Over a six-week stretch in spring 2026, OpenAI rebuilt what its Codex product actually is. On April 16, the company released a major Codex update titled “Codex for (almost) everything,” ...

Behind America’s growing obsession with Indian mangoes lies an unexpected story of science, technology, and strategic innovation. Here's a report on the scientific ecosystem powering India’s mango ...

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets and materials to Japan fell sharply in March, as souring relations between the Asian nations heighten concerns about a potential supply squeeze. Volumes of ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability from its main ally, the United States. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

DING LEI, a purchasing manager at a chip-trading company in Shenzhen, is having a good year. Among other kinds of semiconductors, his company is selling IGBTs, a type of transistor used to regulate ...

Buy: First Solar (FSLR) and/or Enphase Energy (ENPH). Rationale: if China restricts advanced solar manufacturing equipment, US domestic buildout accelerates and shifts procurement toward non-China ...

President Trump is pitching a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as an opportunity for American oil-and-gas exporters. The squeeze on supplies is a bad omen for prices at the pump. The U.S.

U.S. crude exports are projected to reach a record high 5.2M bbl/day in May, as Asian buyers snap up cargoes to offset the loss of Middle Eastern supply due to the Iran war, oil research firm Kpler ...

Three days of Ukrainian drone attacks on ports and refineries in Russia's Leningrad region have led to what one analyst called "the most serious threat" to Russian oil exports since the beginning of ...

Russia controls up to 40% of global ammonium nitrate trade Exports suspension will allow domestic market to be prioritized Fertilizers in global supply crunch due to Strait of Hormuz closure MOSCOW, ...

Tehran is moving to restrict – or effectively close – the strait of Hormuz to shipping, as part of the latest escalation in the war involving Iran. Markets have reacted to the global impact of closing ...