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Rising oil prices could boost the company’s 2026 full-year gas price to $6.00 per metric million British thermal unit from $5.7/mmBtu forecast previously, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He now expects Tesla to report 30 cents on that metric for the first quarter, but he said consensus expectations for this period “once stood as high as $3.68.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That compares to average monthly purchases of 26 metric tons in 2025.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Cocoa futures prices surged exponentially in 2024, peaking above $12,000 a metric ton due to poor weather in West African nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Learning about photosynthesis, we kept one tray in the dark and one in the light, and measured them every day with metric rulers.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides