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President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

Stocks are starting the holiday-shortened week less than 1% from a fresh record high. But there's one issue that may cause investor conniptions in the coming year: a resurgence of inflation. That's ...

In commodity trading, I have seen a $ 1 per ton difference debated for days. Freight assumptions are recalculated, bank charges are challenged and the margin is checked again. Yet a request to move ...

Adapting to this climate-driven reality means thinking like a meteorologist—and turning risks into rewards. Getty Images The world of finance is developing very rapidly today. New technologies appear, ...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio was a key figure behind McDonald's Chicken McNugget. He advised the fast-food chain on pricing the nuggets to account for volatility, he said on the Odd Lots podcast.

Gunvor reported a net profit of $2.36 billion for 2022, joining other commodity trading majors and energy companies in raking in record earnings on the back of last year’s commodity rally. Revenues ...

By: Georgette Virgo In physical commodity trading, the paperwork behind a single shipment can pass through a dozen ...