Commodities

The first half of the year was full of surprises on Wall Street.

Asian shares were mostly higher Friday as investors weighed how trade tensions between the U.S. and other nations might escalate.

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We are in the midst of an energy revolution

Liberty Steel said the facility would employ about 125 workers at launch.

OPEC announces a key production move.

Despite OPEC’s deal to boost production, oil prices surged to $68.58 a barrel.

Trump’s steel tariffs are welcome in Minnesota.

U.S. stocks are mostly lower Friday morning after small losses the day before and technology companies are down after they took their biggest drop in six weeks.

Asian shares were lower Friday, as investors awaited the Group of Seven leaders' meeting, continuing into the weekend, and for European Central Bank and Federal Reserve meetings next week.

Asian shares were lower Friday, as investors awaited the Group of Seven leaders' meeting, continuing into the weekend, and for European Central Bank and Federal Reserve meetings next week.

Asian stock markets rose Thursday following a rally on Wall Street as remarks by a European Central Bank board member eased worries about the new Italian government's spending plans.

U.S. stocks are mostly rising Wednesday morning as banks rise in tandem with interest rates.

Venezuela has the world's biggest oil reserves and is a key supplier to American fuel markets but its output has been hampered by inadequate investment, mismanagement and a confrontation with the United States that has led to sanctions.

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Wednesday ahead of a meeting of major industrialized economies overshadowed by tension over U.S. steel tariffs.

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U.S. stocks are mostly higher early Tuesday after posting solid gains over the last two days.

The U.S. government has asked Saudi Arabia and some other OPEC producers to increase oil production by about 1 million barrels per day (bpd), Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning as technology companies and banks gain ground.