QUICK SPARK: Diesel Squeeze Puts Valero Stock On Pace For Best Year Ever, Up 140%
Valero shares are up 140.6% in 2026, on pace for its best year ever; the diesel crack spread near $106 a barrel dwarfs gasoline's $31.
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Diesel Squeeze Nobody Hedged: 4 Refiners Just Logged Their 6th Straight Week of Gains
Valero, Marathon Petroleum, HF Sinclair and Phillips 66 have gained for six consecutive weeks as diesel crack spreads hit an all-time record.
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