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Oil prices fell back Jan. 5 while the prices of precious metals surged as markets reacted calmly to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid.

2026 Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

2026 Diesel prices for Comdata are based on seven–day cash card transactions from more than 6,500 truck stops.

Truck stop operator Love’s expanded its financial services arm with the acquisition of three factoring companies. The deals follow earlier factoring acquisitions in July 2020 and July 2024.

Exports are estimated to have risen 4% from last year to 429 million tons, according to Kpler. The rise was largely driven by projects like LNG Canada and Plaquemines in the U.S. ramping up output.

Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will hold a monthly video conference Jan. 4, and review a decision to halt further supply hikes in Q1 after rapidly reviving production earlier this year.

By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. 

New Jersey is paying $13 million to fund a near-term experiment testing the ability of hydrogen-powered drayage trucks to move cargo at the Port Newark Container Terminal.

Chevron has finished discharging a cargo from the vessel Searuby and is in the process of unloading ship Canopus Voyager, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking.

DHL Supply Chain expects to add multiple Tesla Semi tractors to its U.S. Class 8 fleet in the coming 12 months as part of long-term, companywide plans to decarbonize its fleet.