Commodities
Current price of oil as of October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, oil is trading at $104.74 per barrel based on the Brent benchmark, up $3.31 from the previous day and...
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Chevron CEO warns against ‘unwise’ diesel export ban, saying it could make things worse
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned Wednesday against a diesel export ban, calling it "unwise" and saying the policy risks worsening the supply situation. The...
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Oil rises as concerns over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia eclipse supply recovery
Oil prices rose Wednesday as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raised concerns about crude supply from the Middle East even as supplies have been...
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Former CIA official with Top Secret clearance admits to $194 million fraud, including 298 gold bars and four luxury South Florida properties
David J. Rush, a former senior federal official with a Top Secret/SCI clearance at the CIA, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria...
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Oil prices little changed as traders weigh strong Mideast exports against Gulf tensions
Oil prices remained little changed on Tuesday, with Brent crude at $100.33 per barrel and WTI at $89.55 per barrel. Middle Eastern exporters exceeded...
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‘AI Snake Oil’ author sees chatbots evolving into a ‘truth oracle’—and journalism heading somewhere it hasn’t been in 200 years
Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton computer scientist and coauthor of AI Snake Oil, said at a Northwestern conference that AI chatbots will become trustworthy enough...
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Chevron CFO Eimear Bonner built a 20-plus-year career at the company. Now she’ll run its core business
Chevron CFO Eimear Bonner will become president of its oil, products and gas division starting January 1st, transitioning from CFO to an operational role...
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Rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz are vulnerable to stepped-up Iranian tanker attacks
Iran has intensified its attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile rebound of crude oil exports from the Persian Gulf....