Commodity wrap: silver hits new ATH; oil jumps 2% as Trump orders tanker blockade
Silver prices hit fresh record highs on Wednesday, above $66 per ounce. Gold prices also advanced on Wednesday, with softer labour market data
Oil
Oil
BP breaks tradition; names Meg O’Neill as first outsider and female CEO
BP has appointed Meg O’Neill, the chief executive of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as its new CEO. This move signals BP’s intention to intensify
Oil
Commodity wrap: gold steady on rate cut hopes, oil rises on sanction fears
Gold prices pared losses from earlier in the day as softer-than-expected US inflation data raised hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts next year.
Oil
Interview: OXCCU eyes 2x fossil fuel cost with breakthrough tech, CEO Symes says
UK-based OXCCU is advancing a game-changing one-step power-to-liquids (PtL) process that could dramatically lower the cost of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and accelerate
Oil
Commodity wrap: gold flat, oil set for second weekly decline, base metals in green
Gold prices eased and remained flat on Friday due to a stronger dollar against a basket of major currencies. Meanwhile, silver climbed more
Oil
Why 2026 could be another tough year for Venezuela’s economy under Maduro?
Despite official claims of recovery, Venezuela is heading toward 2026 burdened by deep structural weaknesses and rising uncertainty. Economist Aldo Contreras and political
Oil
Commodity wrap: silver smashes past $70/oz on firm demand, gold hits record high
The rally in silver prices continued on Tuesday as prices breached the $70-per-ounce mark for the first time ever on robust physical and
Bitcoin
Rumours of Ripple IPO talks resurface despite Monica Long’s denial
Ripple, the blockchain payments and infrastructure company behind XRP, has once again become the focus of IPO speculation. Recent claims circulating among crypto
Bitcoin
Polymarket confirms user accounts breached via third-party authentication vulnerability
Polymarket has recently confirmed that several of its users were affected by a security breach, which it says was due to a vulnerability
Bitcoin
Sanofi to acquire Dynavax for $2.2B, sending shares higher by 37%
Shares of Dynavax Technologies jumped sharply in premarket trading on Wednesday after the US vaccine maker agreed to be acquired by French pharmaceutical