China reviews Meta’s $2B Manus AI deal for export control issues following the startup’s tech and staff move to Singapore.

China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, extending its oversight over a metal that has traditionally been treated as an ordinary commodity but is increasingly viewed as strategically important to global industry and defense supply chains.

China on Tuesday named the companies that will be able to export tungsten, antimony and silver during the 2026 and 2027 period, metals Beijing deems as critical to support its own industries.

Silver prices surge as China restricts exports and global inventories drop 70%. Physical supply gaps widen amid rising industrial demand.

The U.S. will sell blockaded Venezuelan oil “indefinitely,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday, a day after President Trump said Venezuela will give the U.S. between 30 million and 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil.

Deal would give US president power to sell up to $3bn worth of crude stranded in tankers and storage facilities

Experts don't expect recent U.S. military action in Venezuela to impact American gas prices anytime soon, regardless of whether it reduces or increases Venezuela's oil exports.