, also referred to as Will Bank, after having resolved earlier on the day resolution measures previously applied to Banco Master. On November 18, 2025, the central bank issued a decree to liquidate Banco Master due to issues with Will