World/International

Brent Crude? West Texas Intermediate? What’s the difference?

As war in the Middle East disrupts global supply, governments are urging individuals to conserve — even as most energy demand comes from industry and transportation.

In Vietnam, there are two working-age adults for every person over 65 or under 15.

Petrochemicals derived from oil sit on store shelves in the form of plastics, fertilizers, detergents, and packaging.

In this community, Vietnamese Americans are forging new ties between the United States and Vietnam.

As with many major geopolitical events, the war in Iran could be a headwind or a tailwind for different parts of banks’ businesses.

Higher inflation, lower unemployment, and a war — what’s all this mean for the job market going forward?

WTI, Brent and Dubai oil are the three major oil benchmarks that serve as reference prices for traders. Meanwhile, the sourness or sweetness of the oil dictates how complex the conversion process will be.

Plastic prices are rising as war in the Middle East constrains supply chains and global petrochemical markets.

In the 1960s, the German government put a tariff on American chickens. President Johnson then retaliated with a tariff on light-duty commercial vehicles and trucks. The back-and-forth has come to define the U.S. auto industry.