U.S. Retail Sales Declined in May as Inflation Stings Consumers
Americans’ retail spending declined in May, as consumers felt the pinch from inflation, higher gasoline prices and rising interest rates.Retail...
Commodity Markets
As Gas Prices Near $5 a Gallon, Record Fuel Costs Upend Businesses, U.S. Economy
As U.S. gasoline prices approach a record average of $5 a gallon, fuel costs are rippling through almost every corner...
Bottleneck Fuels Record-High Gas Prices
A shortage of fuel-making facilities is pushing U.S. gasoline and diesel prices to record levels, just as drivers prepare for...
Glencore Settles Corruption and Bribery Charges in U.S., U.K., Brazil
Glencore GLNCY 2.01% PLC said Tuesday it would pay at least $1.2 billion and two business units would plead guilty...
Saudi Aramco Posts Record Quarterly Profit on Surging Oil Prices
DUBAI—Saudi Aramco posted a record quarterly profit on Sunday, as the oil giant benefits from surging oil prices following Russia’s...
Why It’s So Hard to Keep Russian Diamonds and Gold Out of the U.S. Despite Sanctions
Russian gold and diamonds could still be sold in the U.S. despite being sanctioned, lawmakers and industry participants say, unless...
Oil Prices Top $100, Yet Some Big U.S. Frackers Let Their Production Fall
Oil prices are at their highest in years and politicians want companies to pump more. But most large American frackers...
Starbucks Plans Barista Raises, Says Unionized Cafes Will Need to Bargain
Starbucks Corp. said it would boost pay for U.S. baristas who have been with the company for at least two...
Tariff Probe Casts Shadow on U.S. Solar Build-Out
American utilities are anticipating a significant slowdown in the build-out of new solar farms amid a U.S. probe into Asian...
Exxon and Chevron, Buoyed by High Oil Prices, Shower Investors With Cash
Big oil companies are continuing to reap the benefits of high commodity prices but aren’t backing off plans to reward...
American, United Project Packed Planes This Summer
Airlines said they have reached a new juncture in their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, anticipating record revenue in the...
High Gasoline Prices Take Up Big Share of March Retail Spending Increase
U.S. retail sales grew modestly by 0.5% in March as consumers kept spending amid rising gasoline and food prices. Source...
Europe Faces Pressure to Dial Up Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Deaths
BERLIN—French President Emmanuel Macron’s call Monday for sanctions banning imports of Russian oil and coal into the European Union following...
Biden to Draw Down Oil Reserves in Bid to Ease Gas Prices
WASHINGTON—President Biden will tap up to 180 million barrels of government oil reserves to help tamp down near-record high fuel...
How High Energy Prices Could Help Both the Climate and the U.S.
The surge in global energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sure doesn’t seem like any sort of blessing....
Europe’s Economy Slows as Ukraine War Sends Costs Soaring
Europe’s economic recovery slowed in the first weeks of March after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while U.S. business activity picked...
Aramco Profit Hits $110 Billion as Saudis Seek to Expand Investments
DUBAI—State oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its 2021 net profit more than doubled to $110 billion, a boon to...
Canadian Pacific Railway Work Stoppage Threatens New Supply-Chain Snarl
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. trains were halted Sunday morning following an impasse in contract negotiations between the company and its...
U.S. Retail Sales Grew 0.3% in February
Americans kept up retail spending in February but at a slower pace than the prior month, as they faced high...
Rio Tinto Offers $2.7 Billion for Remaining Stake in Turquoise Hill
Rio Tinto PLC offered to pay roughly $2.7 billion to buy out minority shareholders in Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.,...
