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As Crude Oil Prices Whipsaw, Buy These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Now

With WTI swinging as high as $119 before settling in the mid‑$90s on Hormuz disruption, Westlake Chemical Partners, SunCoke Energy, and AngloGold Ashanti give income investors a rare combination of high yields, low betas, and real‑asset exposure that can cushion portfolios if energy-driven volatility sticks around.

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Cotton Closes with Slight Gains on Thursday

Cotton futures saw mostly higher trade at Thursday’s close, as may was the exception down 3 points, with the rest up 7 to 25 points. Crude oil was up $9.15 to $96.40, with the US dollar index up $0.535 to 99.760. Export Sales data showed 253,177 RB of cotton sold...

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Corn Closes with Thursday Gains

Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts fractionally to 4 cents higher across the board. March expires on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/4 cents to $4.19 ¾. Crude oil was up another $9.15 on Thursday to add to some spillover support. Export...

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Stocks Slump on Iran War and Credit Woes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.56%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.73%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -1.49%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Crude Oil Surges as Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) on Thursday closed up +8.48 (+9.72%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) closed up +0.1763 (+6.32%). Energy prices settled sharply higher on Thursday due to comments from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who said that Iran's leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz...

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Nat-Gas Prices Gain on Carry-Over Support from Crude Oil's Surge

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.024 (+0.75%). Nat-gas prices on Thursday rallied in sympathy with crude oil and European gas prices amid the Iran war, which is dragging on. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that Iran's leverage of closing the Strait...

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Sugar Prices Settle Higher as Crude Oil Soars

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.13 (+0.91%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed up +0.70 (+0.17%). Sugar prices settled higher on Thursday but remained below Monday's 2-month highs. Thursday's +7% surge in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) was supportive for...

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Corn Holding Higher on Thursday

Corn futures are trading with 3 to 4 cent gains at midday, as March is up 5 ¾ ahead of Friday’s expiration. The CmdtyView national averageCash Corn price is up 3 1/4 cents to $4.20 ¾. Crude oil is up another $7.90 on Thursday. Export Sales data from this morning...

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Cotton Holding Gains at Midday

Cotton futures are 10 to 20 points higher so far on the Thursday session. Crude oil is rallying $7.77 at midday to 95.01, with the US dollar index up $0.400 to 99.625. Export Sales data showed 253,177 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on March 5, back from...

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Commodity Market Update: Crude Oil, Grains, Geopolitics, and Your Bottom Line

In an interview on AgWeb's Markets Now, Darin Newsom explains that current volatility across the commodity complex is being driven primarily by algorithmic trading reacting to geopolitical headlines and widespread fears of inflation, rather than traditional supply and demand fundamentals.

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Surging Crude Oil Pushes Sugar Prices Higher

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is up +0.10 (+0.70%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is up +0.50 (+0.12%). Sugar prices are moving higher today but remain below Mondays' 2-month highs. Today's +8% surge in crude oil prices (CLJ26 ) is supporting sugar. Higher...

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Crude Oil Surges as Iran War Drags On

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is up +8.84 (+10.13%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is up +0.1341 (+4.81%). Energy prices are sharply higher today on comments from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who said that Iran's leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used...

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Stocks Retreat Amid Rising Crude Prices and Credit Worries

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.22%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.46%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -1.20%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Oil price escalation could help China grasp more green global leadership

With crude oil prices incredibly volatile as the war in Iran continues, some countries are already warning they may run out of oil.

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Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Continue to Climb

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.88%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.03%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -0.97%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Why Petrol Prices Haven’t Risen Despite $100 Oil

Fuel prices influence nearly every part of daily life. From daily commuting to the cost of groceries and transportation, even a small change at the petrol pump can affect the entire economy. Recently, global oil markets witnessed a dramatic shift as crude oil prices surged close to $100 per barrel,…

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Brent crude oil briefly tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns

The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, has topped $100 a barrel again, jolting markets just days after it spiked near $120

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The Independent UK

The Latest: Key oil price spikes over $100 as Iranian attacks hit shipping

The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, spiked back over $100 as Iranian strikes hit ships in the regions waters and the ongoing American-Israeli war with Iran showed so signs of slowing

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Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight

From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies

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Cotton Closes Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures were 5 to 13 points in the red on Wednesday. Crude oil was back up another $5.44 on Wednesday, adding some premium pack in as the Iran situation continues to unfold despite the International Energy Agency agreeing to release 400 million barrels of ethanol reserves. The US dollar...

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Corn Rallies Back on Wednesday

Corn futures closed with 8 to 9 cent gains in the front months on Wednesday The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 8 cents to $4.17 ¾. Crude oil was back up another $5.44 on Wednesday, adding some premium pack in as the Iran situation continues to unfold...

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Trump will tap oil reserve as Iran war drives up gas prices

The Iran war drove the price for crude oil to more than $100 a barrel.

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IEA’s ‘unprecedented’ oil release was supposed to fix everything, yet the market had a chilling response

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced this week that its member countries unanimously agreed to release a massive 400 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves, an unprecedented move aimed at stabilizing soaring prices, but the market’s response was, frankly, a bit chilling. Despite this huge injection of potential…

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Nat-Gas Prices Rally as Iran War Drags On

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.189 (+6.26%). Nat-gas prices on Wednesday rallied in sympathy with crude oil prices and European gas prices as the Iran war drags on. Missiles hit three vessels on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, and new...

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