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United States Of America - Oil Rigs and taps active and coming online are trending higher according to industry tracking reports by the company BAKER HUGHES. A sign future output will grow domestically but more work is needed as political struggles continue. Since 1944, when Baker Hughes Company began weekly counts of drilling activity in…

United States Of America - Lumber futures continue on a downward trend as transportation bottlenecks that sparked an early rally during early March begin to ease. Chicago lumber futures fell towards $950 per thousand board feet Tuesday, a level not seen since early February. Exceptional pricing for the start of a busy season with a tremendous…

United States Of America - Crude prices have swung up to $114 a barrel on Thursday, following a 5% gain the day before, and volatility is expected to continue as traders take profits and the conflict in Ukraine continues. The war crimes conflict in Ukraine sparked worldwide outrage and sanctions around the world as markets and people would rather…

United States Of America - Gas & Diesel price volatility has become a long lasting push and pull battle over the years. Since the United States Of America set it goals to eliminate oil imports from Russia it has implemented new laws and push towards more responsible energy sourcing, consumption and emissions. Although the move does seem…

Moscow, Russia & Kyiv, Ukraine - Putin's chickens have come home to roost after decades of rape, murder, poisoning, market manipulations, crypto heists, money laundering, harassment, hacking, stalking, drug dealing and worst of all destroying and walking over his own peoples dead bodies along the way. The Russian people have been openly robbed…

Moscow, Russia - With President Putin's invasion of Ukraine at a time the world has come together to protect it's people and rebuild from Coronavirus what will world trade look like without Russia and it's allies? There is no doubt the United States Of America and the world will now come together and hold a zero tolerance to this this type of…

United State Of America - President Biden issued an Executive Order moment ago in response to President Putin's alleged recognition claims of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR) as "independent" republics. Stated in a White House press release moments ago President Biden stated that President Putin's actions contradict Russia's…

Washington, D.C. - Asphalt and Concrete have some explaining to do as requests for alternatives are sought by the GSA. The General Services Administration (GSA) of the United States has officially announced actions to reduce emissions from building materials as part of a broader government-wide effort to strengthen American leadership in the field…

United States Of America - Lumber prices could escalate easily to $2400 per MBF this spring and late summer similarly mirroring last year. Builders, Developers, Program Managers and Project Managers should weigh risks now and prepare for the possibility. Currently risks seem to be leaning more towards increased demand, labor shortages, natural and…