Come for the Liberation Day stock-market crash. Stay for Nvidia's ascent to a $5 trillion valuation.
Steve Cohen's Point72 has told its backers it is considering entering the asset class.
Man, what a year 2025 turned out to be for us in the futures markets. If you were trading commodities, you probably felt like ...
Discover how AI is influencing tech stocks, commodities, and precious metals. Uncover investment risks and opportunities in ...
Explore the four types of tradable commodities, their market roles, risks, and how futures contracts govern trading in energy, metals, livestock, and agriculture.
This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Uncertain sentiment to start the year, triggered by Trump trade tariffs, AI boom and the uncertain path of ...
This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. The first quarter of 2025 provided a jolt to the notion that stocks only go up. The powerful US equity ...
Crude oil futures fall as markets react to US military actions in Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro.
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What Are Commodities?

Commodities are a vital part of the global economy and are essential in the production of goods and services. The term "commodities" refers to raw materials such as metals, energy, agricultural ...
Front Month Nymex Crude for January delivery settled 1.1% lower at $68 a barrel. In the month, the contract lost 1.8%. Global commodity prices are expected to soften this year and next but remain ...
Why ignoring welfare has created hidden risk, lost value, and future instability across India’s livestock economy ...