The barter system, where you trade your cow for someone else’s grains, for instance, is probably older than you think. It has its roots dating back to 6000 BC when Mesopotamian tribes first made excha...
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NuGenesis Announces Commodities Trading Platform with Serialized Digital Assets » NullTX
To all those familiar with scalability issues plaguing the Ethereum network, the NuGenesis blockchain is a panacea. Existing distributed ledger and blockchain technology systems are primitive and inca...
3 Reasons Investors Should Worry That The Ukraine War Is Far From Over
TOPSHOT – Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine’s Lugansk region on February … [+] 24, 2022. – Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale inv...
Are Commodities Right For Your Retirement Portfolio?
getty Higher prices returned with a vengeance in 2021. During such bouts of inflation, commodities tend to do well. Last year the S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) earned 37.1%, far exceedi...
How Putin’s War Made These 3 Fertilizer Producers Hot Stocks
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Since Russia invaded Ukraine, shares of Saskatoon, Canada’s Nutrien , the Western Hemisphere’s top fertilizer maker, have climbed 37%. The Energy Select Sector SP...
Gold, commodities and Bitcoin amid sustainability panic
Two years of pandemic haven’t sunk the global economy completely but they certainly haven’t helped. From winter 2019 to the present, the world seems to have stumbled into what we might call in jargon ...
Fidelity Executive Says Crypto Markets Forming Setup Identical to Commodities Boom of 1990s
A top executive at Bitcoin custodial firm Fidelity Digital Assets Europe says that the crypto industry is mirroring the commodities boom of the 1990s. In a new interview with Real Vision founder and m...
Pipeline Stock Dividends Are Rising as Oil Prices Surge. Here’s How to Play It.
Sanctions on Russia are upending global energy markets, pushing up crude oil above $100 a barrel and sending U.S. gasoline prices to an average $4.30 a gallon, up nearly 50% in the last year. It has a...
The World’s Biggest Commodities Markets Are Starting to Seize Up
(Bloomberg) — It’s getting harder to deal in some of the world’s most important commodities as everything from geopolitical turmoil to exchange snafus prompt traders to rush for the exits, rapid...
How to Make Oil Stock Volatility Work for You
Text size A Diamondback Energy oil rig in Midland, Texas. Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg With oil prices rising and falling dramatically, it can be hard to get a handle on oil stocks. One strategy: ...
A Food Crisis Is Looming. This Fertilizer Stock Stands to Gain.
Text size The invasion of Ukraine could be one of the most disruptive events in the food and agricultural supply chain in decades. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its ...
Hedge funds are doubling down on commodities bets with some notching big gains
Some pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha ne...
Russia Is Offering India Crude Oil And Commodities At A Steep Discount
India is considering a Russian offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at discounted prices through a rupee-ruble transaction. So far, India has not condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nor ha...
Key Considerations When Adding Commodities To Your Portfolio
American Association of Individual Investors The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions have put commodities into focus. U.S. wheat futures reached a record high last week. So did nic...
The oil and commodities boom: 3 stocks to check out now
The war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions have led to massive shocks in the global oil and commodities market. Oil prices have surged in particular, hitting the highest levels in over 8 years. Comm...
Oil Prices Are Slipping Again. Expect Volatility in Crude to Continue.
Text size Oil prices were on a tear long before Russia invaded Ukraine, but have since marched higher. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil’s bounce back from its largest decline in two years failed as crude p...
From Nickel to Oil and Stocks, Markets Are in Turmoil. Are They Broken?
Wall Street has been treated to intense volatility in the period since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, with tough sanctions on Russia—a major producer of critical commodities—sending the mark...
It’s the Beginning of the End for Russian Gas in Europe. These Stocks Should Benefit.
The Batajnica gas storage facility, operated by Transportgas, in Batajnica, Serbia. The European Union is planning to cut Russian natural gas imports. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg Text size The 27-member Eu...
Commodities on the Blockchain – Goodbye Paper Trail, Hello Efficiency
Commodities on the blockchain: Up until now, traditional commodities trading has hinged largely on the use of vast paper trails in order to execute, authenticate, and process individual transactions. ...
All Major Cryptos On Rise, Commodities Prices Also Increasing
The crypto market is currently rallying after news that President Biden signed an executive order, the first step towards regulating cryptocurrency. It comes out of concerns for Russia’s potential use...
Stock futures are lower as investors continue monitoring rising commodities prices and the ongoing war in Ukraine
Traders at the NYSE, March 8, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were lower Tuesday evening as investors continued to assess a surge in commodity prices and high inflation while the war in Ukraine conti...
More than 70% of savers are worried that inflation will affect their ability to retire
Inflation just hit its highest level in 40 years. Future inflation expectations have risen by a third in 12 months. And the federal government’s own “inflation protected” bonds, which were designed to...