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Current price of oil as of May 5, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 5, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerMay 5, 2026
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I worked at the Department of Energy and I’m puzzled: the climate movement has been making the wrong case for 20 years
By David CraneMay 5, 2026
Supermicro’s earnings call today takes place amid a probe that could be ‘fatal’ for the company
Supermicro’s earnings call today takes place amid a probe that could be ‘fatal’ for the company
By Jim EdwardsMay 5, 2026
Top U.S. oil producer declares ‘green’ light on drilling for more oil amid Iran war
Top U.S. oil producer declares ‘green’ light on drilling for more oil amid Iran war
By Jordan BlumMay 4, 2026
‘You could say the ceasefire has ceased’: Iran is back on Wall Street’s radar as oil prices spike 6%
‘You could say the ceasefire has ceased’: Iran is back on Wall Street’s radar as oil prices spike 6%
By Eva RoytburgMay 4, 2026
Battle for Hormuz begins as U.S. military fights off Iranian attacks while seeking to break regime’s grip on ship traffic through strait
Battle for Hormuz begins as U.S. military fights off Iranian attacks while seeking to break regime’s grip on ship traffic through strait
By Jason MaMay 4, 2026
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By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 5, 2026
Current price of gold as of May 5, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of gold as of May 5, 2026
By Danny BakstMay 5, 2026
Top CD rates from major banks May 5, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more
Personal FinanceTop CD rates from major banks on May 5, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more
By Joseph HostetlerMay 5, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for May 5, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of Bitcoin for May 5, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 5, 2026
Current price of Ethereum for May 5, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of Ethereum for May 5, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 5, 2026
Current price of silver as of Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of silver as of Tuesday, May 5, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 5, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm raises $2.2 billion for fifth venture fund, promotes CTO Lazzarin to general partner
CryptoAndreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm raises $2.2 billion for fifth venture fund, promotes CTO Lazzarin to general partner
By Ben WeissMay 5, 2026
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Startups & VentureExclusive: AI grocery startup Vori raises $22 million to help independent retailers compete with Walmart and Amazon
By Lily Mae LazarusMay 5, 2026
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PoliticsAmerica learned how to guard ships going through the mined Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s during the ‘Tanker War’
By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressApril 24, 2026
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EnergyPanama Canal surge pricing: up to $4 million paid out with Strait of Hormuz still closed
By Alma Solis, Megan Janetsky and The Associated PressApril 24, 2026
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EnergyStocks slump globally as Trump says he’s in no rush to end the war—and California is running out of jet fuel
By Jim EdwardsApril 24, 2026
The Valero Refinery in Benicia, Calif., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Valero is closing its refinery in Benicia in April 2026. (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
EnergyCalifornia’s oil and jet fuel supply is getting slammed by a perfect storm of unfortunate timing—and help is years away
By Jordan BlumApril 24, 2026
Tesla stock dives on news that it earned next to nothing on cars in Q1, and plans to spend $25 billion in CapEx anyway
Big TechTesla stock dives on news that it earned next to nothing on cars in Q1, and plans to spend $25 billion in CapEx anyway
By Shawn TullyApril 23, 2026
How Chris Ong helped Seatrium emerge from a messy merger between two shipyards to become a profitable offshore oil and wind giant
AsiaHow Chris Ong helped Seatrium emerge from a messy merger between two shipyards to become a profitable offshore oil and wind giant
By Nicholas Gordon and Angelica AngApril 23, 2026
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 22, 2026.
Big TechStocks retreat from record highs as Tesla weighs on Wall Street and oil jumps on Iran uncertainty
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressApril 23, 2026
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EnergyTrump’s strategy for a mined-shut Strait of Hormuz: appease Joe Rogan with psychedelics and weed
By Nick LichtenbergApril 23, 2026
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Energy‘The biggest energy security threat in history’: IEA chief warns 13 million barrels a day are gone with no cure in sight
By Jake AngeloApril 23, 2026
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Energy40 years after Chernobyl, Iran War pushes world toward nuclear again. What could go wrong?
By Vladimir Isachenkov and The Associated PressApril 23, 2026
Current price of oil as of April 23, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 23, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 23, 2026
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CommentaryThe Iran War just made the clean energy transition non-negotiable
By Tenzin SeldonApril 23, 2026
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EnvironmentOfficials will flush 50,000 toilets to flood a Utah lake in order to generate electricity
By Mead Gruver, Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
Vivian Balakrishnan, wearing a suit and in front of a blue backdrop, speaks and gestures with his hand.
AsiaThe Strait of Hormuz chaos is just a ‘dry run’ for if war breaks out between the U.S. and China, Singapore foreign minister says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 22, 2026
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PoliticsIran fires on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz amid supposedly indefinite cease-fire
By Jon Gambrell, David Rising and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
Current price of oil as of April 22, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 22, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 22, 2026
Fermi Inc. cofounders Toby Neugebauer, left, and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, right, mark their Nasdaq IPO in early October for their AI power company plans.
EnergyFeud between AI power startup Fermi and its fired CEO and top shareholder heats up over proposed sale
By Jordan BlumApril 21, 2026
Photo of a BYD Sealion 5 DM-i plug-in hybrid
EnergyHow the Iran energy crisis is supercharging Southeast Asia’s EV transition
By Angelica AngApril 21, 2026
Two Halliburton employees, clad in red coveralls, work at a pressure pumping, or fracking, operation in the Permian Basin.
EnergyHalliburton CEO: U.S. oil is in the ‘early innings’ of a rebound—and a drilling ramp-up is coming
By Jordan BlumApril 21, 2026
Photo of Jeff Bezos (left) and Pete Hegseth before a sign that reads Freedom
Politics‘Something sinister could be happening’: FBI looks into dead or missing nuclear and space defense scientists tied to NASA, Blue Origin, and SpaceX
By Catherina GioinoApril 21, 2026
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Economy‘I thought the oil would be much higher’: Trump’s rosy Iran war spin risks sending traders the wrong message
By Nick LichtenbergApril 21, 2026
A soybean farmer inspects his crops in Maryland
EnvironmentTariffs, war, and now a historic drought have converged into a ‘perfect storm’ for U.S. farmers and food prices
By Tristan BoveApril 21, 2026
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EnvironmentData centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health—costing the economy $25 billion every year
By Tristan BoveApril 21, 2026
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EconomyHow Trump’s war screwed you out of your Trump tax refund: Wall Street has the receipts
By Nick LichtenbergApril 21, 2026
Scientists are burning homes to protect them in wildfires: ‘We crash test houses’
EnvironmentScientists are burning homes to protect them in wildfires: ‘We crash test houses’
By The Associated Press, Jeffrey Collins and Seth BorensteinApril 21, 2026
U.S. forces board an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil
PoliticsU.S. forces board an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil
By The Associated Press and Bill BarrowApril 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of April 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 21, 2026
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CommentaryThe $100 oil shock is hitting the middle class like a margin call
By Katica RoyApril 21, 2026
Photo: Tim Cook
EconomyTim Cook is stepping down. No one is shocked. And that’s a good example of how his critics always underestimated him. 
By Jim EdwardsApril 21, 2026
A Shell gas station
EnergyU.S. Energy Sec says gas prices have likely peaked, but won’t go below $3 until 2027. Trump says he’s ‘totally wrong’ about the timeline
By Jacqueline MunisApril 21, 2026
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