August 6, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved a 3.42% conversion efficiency in laser-produced plasma (LPP) EUV lithography, closing in on ASML’s 5.5% commercial benchmark. Although current power …
August 10, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT. U.S. stock futures point to modest gains with investors assessing a strong weekly rally while monitoring geopolitical risks in the Middle East. According to Polymarket data, there is a 62% …
August 10, 2026, 2:41 PM EDT.Energy shares climbed 3.5%, propelled by increases in Exxon Mobil (XOM +3.30%) and Chevron (CVX +3.50%) after Brent crude advanced 3.06% to $86.11, spurred by Iran’s stance on Hormuz Strait …
Gold (XAU/USD) price edges up at the beginning of the week as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faces delays due to demands from Iran to the US, and is capped by the modest strength of the Greenback, with traders ey…
“Let the oil flow!” With those words on Sunday evening, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had reached an agreement to end the war with Iran after more than one hundred days and open the Strait o…
Copper’s record-breaking 2025 has set up a tight but fragile market heading into 2026 as supply strains deepen, tariff fears distort trade flows and analysts flag long-term deficits.
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on strikes targeting Iranâs energy infrastructure until early April, as Washington signals that diplomacy remains its preferred path forward in the escalating conflict. T…
Options Blueprint [Adv]: Financing a Convex Asymmetric HedgeMarket Context The setup on the chart is not just about momentum. It is about what happens when a market clears an important prior high through a gap and then …
August 6, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT. Live cattle futures added 42 cents to $2.22, while Aug 26 Live Cattle settled at $234.175, a gain of $2.225. Feeder cattle contracts advanced 72 cents to $2.27, as the CME Feeder Cattle Ind…
Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are on track to hit a four-month high in June, yet crude prices have tumbled to their lowest levels in months as the Strait of Hormuz tentatively reopens, exposing a fragile and uneven re…
Good Day... And a Tub Thumpin' Thursday to one and all! Well, it took 11 innings to get the win, but my beloved Cardinals did it and beat the Mets 2-1...Of course the game could have gone on and on if MLB hadn't come up…
Oil prices fell on Friday as shipping flows through key Middle East chokepoints helped offset supply fears tied to the US-Iran war. Brent and WTI were both still set for monthly gains of about 20%.
CORRIGENDUM, 16 March 2026 – The initial March 2026 monthly analysis stated that, ‘Twenty-three vessels delivered EUR 800 bn of Russian crude oil and oil products while flying a false flag‘, and it should read, ‘Twenty-…
August 5, 2026, 3:12 AM EDT. President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen “very soon,” cautioning Iran about potential strikes if they reverse course. The US, Iran, and Oman are close to a 60-day temporary agre…
Oil prices dropped sharply yesterday on rising optimism that the US and Iran may be moving closer to reviving a Middle East deal. ICE Brent settled more than 7% lower on the day, after President Trump called off strikes…
August 4, 2026, 3:46 AM EDT. LIC shares dropped almost 9% after the government launched an offer for sale (OFS) of up to a 6.5% stake, setting a floor price of Rs 382, representing an 11% discount from the prior closing…
Asia-Pacific stock markets continued to face selling pressure after opening on Thursday (the 30th), with the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision and Middle East geopolitical risks serving as the twin drivers…
West Texas Intermediate snapped 6.21% lower to $79.41 a barrel Monday morning, printed a session low of $78.93 for a near-7% loss, and settled the September contract at $79.46, down $5.21 on the day. Brent shed 5.11% to…
On Monday, as the conflict between the United States and Iran reached its 157th day, Iran denied Donald Trump’s claim that new talks on ending the conflict would begin on Monday, after the US president called off what h…