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Delta’s full-year guidance is probably the metric to watch.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The situation looks to have only worsened, with local media reporting in late March that a shipment of more than 180,000 metric tons of fuel had failed to arrive, heightening supply concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

China’s crude-import quota for nonstate trade—a measure of how much the teapot sector can import—grew from 140 million metric tons in 2018 to 257 million metric tons this year, according to official Chinese data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He now expects Tesla to report 30 cents on that metric for the first quarter, but he said consensus expectations for this period “once stood as high as $3.68.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"Thirty-two metric tons including fuel," Martinez said, his hands flying over the controls.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir