Commodities


A Weak Natural Gas Market Is Complicating Forecasts

An unexpected supply boom has driven prices down for the summer.

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Dow Stock Catches An Upgrade. How to Value Beaten Down Cyclical Shares.

Thursday, BofA Securities analyst Salvator Tiano upgraded Dow stock to Hold from Sell.

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Gold Miner Newmont Is Undervalued in This Bull Market. Buy the Stock.

Investors should buy the world’s largest gold miner to make their portfolios glitter.

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MP Materials Stock Soars Even Higher on Earnings. The Future Looks Bright, Too.

Rare-earth miner MP Materials is reporting second-quarter earnings Thursday. The numbers will matter, but less than management commentary.

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Gold Backs Away From Record. WH Says It Will Clarify Bullion Tariffs.

Levies on the precious metal would be another blow for Switzerland, one of the world’s key refining hubs.

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What’s Behind a ‘Shocking’ Downward Revision to Payroll Growth

The initial response rate to government surveys of businesses has been low this year, diminishing the reliability of the first estimate of monthly job growth, one economist notes. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on gold, real estate, copper, and shrinking profit margins.

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Copper Just Endured Its Worst Day Ever. It May Have Further to Fall.

There was a major selloff after the Trump administration announced its copper tariffs. Economic weakness could send prices lower.

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Gold Has Lost Its Mojo. Here’s Why It Should Come Back.

With surging demand from central banks and Main Street investors, the metal may still have room to run.

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Albermarle Stock Drops 10%. The Lithium Rally Is ‘Transitory.’

After a rally, shares of lithium miners were weak to start a new week of trading. What gives?

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Gold as Money? More States Allow It Despite Issues Galore.

The commodity’s swings aren’t ideal for a currency, and the U.S. dollar’s pre-eminence is worth protecting.

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Freeport-McMoRan Stock Has Been a Copper Winner. How to Know When to Sell.

Shares rallied nicely, but have run out of steam.

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A Rare-Earth Stock Is Rising Again. Wall Street Is Playing Catch-Up.

Shares of rare-earth firm MP Materials continue soaring after a deal with the Defense Department. Analysts are lifting their price targets.

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The Stock Market Has Bounced Back to New Highs. 55 Picks From Our Roundtable Pros.

The challenges of the first half aren’t over, our 11 panelists say. Where they see opportunities for the second half of the year.

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Copper Fever Is Here. How to Play It.

The commodity’s price is near a record high because of Trump’s trade war. It might be wise for investors to wait for a dip before easing in.

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Orange Juice Prices Have Spiked. A 50% Brazil Tariff Will Lift Them Even Higher.

The average price of a 64-ounce container of orange juice rose 8.5% to $4.48 compared with last year, based on 2025 data from Datasembly.

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Freeport McMoRan, Southern Copper Stocks Rise. Trump Reveals Start Date for 50% Tariff.

A shift to more domestic production could take years. Copper prices and mining stocks are rising.

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Trump Hardens Stance on Trade Deal Deadline. Copper, Pharma Tariffs Are Coming.

With few trade deals secured to date, that leaves just three weeks to secure pacts with dozens of countries.

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Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP Stocks Fall. OPEC Oil Plans, Gas Trading Fears Are Biting.

The trading slump may be confined to Shell, the biggest European energy company, but it could also be indicative of difficulties affecting others.

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Why Silver’s Strong June Could Lead to a Great July

What could work in silver investors’ favor this summer is something called seasonality analysis.

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Platinum Prices Are at an 11-Year High. Now Isn’t the Time to Buy.

The price has gained more than half its original value since the end of 2024, based on prices of the most actively traded futures contract.

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This Stock Is a Play on Mining Nickel and Rare Earths. It Just Got an Upgrade.

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives upgraded The Metals Company shares to Buy from Hold. His price target went to $11 from $6.

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The Big Reason Oil Prices Are Rising Today—It Has Nothing to Do With Iran

It's Fed Chair Jerome Powell who is top of mind for markets now, rather than events in the Middle East.

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Buy Kinder Morgan Stock. Natural Gas and AI Are a Potent Combination.

The stock is a way to play artificial intelligence’s energy appetite.

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Dollar Slumps as Sellers Resume Grip With Powell and Tariffs in Focus

A cease-fire between Israel and Iran has the dollar in firm retreat.

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Exxon, Chevron Stock Drop After Iran Fires Missiles at US Base. Here’s Why.

Shares in major oil companies rose, but they weren’t matching the sort of eye-popping gains investors might have expected after the U.S. bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran.

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