December 26, 2025/Oilprice.com By Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices nudged higher on Boxing Day as geopolitical risk rises in the markets. Friday, December 26, 2025 The festive Christmas lull in oil trading saw oil prices post a weekly gain as geopolitical tensions helped push ICE Brent above the $62 […]
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Mastercard SpendingPulse: Savvy Shoppers and e-commerce Fuel U.S. Holiday Retail Sales Growth by 3.9% Year-on-Year
Getting a strong early start, consumers embraced convenience and connection through the season, blending online and in-store purchases and dining out as a festive tradition. December 23, 2025/Mastcercard According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse™, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive increased 3.9% year-over-year from November 1 through December 21. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales representing all […]
Geopolitics Gives Oil a Late-Year Lift
December 23, 2025/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you […]
