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The U.S. National Debt Broke a Record Again, Topping $34 Trillion.
Jan 08, 2024
It took only 3 months to reach new highs. Back in June 2023, Joe Biden suspended the national debt limit until Janu...
New Israeli-Hamas Events Point to Increasing Chances of Further Oil Price Spikes
Oct 18, 2023
Tension escalated in the Middle East after hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital, sparking concerns ab...
Lithium Shortage Weigh on EV Makers’ Plans Despite Prices’ Rollback
Jul 03, 2023
Jeopardized by a possible shortage of lithium for electric vehicle batteries, automakers are trying to secure suppl...
DXY Dollar Index Little Changed Despite Stalling Talks about Debt Ceiling Increase
May 10, 2023
The DXY Dollar Index Spot is trading nearly unchanged today at 101.72, seemingly ignoring the latest news about sta...
Lithium is Again in Everyone’s Focus: What Happened?
Feb 20, 2023
There is a slew of mind-boggling events entailing global lithium industry lately.
Biden’s CHIPS Act Prompts to Take a More Detailed Look at Semiconductor Stocks and ETFs
Dec 01, 2022
The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), an exchange-traded fund holding 30 hot semiconductor stocks.
Diesel Fuel: Crunch Time Is Coming, Unless Something Changes
Oct 26, 2022
After a short pause, Diesel futures trading in New York surged almost back to the highest level in records going ba...
ITA: Defense Stocks as Apparent Pick amidst Escalation of Geopolitical Wars
Oct 12, 2022
The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF is up 191% over the past 10 years but has been relatively flat over the pa...
OPEC+ To Cut Production By Two Million Barrels a Day
Oct 06, 2022
OPEC+ announced a much larger-than-expected production cut. The recommendation from the panel of OPEC+ ministers fo...