Commodities

Current price of oil as of October 30, 2026

At 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time, oil was trading at $118.07 per barrel on the Brent market, up $2.67 from the previous day and roughly...

Swiss central bank posts bumper $23bn profit as gold, foreign assets soar

The Swiss National Bank reported a profit of 19.1 billion Swiss francs, or $23.3 billion, on its investments in the third quarter. Its year-to-date...

Russian strikes plunge Ukrainian city into blackout as Zelenskyy warns of more missile attacks

Russian strikes caused a near-total blackout in Dnipro, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, leaving more than 350,000 people without electricity after damage to energy infrastructure. At...

BP’s third-quarter profit nearly quadruples to $8.5 billion as refining margins surge

BP beat third-quarter expectations with underlying profit of $8.5 billion, above the $6.191 billion forecast compiled by analysts. The result was nearly four times...

Current price of oil as of October 29, 2026

At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time, Brent crude oil was trading at $115.40 per barrel, down 85 cents from the previous morning and about $50.50...

Shell nearly doubles quarterly profit year-on-year as refining margins soar to record high

Shell’s adjusted earnings nearly doubled from $5.43 billion to $10.81 billion, exceeding the $9.92 billion expected by analysts according to the LSEG consensus. Indicative...

Trump methane policy rollback may have minimal impact on crude prices, EPA says

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the proposed easing of methane emissions rules would lower the price of U.S. crude oil by 11 cents...

Heating your home with oil could cost $750 more this winter. Read this before you pay the price.

Heating oil in New England has reached the highest price ever recorded by the U.S. government. Households in the region paid an average of...