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United States of America - Natural gas accounts for nearly a quarter of total energy consumption in the United States. The natural gas futures contract on the NYMEX Division is widely used as a national benchmark price. The futures contract is priced in 10,000 million British thermal units (mmBtu) and the price is based on delivery at Louisiana's…

United States Of America - Bylt has issued a volatility alert on copper prices and supply chains in the wake of unstable mining operations related to worker strike, closures and or geo-political resistance or market manipulations. We will continue to track these issues. At the time of writing this alert copper was trading at $3.73 a pound. Copper…

New Delhi, India -  India has seen several upticks in corruption and political instability the more 2022 has progressed. With disturbing rampant corruption surfacing throughout the region many reports are occurring involving police and governmental arrests. Other events occurring in the region stem from rapid political stance changes ranging from…

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MACK recently released it's Class 8 Mack LR Electric Refuse Truck and is bringing electric innovation to the waste management industry. Recently just launched to the public it is just one part of Mack's rollout of new products, services and solutions. “Mack Trucks, the market leader in the refuse industry, is…

Copper continued its downward trend, falling to a 15-month low below $4 per pound amid mounting fears of a global economic slowdown caused by aggressive tightening by major central banks and persistent coronavirus outbreaks in China. The third most used metal worldwide is copper. More than a third of the copper produced worldwide is produced in…

Milford, Connecticut - Asphalt Prices for 2022 are now available for this paving season. BYLT™ has completed it's national annual spring asphalt cost review. In this release we will provide cost data sampling for the United States North East Region including New England. Asphalt Price & Cost Considerations Some notes to consider…

United States Of America - Energy data from the "Monthly Energy Review" has been released.  The U. S. Energy Information Administration included the annual data in this data review. The United States showed strong gains in solar and wind. Solar energy production in the U.S. increased from 1.212 Quadrillion Btu up 24%  to 1.501 .Quadrillion Btu…

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…