Commodities

August 7, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Crude oil concerns drive up costs, but supply holds

While the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased paraxylene (PX), purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and mono ethylene glycol (MEG) prices, outright supply shortages have been limited, with...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Forget TMC The Metals Company: This Rare Earth Stock Is the Smarter Bet Right Now

Key Points The Metals Company is attempting to build an undersea mining operation, which could be a big opportunity. MP Materials has a fully integrated rare-earth mining business that...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

India cuts overall energy import dependence to 42%, but crude oil imports still meet 90% of demand: CII-EY report

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): India’s overall dependence on imported primary energy has eased modestly to around 42 per cent in FY25 from 47 per cent in FY17,...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Bloom Energy Is Down 20% in a Month. Is It Time to Switch to Plug Power or FuelCell Energy?

Quick Read Bloom Energy (BE) is a profitable fuel cell operator on a trailing 12-month basis, but its 303x trailing P/E means Plug Power (PLUG) and FuelCell Energy (FCEL)...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Russian Oil Production Climbs Above 9 Million Bpd in July

Russia increased oil production in July as stronger exports and recovering refinery runs gave producers somewhere to put more barrels. Crude oil and condensate output rose by roughly 100,000...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

A massive oil spill threatens off the coast of Oman

Tanker Runs Aground This satellite image shows crude oil leaking from a tanker that ran aground off the coast of Oman. Planet Labs PBC/Planet Labs PBC/AP/dpa The “Caroline Bezengi”...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Gold Price Today (UK): XAU/USD Nears $4,300 On Hormuz Deal

What’s happening across gold, oil and GBP/USD today A single geopolitical development – progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical Middle East oil shipping route – is...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

UAE Defies Hormuz Risks to Keep Crude Flowing to Global Market

The United Arab Emirates has moved more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than any other producer over the past two months, providing a much-needed buffer for global markets...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Indian Refiners Continue West Africa Crude Buying Spree

India’s state-run refiners continue their buying spree of crude from West Africa as the Middle East crisis has sapped supply and made deliveries uncertain. In one of the latest...

August 6, 2026
Noah
Commodities

Trump warned ‘once it’s gone, it’s gone’ as US has just 43 days of emergency crude oil buffer

As the U.S. stockpile of crude oil dissipates amid Trump’s war against Iran, an economist warned that “once it’s gone, it’s gone,” and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve can only...