commodity

Gold has seen a smaller decline from record highs, but it’s more of a precious metal — 90% monetary and 10% commodity, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

The revision to forecasts shows how much ASML’s fortunes have come to benefit from the buildout of data centers that turned chips into a red-hot commodity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

JPMorgan still posted a 13 percent rise in markets securities service revenue, led by hefty growth in equity markets revenue that offset lower sales in trading for commodity and interest rate products.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Human connection is a necessity but, in a society grappling with loneliness across generations, it has now also become a commodity.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It might not buy her anything but time, but right now time was the most valuable commodity in the world.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Rising energy and fertiliser costs are hitting smallholder farmers and driving up prices of agricultural commodities, fueling fears of a global food crisis, the head of the UN agriculture development fund told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“A combination of tariffs and transportation costs are now showing up in recreation commodities — though we likely have not seen the full extent of it just yet,” said analysts at RBC Economics.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Goldman saw muted activity in some parts of its markets business, such as fixed income, currency and commodities, where revenues were "essentially unchanged," the firm said in a press release.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

So far, AI spillovers to core inflation in major economies appear limited, but the threat is worth monitoring as energy prices rebound, rippling out to other commodities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Dutch East India Company, a joint governmental and private enterprise, sent ships to the far corners of the world to acquire rare commodities and resell them at a profit in Europe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan