• Oil Demand Uncertain After Record Rebound From Crash
  
  Oil posted its biggest monthly advance on record, just a few weeks after prices made a dramatic plunge below zero.
• Saudi Oil Flood to China Persists Despite Historic Output Cuts
  
  An early look at Saudi Arabia's crude exports for May shows that historic production cuts have done little to squelch the kingdom's flood of oil to China, which is just getting back on its feet from the coronavirus.
• Virus Sparks Round-the-Clock Rush to Fill US Gold Vaults
  
  The scramble to jump on one of the hottest gold trades in years -- by shipping bullion to New York -- has sparked what may be one of the largest ever physical transfers of the metal.
• Oil Analysts See Prices Rising But Still Below $40
  
  Oil prices will gradually gain this year with demand improving and supply falling, although tensions between the United States and China are hanging over the coronavirus-hit market, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
• Renewable Energy Surpasses Coal Use in US for 1st Time Since 1885
  
  Renewable energy use surpassed coal consumption in the United States last year for the first time since 1885, when wood was the main source of power, the federal government reported Thursday...
• Fed's Kaplan Sees Global Oil Glut Lasting Well Into 2021
  
  The global oil glut due to the coronavirus pandemic will likely last well into 2021, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday, and longer, if the economic recovery is weaker than expected."We think it will take probably until sometime in the...
• Crystals Are Outshining Diamonds in the Covid Era
  
  The market for minerals grows beyond hippie healing centers.
• Sources: Russia's Rosneft Finds Extended Oil Cuts Painful
  
  Rosneft does not have enough crude to ship to buyers with which it has long-term supply deals, making it hard for the Russian company to continue with record oil cuts beyond June, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
• The Oil Producer That Got Paid Zero for Its Barrels Last Month
  
  Oil's crash below zero last month may have been short-lived -- and confined to the U.S. -- but it helped ensure that at least one producer was paid absolutely nothing for its crude.
• Sports Betting Stocks Skyrocket During Pandemic
  
  Two prominent sports betting stocks are enjoying massive gains on Wall Street despite the sports world coming to a near standstill during the coronavirus pandemic.
• 23 State AGs Sue Trump Admin. for Fuel Efficiency Rollback
  
  Attorneys general of 23 states are suing the Trump administration for the rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency regulations.
• Bitcoiners Go Wild After Goldman Revives Tulip Mania Comparison
  
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. just forged a lot of new enemies -- in the crypto world.
• Why US Energy CEOs Will Get Big Payouts Despite Oil Meltdown
  
  Heavy shareholder losses expected this year will likely not translate to big reductions in CEO stock awards because the pandemic hit all oil companies in roughly equal measure.
• Putin, Saudi Crown Prince to Coordinate Oil Output Cuts
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a telephone call, agreed on further "close coordination" on oil output restrictions, the Kremlin said
• Demand Rise, Output Cuts Could Balance Oil Market
  
  Recovering demand as coronavirus lockdowns ease combined with output cuts by top producers could balance global oil markets as soon as June, some analysts and banks predict.
• Oilfield Service Veteran: 'This Could Be the One That Gets Me'
  
  Tim Harris was preparing to relocate for an assignment with energy services firm Halliburton Co. for the fifth time in 15 years when his career came to a halt.
• US Imports Record Amount of Gold From Switzerland
  
  Swiss exports of gold to the United States leapt to 111.7 tonnes in April -- by far the biggest monthly total on record -- while shipments to other destinations dwindled, customs data showed
• NYSE to Reopen With Fewer Traders in Masks
  
  The New York Stock Exchange will reopen Tuesday with fewer traders, masks and no visitors to ring the opening bell. Only a quarter of the usual amount of traders will return to the trading floor after the two-month closure, The Wall Street Journal reports. And there will be...
• Steel Output Slumps by Most in Decade Amid Virus
  
  Steel production, a backbone of the global economy, continued its plunge in April to fresh lows, while a recovery in China couldn't offset losses elsewhere.Total output dropped 13% from a year earlier, to 137.1 million tons, the World Steel Association said Friday in a...
• Biden Doubles Down on Plans to Drop Keystone XL Pipeline
  
  Presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden Friday doubled down on promises to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, but insisted that he does not want to stop all gas and oil projects immediately. 
• London Gold Vault Is Key to a $62 Billion ETF's Success
  
  Gold-backed ETFs are on pace for a record haul in a year that's seen some funds tracking oil futures founder.
• Hong Kong Stocks Sink Most Since 2008 on Security Law Concern
  
  Hong Kong stocks headed for their worst loss since the global financial crisis after Beijing announced its intention to impose a national security law on the city, which could trigger a new round of protests as well as heighten tensions with the U.S.The MSCI Hong Kong Index...
• Disease Is Ravaging the $25 Billion Banana Industry
  
  The world’s most popular fruit is under siege. How it adapts now could be crucial to understanding the post-pandemic era.
• WSJ: Italy Finds Millions Without Food, Poverty Epidemic
  
  Few major global economies are likely to fall as far or take longer to recover from the coronavirus pandemic as Italy because the seemingly endless nightmare reportedly has left millions without money for basics like food while plunging into a poverty epidemic.
• Now Is Best Time for You to Start Buying Gold
  
  The economic unease caused by the COVID-19 situation has prompted many investors to consider moving their assets into gold. But with the masses all thinking the same thing, what’s the market outlook for the yellow metal?

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