Economy
Goldman Sachs has cautioned that global commodity markets have entered what it describes as an “era of high volatility,” driven by governments building strategic stockpiles that are fragmenting a once integrated global system and making prices more sensitive to disruptions. In a report published......
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in Caracas on Wednesday for talks with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, marking the highest level visit by a US energy official to the South American country in nearly three decades. The meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace......
Nearly 70 oil tankers linked to Russia’s so called shadow fleet have reflagged under the Russian registry since May 2025, responding to a sharp escalation in Western sanctions enforcement that has left stateless vessels exposed to seizure on the high seas, according to maritime intelligence firm......
Two major Russian airlines will evacuate their tourists from Cuba and suspend operations to the island as a severe aviation fuel shortage disrupts the Caribbean nation, Russia’s aviation authority announced Wednesday. Rossiya Airlines, part of the Aeroflot Group, and Nordwind Airlines, also known......
Russia’s oil and gas tax revenues fell in January to their lowest monthly level since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the mounting strain Western sanctions are placing on the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war effort. State income from the energy sector dropped to 393 billion rubles,......
Russian energy company Novatek reported a sharp drop in net profit for 2025, underscoring the growing strain Western sanctions are placing on Moscow’s liquefied natural gas sector. The country’s largest LNG producer said net income fell to 183 billion rubles, or about 2.37 billion dollars,......
Tesla has lodged a criminal complaint against a member of Germany’s IG Metall union after he was caught secretly recording a works council meeting at the company’s Grünheide plant near Berlin, according to an internal staff memo reviewed by Reuters. The incident marks a new escalation......
Russian oil exporters are increasingly declaring Singapore as the official destination for crude shipments, signaling a shift in trade flows as India scales back purchases following a new trade agreement with the United States, according to maritime data from LSEG and market traders. In January, tankers......
Honda Motor reported a sharp fall in profits as U.S. import tariffs, weakening demand for electric vehicles, and ongoing semiconductor supply disruptions continued to weigh on performance. The Japanese automaker said net profit for the nine months through December fell 42 percent from a year earlier......
Cuba introduced sweeping emergency measures on Monday as the island faces a rapidly worsening energy crisis, intensified by US pressure aimed at cutting off its oil supplies. The government ordered a four-day workweek for state-run enterprises, shortened school hours, suspended university classes and......
Mexico has suspended its oil deliveries to Cuba to avoid potential US tariffs threatened by the Trump administration, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Monday, describing the American sanctions as deeply unfair and warning they would further suffocate an island already facing severe economic distress. Speaking......
Cuba has informed international airlines that jet fuel will be unavailable at all of the island’s airports for an entire month, forcing major carriers to suspend or reroute flights as the nation’s energy crisis reaches a critical level. Officials issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) warning......
Europe must urgently reduce its reliance on US payment giants Visa and Mastercard, the head of the European Payments Initiative has warned, as officials grow increasingly concerned that American-controlled financial infrastructure could be used as leverage amid worsening transatlantic relations. Martina......
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