• Lundberg: Gasoline Price Hits $3 a Gallon, Surging 41 Cents in 3 Months
  
  The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. jumped 10 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $3.00 in what could be the beginning of a long, hot summer for American motorists at the pump.
• Gold Price Hits 2018 Low as Trade Comments Lift Stocks, Dollar
  
  Gold marked a new low for the year on Monday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's declaration that a trade war between China and the United States was "on hold" helped boost appetite for higher risk assets such as stocks and the dollar.
• Gold Bulls Push for the Exits on Strong Dollar and Lack of Fear
  
  The strong dollar is proving too much of a headwind for gold.
• Bitcoin Miners Said Using as Much Energy as Ireland
  
  Bitcoin miners are using as much energy as Ireland - study
• BP Chief Sees Shale, OPEC Cooling Oil Markets
  
  BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley expects a flood of U.S. shale and the reopening of OPEC taps to cool the oil market after crude rose above $80 a barrel this week.
• Big Ag Turns to Peas to Meet Soaring Global Protein Demand
  
  While the market remains relatively small, the demand for pea powder and other emerging protein sources is soaring, from the middle classes in China and the health-conscious in California to livestock producers and fish farmers who need to fatten animals on ever-tighter budgets.
• China Buys Record Amount of Russian Soy as It Shuns US Growers
  
  China, the world’s biggest soybean importer, almost tripled purchases from Russia amid a trade dispute with the U.S., the biggest producer.
• Brent Oil Hits $80 a Barrel on Concerns About Iran Supply
  
  Oil prices hit $80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2014 on concerns Iranian exports could fall, reducing supply in an already tightening market.
• Gold Price Slides to 2018 Low as Dollar Strengthens
  
  Gold slid to a fresh low for the year on Thursday as another rise in U.S. bond yields and concerns over political risk in Italy held the dollar index near its 2018 peak.
• Cryptocurrency May Light up Renewable Energy in Moldova
  
  Moldova, a small, landlocked country in eastern Europe, imports three-quarters of its energy and has seen its energy prices rise by more than half in the past five years.
• Russell 2000 Hits Record as Retail, Tech Stocks Boost Wall Street
  
  Retail and technology stocks led Wall Street higher on Wednesday as the small-cap Russell 2000 hit a record peak, even as U.S. bond yields touched near a seven-year high and investors fretted over geopolitics.
• Oil Price Rises Amid Larger Than Expected US Stock Draws
  
  Crude settled at the highest since 2014 as shrinking U.S. oil, gasoline and diesel stockpiles signaled tightening global supplies.
• OPEC Sees Oil Price Rally to $80 as Short-Term Spike
  
  OPEC sees oil's rally towards $80 a barrel as a short-term spike driven by geopolitics rather than any supply shortage, four OPEC delegates said, a sign the group is not rushing yet to rethink its supply-cutting agreement.The view of top exporter Saudi Arabia is that any...
• For Big Oil, Reserve Size Matters Less Than Ever
  
  A decade ago, the news that the world's top oil and gas companies had less than 12 years of production left in their reserves might have caused a panicked sell-off in their shares.
• Gold Price Steadies After Biggest Fall Since 2016 on Dollar, Yield Surge
  
  Gold steadied on Wednesday after a surge in the dollar and U.S. bond yields in the previous session had pushed prices down 1.7 percent to their lowest this year.
• Oil Price Lingers Near 2014 Highs Amid Iran Sanction Fears
  
  Oil prices ended a shade firmer after retreating from multi-year highs hit early in the day on Tuesday, supported by concerns that U.S. sanctions on Iran are likely to restrict crude exports from one of the biggest producers in the Middle East.
• 10-Year Yield Tops 3%, Highest Since 2011 as Rout Deepens
  
  The Treasury market's big bang came on a day that few traders could have seen coming. And that's bad news for bond bulls in the days, weeks, and perhaps even months ahead.In the grand scheme of things, nothing much happened to cause the benchmark 10-year U.S. yield to break...
• Larry Kudlow: Trump-Xi 'Bromance' May Spur China Trade Deal
  
  Larry Kudlow says he is optimistic that a trade war between the U.S. and China can be prevented.
• Gold Price Hits Fresh 2018 Low as Rising Yields Lift Dollar
  
  Gold slid more than 1 percent on Tuesday, falling for a third day to hit its lowest this year as a rise in U.S. borrowing costs pushed up the dollar and overshadowed the impact of strife in Gaza.
• Coinbase Goes After Wall Street With New Cryptocurrency Tools
  
  Coinbase Inc. became the best-known cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. by bringing Bitcoin to the masses. Now it’s looking to crack Wall Street.
• Stephen Moore: Electric-Power Market Crisis Stands to Drain US of Greatness
  
  Is anyone paying attention to the crisis that is going on in our electric power markets?
• Investors See Big Oil Surge, but Physical Markets Suggest Caution
  
  Oil futures prices have soared past three-year highs, OPEC's deal has cut millions of barrels of inventory worldwide and investors are betting in record numbers that prices could rocket past $80 and even hit $90 a barrel this year.
• Thieves Suck Millions out of Mexican Banks in Transfer Heist
  
  Thieves siphoned hundreds of millions of pesos out of Mexican banks, including No. 2 Banorte, by creating phantom orders that wired funds to fake accounts and promptly withdrew the money, two sources close to the government's investigation said.
• OPEC Says Oil Glut Almost Gone, Makes Supply Pledge Amid Iran Worries
  
  A global oil glut has been virtually eliminated, according to OPEC figures, thanks in part to an OPEC-led supply cut deal in place since January 2017 and fast-rising global demand.
• Saudi Aramco Trading Arm ATC Sells First US Oil to United Arab Emirates
  
  Saudi oil producer Aramco's trading arm has begun supplying U.S. condensate, an ultra-light crude oil, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), four people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday, underlining the giant firm's global ambitions.

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