Tag: Commodity Markets
Despite rising Iran-Israel tensions, crude oil prices hold steady – here’s why
Any disruption to oil production or transportation infrastructure in this region could lead to supply shortages, thereby impacting global oil prices. As per recent statistics, [Read more about this post…]
Oil prices slide as traders brush off U.S. airstrikes
Oil futures fell early Monday, extending the previous week’s steep decline, as traders looked past a series of retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed militants by a [Read more about this post…]
Gold and platinum are giving strong clues that stocks could gain 15% this year
A little-known indicator with an impressive record — the gold-to-platinum ratio — is bullish for the U.S. stock market over the coming 12 months. It’s [Read more about this post…]
Five-star fund manager bets on cheap AI, beer and China plays
We’ve got big tech earnings on the way from Microsoft and Alphabet, as a Fed meeting looms. What are big money managers worried about? “The [Read more about this post…]
Oil prices fall despite ‘grave escalation’ of Middle East crisis. Here’s why.
A drone strike Sunday killed three U.S. troops in Jordan over the weekend, raising the potential for further violence in the oil-rich Middle East, but [Read more about this post…]
Markets seen on edge after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalates Mideast crisis
A drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in northern Jordan, blamed by the White House on Iran-backed militants, marks a major escalation of [Read more about this post…]
Opinion: 5 real risks that could crush stocks in 2024 — and why they won’t
As U.S. stocks flirt with new highs and recession seems less and less likely, the hard-core stock-market bears continue to predict an array of market-tanking [Read more about this post…]
Albemarle to cut jobs, capex as lithium prices have plunged
Albemarle Corp. announced Wednesday cost-cutting actions, including job cuts, in an effort to boost cash flow as a result of changing market conditions, particularly in [Read more about this post…]
Apple and Tesla may no longer be ‘safe investments’ as China’s troubles grow
Another tough day for Wall Street is in the making, after China growth numbers disappointed, hitting oil and a bunch of U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. That [Read more about this post…]
Another Wall Street bank has boosted its S&P 500 target. Here’s why.
The return from a long holiday weekend is set to be a frosty one for investors, and not just that dangerous cold. Stock futures are [Read more about this post…]
