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After reaching highs in 2022, coal prices have come back down to earth. Climate change has caused the U.S. and Europe to inhibit the production and consumption of all fossil fuels. Still, coal has long been the least favorite hydrocarbon and a four-letter word in the traditional energy market.

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Friday closed +0.021 (+0.83%). Nat-gas prices Friday recovered from early losses and posted moderate gains. Nat-gas moved higher Friday afternoon after the weekly report from Baker Hughes that active U.S. nat-gas rigs fell to a 1-1/2 year low, which signals a decline in...

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Thursday closed +0.022 (+0.88%). Nat-gas prices Thursday posted moderate gains after weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose +18 bcf, less than expectations of +31 bcf. Gains in nat-gas prices were limited on the outlook for cooler temperatures to move into the lower 48 U.S....

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Wednesday closed -0.063 (-2.46%). Nat-gas prices Wednesday extended Tuesday's losses to a 2-1/2 week low on forecasts for cooler U.S. temperatures to reduce nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said starting next week, at least two cold...

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Tuesday closed -0.072 (-2.74%). Nat-gas prices Tuesday posted sharp losses on the outlook for cooler weather to cover two-thirds of the eastern U.S. by next week, curbing nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said below-normal temperatures are...

In March 2022, nearby palladium futures rose to a new record $3,380.50 per ounce high. Over the past seventeen months, the price corrected 64.5%, reaching a $1,201.50 low in August 2023. Palladium was just above the recent bottom at around $1270 per ounce on August 21.

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Monday closed +0.081 (+3.18%). Nat-gas prices Monday moved sharply higher on the outlook for excessive heat in the U.S. to boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. EBW Analytics Group said well above normal temperatures are expected across the central...

While the number of electric vehicles on the road continues to rise, gasoline remains the fuel powering most vehicles. Gasoline is a seasonal energy commodity that tends to increase during spring and summer, the peak driving season, and fall during fall and winter. At the end of the 2023 summer,…

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Friday closed -0.070 (-2.67%). Nat-gas prices Friday dropped to a 2-week low and closed moderately lower. Ample U.S. nat-gas supplies and forecasts for cooler U.S. weather that will curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning weighed on prices. U.S. nat-gas...

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Thursday closed +0.029 (+1.12%). Nat-gas prices Thursday moved higher on a hotter U.S. weather outlook. The Commodity Weather Group said forecasts show above-normal temperatures extending from the Midwest to the Southeast through the end of next week, which will boost nat-gas demand from...

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Wednesday closed -0.067 (-2.52%). On Wednesday, Nat-gas prices extended Tuesday's losses to a 1-1/2 week low and closed moderately lower. Forecasts for cooler U.S. temperatures that will reduce nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning are weighing on nat-gas prices. NatGasWeather.com...