Former US secretary of the treasury Steven Mnuchin on a panel at the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia in October 2022. Mnuchin this week criticized the G-7’s plan for a cap on Fayez ...
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‘Indiscriminate use of hydrogen’ could slow energy transition: Report
Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries. Aranga87 | Istock | Getty Images Hydrogen use by the G-7 could jump by four to seven times by the middle...
Arkon Energy Secures $28M and Concludes Hydrokraft Acquisition to Boost Bitcoin Mining
The 100% sustainable data center infrastructure business Arkon Energy has announced the successful closing of a US $28 million fundraising. The Australian business has also completed acquiring Hydrokr...
Binance CEO “CZ” Calls Nouriel Roubini “A Person With Negative Energy”
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on Thursday responds to economist Nouriel Roubini’s attack on him. Binance CEO calls Nouriel Roubini impolite, irrational, and a person with negative energy. Nouriel Ro...
Anode Labs Announces Funding To Build The React Network: The First Community-Owned, Web3 Green Energy Grid
The company’s React Network is aiming to modernize the national power grid by creating a community owned network connecting energy storage assets to markets that value them AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIR...
BTC Miner Arkon Energy Secures a $28 Million Fundraiser to Boost Mining Capacity
Arkon Energy – an Australian-based bitcoin mining firm – raised $28 million and acquired Hydrokraft AS (a Norwegian energy-based data center). These will double down on the companyr’s green strategy a...
Energy transition will fail unless wind power fixes problems: CEO
Wind turbine blades photographed at a Siemens Gamesa facility in Hull, England, in January 2022. Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty Images The CEO of Siemens Energy on Wednesday argued that the energy transitio...
Anode Labs raises $4.2 million to build web3 energy grid
Development company Anode Labs has raised $4.2 million in a seed round to build a decentralized network that will pay individuals and small businesses for their energy storage assets. The round...
Mixed economic picture, energy, EL deal
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments: ‘Mixed pictureR...
Sunrun and Other Solar Stocks With Strong U.S. Presence Are a Buy, Analyst Says
An analyst from Deutsche Bank is bullish on Enphase Energy Sunrun and First Solar due to their strong domestic presence amid new U.S. legislation. Deutsche Bank analyst Corinne Blanchard initiated cov...
Firms plan Australian ‘super hub’ to produce green hydrogen
This image shows part of a green hydrogen facility in Spain. A number of major economies, including the EU, are looking to develop green hydrogen projects in the coming years. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg...
Berkshire Bought Taiwan Semi Stock. Here’s What Else It Bought and Sold.
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How Policy Can Cut Gas Use And Energy Bills
Heat pumps in the snow Regulatory Assistance Project via Joe Smyth Heat pumps are hot right now. From Europe prioritizing heat pumps to cut Russian gas dependence, to the United States’ Inflation Redu...
Energy Policy Is Too Often Inconsistent
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – APRIL 03: Demonstrators hold signs as they protest near the site of a … [+] fundraiser on April 3, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Im...
Australia’s AGL Energy To Accelerate Exit From Coal Power As Billionaire Activist Installs Board Nominees
Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and chief executive officer of Atlassian Pty Ltd., reacts during the … [+] Financial Review ESG Summit in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, June 15, 2022. Photographe...
New EU Program Seeks to Make Crypto Mining More Energy Efficient
The European Union (EU) is working on a new program that will label the type of energy utilized for bitcoin mining projects. The program is set to determine the level of efficiency behind the module u...
The ‘world’s largest floating wind farm’ produces its first power
Offices of Equinor photographed in Feb. 2019. Equinor is one of several companies looking at developing floating wind farms. Odin Jaeger | Bloomberg | Getty Images A facility described as the world...
The brands and models car shoppers want most—despite inventory levels
Toyota dealers are low on cars. All the same, more American car shoppers consider a Toyota TM, +1.95% than any other brand. Fully 35% of American car shoppers looked closely at buying a Toyota product...
Active managers see boost from the energy trade
This may be the year for active managers investing heavily in the energy space — and commodity trading advisors, known as CTAs, appear to be among the winners. Dynamic Beta Investments’ Andrew B...
What The Mid-Term Elections Mean For U.S. Energy
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 09: President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters at … [+] a post-election press conference at the White House on November 9th, 2022. (Photo...
Retail analysts foresee holiday-season sales growth. Now we’ll hear from retailers themselves.
Even as price increases squeeze shoppers, analysts expect holiday-season sales to increase this year. With Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and discounters TJX Cos. and Ross Stores Inc. reporting results in...
A Berkshire Hathaway Bright Spot: Energy. Here Are the Numbers.
Warren Buffett likes energy. Berkshire Hathaway now owns some $58 billion of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum securities. It isn’t Berkshire’s largest holding; that would be insurance, led by auto ins...
These 3 Dividend Energy Stocks Can Help Protect Against High Inflation
Despite this week’s consumer price index report, inflation is still at high levels, giving investors anxiety. Inflation has been imparting a double-hit on many stocks; it has compressed the oper...
Oil Prices Could Jump in December. Energy Stocks Should Get a Jolt.
Oil prices have had a quiet November, holding steady around $90 per barrel. There’s a good chance the calm won’t last. A new set of sanctions from Europe will ratchet up the pressure against Russia an...
Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Spikes To 41% In 12 Months Amid Increasing Regulatory Interest In PoW Mining ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     A new report shows a 41% spike in creating new blocks on the Bitcoin network. Bitcoin consumes 0.16% of global energy usage and is responsible for 0...
Crypto and tech are the first dominoes to fall as stimulus liquidity dries up, says this money manager. Here’s what could happen next.
Read: Sequoia on its FTX investment: Some surprise to the upside, and some surprise to the downside JPMorgan is predicting a “cascade of margin calls, deleveraging and crypto company/platform failures...
Biden takes aim at Putin’s weaponization of energy, outlines new climate funding
U.S. President Joe Biden discusses the 2022 U.S. midterm election results during a news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, November 9, 2022. Tom Brenner | Reuters U....
Opinion: The new bull market will be led by stocks in these three industries.
We don’t know yet if the recent rally kicks off a new bull market in stocks. But here’s a safe bet: Once the new bull market is here, entirely different groups will lead. It’ll be out with the old — t...