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October 2, 2026
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Breaking, Energy & Commodities

G7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels From Emergency Reserves After Trump Threatens Diesel Export Ban

The Group of Seven nations agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel from emergency reserves over the next four months, including a frontloaded diesel...

October 1, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Energy & Commodities

The Refinery That Won the Oil Shock: Inside Phillips 66’s Record Quarter

There is an old saying on trading floors that in a gold rush, you want to own the company selling shovels. In the oil shock of 2026, the shovels...

September 30, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Energy & Commodities

Bloom Energy’s 11% Pop Shows the AI Trade Has Moved to the Power Grid

Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The most interesting trade in the market today is not a chip stock. It is a power company. Bloom Energy surged roughly 11% in the...

September 29, 2026
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Energy & Commodities, Guides

Gold Slipped While the War Raged: What a Safe Haven Really Is

On Monday, September 28, gold futures sat near $4,190 an ounce, down almost 4% on the day, even as the US-Iran war entered its eighth month. Gold is still...

September 28, 2026
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Breaking, Energy & Commodities

Oil Spike Meets Rate Fears: Wall Street Starts the Week on the Back Foot

Update — 12:30 CT: Brent crude pulled back sharply at midday after CNN reported President Trump is open to relief from sanctions on Iran if there is real progress...

September 28, 2026
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Analysis, Energy & Commodities

Diesel at $6.53: The Case of the Fuel That Broke Records and Bent Politics

On September 22, the national average price of diesel fuel hit $6.53 a gallon, the highest level on record, according to AAA (MarketWatch). By September 25 it stood near...

September 28, 2026
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Analysis, Energy & Commodities

The $27 Billion “No”: Inside Northern Star’s Rejection of Gold Fields

On Monday, September 28, Australia’s top gold producer, Northern Star Resources, said it had rejected an unsolicited A$38.7 billion ($27.1 billion) takeover proposal from South Africa’s Gold Fields (Reuters)....

September 27, 2026
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Analysis, Energy & Commodities

Sixteen Bankruptcies in Thirty Days: The Diesel Squeeze Eating America’s Small Truckers

Between late August and September 21, at least 16 trucking, delivery, and transportation companies entered bankruptcy proceedings across the United States, according to federal court filings and carrier records...

September 27, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Energy & Commodities

Crude’s Split Week: Brent Up, WTI Down, and the Hormuz Deal the Market Is Watching

Update — Sunday, 3:24 PM CT: President Trump said on Sunday that he rejected Iran’s proposal for a ceasefire and a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming...

September 26, 2026
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Analysis, Energy & Commodities

Gold’s Wildest Year Ever: From $5,500 to $4,000 and Back Again

There is an old Wall Street saying that gold is the fear trade, the asset people run to when nothing else makes sense. This year, gold has been something...