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'We're seeing a complex interplay of supply and demand factors', said Ann-Louise Hittle, Vice President of Oils Research at Wood Mackenzie. Oil prices are likely to be lower in 2025 than last year, ...

Gold investing has become increasingly popular in recent years. In 2024, we saw the price of gold surpass $2,700 per ounce as central banks stockpiled reserves and investors sought safety from market ...

The global battery boom is running hot. Battery production for EVs and energy storage has surged so far ahead that supply now outstrips demand by a factor of three. Chinese manufacturers are fueling ...

Michael Amori is CEO and cofounder of Virtualitics. A data scientist and entrepreneur with a background in finance and physics. Accurate demand forecasting is the linchpin of effective inventory, cost ...

It's been a big year for sugar production, but demand has been keeping pace. Rob Johansson, director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, speaking at the National ...

It didn’t take President Donald Trump long to take his first shots at U.S. efforts to tackle climate change. In a series of executive orders issued just after taking office on Monday, he began the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chinese control of both the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and the supply of battery raw materials has sparked a surprise ...