As hundreds of companies race to develop vaccines and drug therapies that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic, news reports on successful or failed trials affect individual stock prices and can trigger swings in the broader market.

When searching for facts, our own cognitive biases often get in the way.

The dramatic plunge below zero highlighted a fundamental problem for the oil industry in the face of evaporating demand due to COVID-19.

Battery minerals are set to become the new oil, with lithium-ion battery supply chains becoming the new pipelines.