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Energy and commodity market coverage, including oil, natural gas and metals. Explore supply, demand and price developments alongside explanations of how commodity markets work. Find your way around ECMSource.

Tesla Secures $30B in New Unsecured Bank Credit Facilities

September 30, 2026 by Bruno M.
AI-generated editorial image: A quiet corporate treasury office desk with an unbranded leather portfolio and document folder under soft natural window light.

Tesla entered into $30 billion of new unsecured bank credit facilities with Citi and Wells Fargo, replacing its $5 billion revolver to expand liquidity.

Categories Banking & Finance, Energy & Commodities Tags capital markets, corporate debt, credit facilities, revolving credit, Tesla, tsla

Alcoa Closes $2.6B Senior Notes to Fund South32 Assets

September 24, 2026 by Bruno M.
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Alcoa closed a $2.6B senior notes offering across 2034 and 2036 tranches, terminating its bridge facility to fund its $3.1B South32 asset purchase.

Categories Energy & Commodities, M&A & Tender Offers Tags alcoa, capital markets, corporate bonds, debt offering, senior notes, south32

Senate Blocks AI Data Center Bill: What It Means for Stocks

September 18, 2026 by Bruno M.
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The Senate blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act. Here is what the clash over AI data center grid costs means for power producers and hyperscalers.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Energy & Commodities, Market Trend Tags AI infrastructure, constellation energy, data center power, ratepayer protection act, stock market, vistra corp

Generac Surges 25% on $8B Amazon AI Data Center Power Deal

September 17, 2026 by Bruno M.
AI-generated editorial image: Row of heavy-duty industrial backup power generators on an outdoor concrete pad beside a modern data center building in natural afternoon daylight.

Generac stock jumped 25% after signing an $8 billion generator supply agreement with Amazon Web Services, including warrants to buy 1.69 million shares.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Energy & Commodities Tags ai power demand, amazon data centers, backup generators, generac stock, gnrc, stock market

Dangote Refinery Opens $1.6B IPO: Africa’s Largest Listing

September 17, 2026September 15, 2026 by Bruno M.
AI-generated editorial image: Modern industrial coastal energy refinery complex viewed across calm ocean water under soft morning light.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery opened its historic ₦2.15T ($1.6B) IPO on Sept. 14, 2026, offering 4.1B shares at ₦525 on the NGX to expand refining capacity.

Categories Energy & Commodities Tags african capital markets, capital markets, dangote refinery ipo, nigerian exchange, oil refining capacity

PayPal Pauses Ventures Portfolio Sale as Bids Cap at 60 Cents

September 17, 2026September 11, 2026 by Bruno M.
PayPal Pauses Ventures Portfolio Sale as Bids Cap at 60 Cents

PayPal has paused the sale of its PayPal Ventures portfolio after secondary-market bids topped out near 60 cents on the dollar, exposing a VC discount.

Categories Capital Markets, Energy & Commodities Tags capital markets, corporate venture capital, paypal ventures, private equity secondaries, private markets, vc secondaries

Silver Lake Eyes Workday: PE’s Next $60B+ Take-Private?

September 12, 2026August 13, 2026 by Bruno M.
Silver Lake Eyes Workday: PE’s Next $60B+ Take-Private?

Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday, per Reuters. WDAY jumped ~21% to $212. At $52B market cap, a deal could top $60B with a standard premium.

Categories Energy & Commodities Tags leveraged buyout, private equity takeover, silver lake, software m&a, stock market, workday

July CPI Cools to 3.4%: Stocks Shrug, Fed Cut Path Clears

September 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Bruno M.
July CPI Cools to 3.4%: Stocks Shrug, Fed Cut Path Clears

July 2026 CPI came in at 3.4% headline and 2.5% core, matching forecasts. Stocks nudged higher, yields dipped, and the September FOMC cut looks live.

Categories Energy & Commodities, Inflation Tags core cpi, cpi inflation report, federal reserve rate cut, july 2026 cpi, stock market

SolarEdge Plunges 30% on Q3 Guide: Residential Solar Cracks

September 12, 2026August 6, 2026 by Bruno M.
SolarEdge Plunges 30% on Q3 Guide: Residential Solar Cracks

SolarEdge fell 30% after Q3 revenue and gross-margin guidance came in below Q2, dragging Enphase, Sunrun and Canadian Solar with it. Here are the numbers.

Categories Earnings, Energy & Commodities Tags enphase energy, residential solar, sedg stock, solar stocks, solaredge earnings, stock market

Ferguson to Replace EA in S&P 500 on Aug 5

September 12, 2026August 1, 2026 by Bruno M.
Ferguson to Replace EA in S&P 500 on Aug 5

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) joins the S&P 500 on Aug 5, taking the slot Electronic Arts vacates as its $55B take-private closes.

Categories Energy & Commodities, Market Trend Tags capital markets, electronic arts buyout, ferguson enterprises, index inclusion, s&p 500 rebalance
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