Oil prices extended gains in early trade on Thursday, with Brent crude edging toward $102/barrel, as escalating hostilities between the US and Iran in the Middle East stoked fears of prolonged supply disruption. Iran says it will continue military operations as US...

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a two-day winning streak on Thursday, dropping about 2.7% to a one-week low of 3,521 points. Weaker rates across larger segments were behind the decline....

Energy market disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East are pushing global coal demand higher this year as sharp rises in natural gas prices prompt countries to turn to alternative sources, according to the IEA’s latest update on the coal sector. Although...