Oil & Blood

Energy markets are where finance meets geopolitics. Every barrel of oil carries the weight of OPEC decisions, Middle East tensions, Russian sanctions, and the green energy transition. This theme traces the dramatic swings — from the 2014 oil crash when Saudi Arabia flooded the market, to negative oil prices in 2020 when storage ran out, to the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Understanding oil is understanding global power. The tickers move on supply, demand, and the decisions of a handful of people in Riyadh, Moscow, and Washington.

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