Tag: commodities
Biofuels Producers, Farmers Not Sold on Switch to Electric
(Associated Press) The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
Energy Sector Seen as Big Winner After Disastrous 2020
(Associated Press) Energy companies spent the first quarter of 2021 recharging from a draining year. Wall Street expects that growth to continue...
Why Is Biden Halting Federal Oil and Gas Sales?
(Associated Press) President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation's vast public lands and waters in his...
Push to Prevent Next Meat Shortage Hits Big Obstacle
(Associated Press) Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small...
Spiking Energy Leads Wholesale Prices Up 0.5% in February
(Associated Press) Energy prices continued to rocket higher in February, though overall wholesale prices moderated after a record jump in January.
Backwardation and Other Evidence of a Silver Supply Squeeze
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) The effort to squeeze silver shorts may appear to have fizzled, but naked short sellers are as...
Court Rules Against Apaches in Bid to Halt Proposed Mine
(Associated Press) A federal judge has rejected a request from a group of Apaches to keep the U.S. Forest Service from transferring...
Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Thwarting Biden on Climate
(Associated Press) In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep...
Losses Mount for Oil Companies as Pandemic Grips Economy
(Associated Press) Exxon Mobil reported its third consecutive quarter of losses as the global pandemic curtailed travel and crippled global economic activity.
Three Unstoppable Forces Set to Drive Silver Prices
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) The threat of economically crippling lockdowns, the promise of unending monetary stimulus, and the uncertainty of game-changing...
