Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors. Follow Khadija Saeed on Google News.

Lithium price rises in China, but Albemarle stock sinks after Kemerton plant goes idle

Lithium price rises in China, but Albemarle stock sinks after Kemerton plant goes idle

Albemarle shares fell 6.8% to $163.50 on Thursday after the company said it would idle the remaining operating “train,” or processing unit, at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia, effective immediately. Chief executive Kent Masters said “recent lithium price improvements” were “not enough” to offset the strain on “Western hard-rock lithium conversion operations.”
Oil prices tumble more than $1 as IEA demand cut hits Brent, WTI and stocks build

Oil prices tumble more than $1 as IEA demand cut hits Brent, WTI and stocks build

Oil slid sharply Thursday, dropping more than $1 a barrel as the International Energy Agency pared its demand growth outlook for 2026 and signs emerged that the threat of a U.S. strike on Iran might be fading. Brent crude shed $1.26, or 1.8%, to trade at $68.14 a barrel as of 10:16 a.m. CDT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate slipped $1.24, or 1.9%, to $63.39. “It just ran out of steam,” said Phil Flynn, senior analyst at Price Futures Group.
Brent crude price slides on IEA demand cut — what traders are watching next

Brent crude price slides on IEA demand cut — what traders are watching next

Brent crude dropped $1.26, or 1.82%, settling at $68.14 a barrel by 1616 GMT on Thursday. The International Energy Agency’s reduction of its 2026 demand-growth outlook took center stage, pulling focus away from the Middle East supply concerns that had lifted prices earlier. U.S. West Texas Intermediate slipped $1.24, or 1.92%, to $63.39. “It just ran out of steam,” said Phil Flynn, senior analyst at Price Futures Group.
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