Ella Feldman

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No one can stop talking about sky-high gasoline prices. The ripple effects of diesel are worth watching too.

A tanker carrying a cargo of diesel believed to be bound for Cuba updated its destination to Trinidad and Tobago shortly after the US clarified that the communist-run island remains ineligible to receive Russian fuel.

Un buque cisterna que transportaba diésel, inicialmente destinado a Cuba, actualizó su destino a Trinidad y Tobago poco después de que EE.UU. aclarara que la isla sigue sin poder recibir combustible ruso.

(Bloomberg) -- Lea en español A tanker carrying a cargo of diesel believed to be bound for Cuba updated its destination to Puerto Cabello, a major

When it was $65 a barrel, crude was already going missing from Permian oil fields at record rates. Now that it’s almost $100, authorities are bracing for more pain.

(Bloomberg) -- Gold fell after US President Donald Trump sent mixed signals on whether the US and Iran could reach a deal to halt the nearly month-long war, further roiling global markets.

Yihui Xie and Ella Feldman 2 min read (Bloomberg) -- Gold advanced after US President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for securing a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East.

(Bloomberg) -- Gold staged a recovery, putting it on track for its first weekly gain since the US-Israeli war in Iran began, as bargain-buying accelerated after recent price declines.

(Bloomberg) -- Gold climbed for a second day as traders weighed the likelihood of US-Iran ceasefire negotiations. Bullion advanced as much as 2.8%, adding to a 1.6% jump in the previous session. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday insisted that peace talks with Iran are ongoing. Meanwhile, Tehran has publicly rejected US overtures and issued fresh conditions of its own to end the conflict that’s wreaked havoc across the Middle East and global markets.Even through the back-a