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Valero Port Arthur Refinery Has Fire at Diesel Hydrotreater Unit

Valero Energy Corp. is responding to a fire in a unit at its Port Arthur refinery in Texas, the company …

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Japan Is Said to Sound Out Market on Oil Futures Intervention

Japan’s Finance Ministry is said to have made inquiries with market participants on possible intervention in the crude oil futures …

Australian Miners Jump Most in a Year on Trump’s Iran Remarks

Australian mining stocks gained the most in almost a year after President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone attacks on Iran’s …

Vietnam, Russia Sign Nuclear Power Deal Amid Energy Pressure

Vietnam, Russia signed an agreement on the construction of the Southeast Asian nation’s first nuclear power plant as Hanoi moves …

Bolivia Wins Double Rating Jump From S&P After Economic Reforms

Bolivia has earned its second credit rating upgrade in a week as the government pushes through economic reforms amid a …

Indian markets face gloomy prospects even after Iran war ends

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Goldman Sachs' Struyven on raising 2026 Brent Forecast

Daan Struyven, Co-Head of Global Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs, outlined the firm’s revised outlook for Brent crude, raising its …

SoftBank tests its own borrowing limits with $30bn bet on OpenAI

Masayoshi Son faces investor nerves with massive spending on AI investments

New Zealand Fuel Shock Response Capped by Pre-Election Debt Fear

New Zealand’s response to the impact of rising fuel costs on households is being limited to low and middle-income working …

China Vanke’s Outlook Further Strained by GLP’s Bond Distress

China Vanke Co.’s stake in a logistics firm that’s facing mounting investor concerns is adding to the strain on the …

Bain Sees Optimism for Asian Private Equity Though Threat Looms

Confidence is building around Asia-Pacific private equity as exit values increase and investors’ net cash flow turns positive, though war …