commodity
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While colleagues at the commodity trader mainly move physical tankers of crude and fuel or trade electricity and natural gas, Liu’s team wagers on financial contracts tied to underlying energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
JPMorgan still posted a 13 percent rise in markets securities service revenue, led by hefty growth in equity markets revenue that offset lower sales in trading for commodity and interest rate products.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Jones, who is known as a commodity trader, said he expects that oil prices could rise by another $20 or $25 a barrel as the Iran conflict drags on.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Human connection is a necessity but, in a society grappling with loneliness across generations, it has now also become a commodity.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Solitude was a rare commodity on Everest, and I was grateful to be granted a bit of it on this day, in such a remarkable setting.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Rising energy and fertiliser costs are hitting smallholder farmers and driving up prices of agricultural commodities, fueling fears of a global food crisis, the head of the UN agriculture development fund told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
This particular month, information technology commodities rose 0.9%, “a reflection of the AI buildout,” said Mark Streiber of FHN Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Goldman saw muted activity in some parts of its markets business, such as fixed income, currency and commodities, where revenues were "essentially unchanged," the firm said in a press release.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Prosecutors said Rush was moving funds into commodities that could be easily traded, citing "strong evidence" he was trying to hide the money.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
One of the main commodities returned on those voyages of centuries ago were travelers’ tales,* stories of alien lands and ex otic creatures that evoked our sense of wonder and stimulated future exploration.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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