Two Qatari vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been forced to abandon an attempt to exit the Strait of Hormuz in what would have been the first export of Qatari LNG in more than a month. The Al Daayen and the Rasheeda aborted their attempt to transit the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, with ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg revealing they U-turned away from the strait after earlier heading eastward. The Al Daayen is still signaling that China, Qatar’s largest LNG buyer, is its next destination, though destinations are not…

Two Qatari vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been forced to abandon an attempt to exit the Strait of Hormuz in what would have been the first export of Qatari LNG in more than a month. The Al Daayen and the Rasheeda aborted their attempt to transit the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, with ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg revealing they U-turned away from the strait after earlier heading eastward. The Al Daayen is still signaling that China, Qatar’s largest LNG buyer, is its next destination, though destinations are not…

Currently unknown investors netted tens of millions of dollars in profit by placing huge trades in the oil futures markets just 15 minutes before President Donald Trump announced he was extending the deadline for strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure by five days to allow for nonexistent "negotiations" (which then turned into an additional 10 days—which meant little since U.S. and Israeli bombing simply continued). Because these investors bet on a fall in oil prices, they made money when the price of oil dropped sharply after the announcement.…

Tesla Inc. is increasingly betting its future on AI, autonomy and robotics — but it still depends on selling cars to finance that shift, and that core business is under pressure, Bloomberg reported this week.  Wall Street estimates point to roughly 372,160 vehicle deliveries last quarter. That would mark an 11% increase from a weak year-ago period, yet still place among Tesla’s softer recent results and far below its near-500,000 peak quarters. Earlier headwinds — including political backlash involving Elon Musk and Model…