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Crude prices pushed sharply higher on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s strong advance as escalating Middle East tensions and mounting threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz reinforced fears of supply disruptions. At 03:25 ET (08:25 GMT), May Brent futures climbed 3.7% to $80.58 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose…

Gold prices moved lower on Tuesday, giving back earlier gains as a firmer U.S. dollar pressured the metal, even as investors weighed escalating conflict in the Middle East and concerns over oil supply disruptions. Spot gold was down 0.4% at $5,303.12 an ounce as of 01:24 ET (06:24 GMT), after climbing as much as 1%…

Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) edged higher on Tuesday but remained off recent highs as escalating tensions tied to the U.S.–Iran conflict continued to dampen investor appetite for risk. The largest cryptocurrency by market value is still confined to the range that has dominated trading for most of February and remains significantly lower on a year-to-date basis. Bitcoin…

Part 2 of a 3‑part investor series In Part 1 of this series introduced U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:USEG) as a company undergoing a strategic transformation, then Part 2 marks the point where that transformation becomes visible. 2026 is a pivotal year—not just because of what U.S. Energy plans to build, but because of what that…

Electric vehicles (EVs) are one of the most important catalysts behind the green energy transition, with global sales growing from 800,000 vehicles in 2016 to more than 17 million in 2024, increasing the global fleet to almost 58 million vehicles displacing more than 1 million barrels of oil consumption per day. The International Energy Agency…

Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) said it expects the combined company formed through its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) to generate approximately $69 billion in pro forma revenue for fiscal year 2026. According to projections released Monday, the merged media group is targeting adjusted EBITDA of about $18 billion and anticipates realizing roughly $6 billion in synergies…

NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT) shares surged about 11% to $5.97 in premarket trading on Monday after the liquefied natural gas developer provided an update on its expected production timeline and future expansion plans. Chief Executive Officer Matt Schatzman said the company is targeting first LNG output from Train 1 at its Rio Grande LNG project during…

Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NTLA) shares gained 4.8% to $14.44 in premarket trading on Monday after the company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had lifted a clinical hold affecting a late-stage study of its experimental gene-editing therapy for heart disease. The regulator had previously halted two pivotal trials of nexiguran ziclumeran last year following…