Michael Kern

By Michael Kern - May 26, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT Donald Trump returned from Beijing calling his two-day summit with Xi Jinping a "success,” but the rare earth market is less convinced.

By Michael Kern - May 27, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT Permian Basin innovator LibertyStream is betting big that the “drill baby drill” era may have

By Michael Kern - May 27, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT TotalEnergies will keep its fuel price caps across all its services stations in France through

By Michael Kern - May 27, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT China just expanded its national emissions trading scheme to cover steel production.

By Michael Kern - May 28, 2026, 10:31 AM CDT Chevron has filed a request to buy 70% in an oil and gas exploration block offshore southwest

By Michael Kern - May 29, 2026, 7:30 AM CDT Early on Friday, oil prices were on track to plunge by 19% in May as traders and speculators

By Michael Kern - Jun 01, 2026, 5:32 AM CDT Oil prices pushed higher Monday, with Brent crude topping $94 per barrel and WTI climbing

By Michael Kern - Jun 02, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT Gold steadied and clawed back earlier losses Monday, trading up 1.08% to $4,525.34 per ounce

South Korea will triple Canadian crude imports to 16 million barrels in 2026 and commit to 30-year LNG purchases as the Hormuz supply shock forces a major energy supply overhaul.

By Michael Kern - Jun 03, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT Copper is trading just above $14,000 a ton in London, roughly $500 shy of its all-time high set in January, and Wall Street thinks it has further to run.