An energy-starved world is turning to coal as natural-gas and oil shortages exacerbated by Russia’s war against Ukraine lead countries back to the dirtiest fossil fuel. From the U.S. to Europe to Chin...
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Samsung is to Optimise Energy Consumption in Cryptocurrency Mining by 45% with New Chips
Jul 04, 2022 at 11:11 // News On June 30, South Korean tech giant Samsung announced new semiconductor chips that can potentially be employed for mining cryptocurrencies. According to the announcement,...
Falling Commodity Prices Raise Hopes That Inflation Has Peaked
A slide in all manner of raw-materials prices—corn, wheat, copper and more—is stirring hopes that a significant source of inflationary pressure might be starting to ease. Natural-gas prices shot up mo...
Big Insider Buys of Oil and Solar Stocks Are Plays on Russia Sanctions
Text size Crude-oil storage tanks at a Plains All American Pipeline facility. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Insiders have snapped up stock of two companies whose prospects have brightened due to Russia’s in...
an energy giant is researching Bitcoin mining- The Cryptonomist
US energy giant Duke Energy is studying a pilot project for Bitcoin mining. Duke Energy wants to make Bitcoin mining greener Duke Energy wants to exploit the excess energy produced from renewable sou...
Top U.S. Energy Company To Discuss Bitcoin Mining With Elon Musk
Top U.S. energy company Duke Energy is exploring Bitcoin mining as part of integrating it into its demand response strategy. Moreover, the company also wants to discuss the electrification of transpor...
Gas prices edge down just in time for July Fourth travel — here’s why
It’s a cool breeze during a hot moment, but it’s not the summer weather. As record-breaking numbers of Americans pack their cars and travel to Fourth of July barbecues that will cost them more than la...
US energy stocks buck dismal trend with ‘massive outperformance’
Oil and gas companies were the only bright spot in a dismal first half of the year for the US stock market as the energy sector benefits from soaring commodity prices fuelled by the war in Ukraine. Th...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys More Occidental Petroleum Stock
Text size Warren Buffett hip Somodevilla/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway continued to buy more shares of Occidental Petroleum in recent days, purchasing a total of about $580 million of stock on Wedne...
The 60-40 portfolio is supposed to protect investors from volatility: so why is it having such a bad year?
The first half of 2022 has been a historically bad stretch for markets, and the carnage hasn’t been limited to stocks. As stocks and bonds have sold off in tandem, investors who for years have relied ...
Biden Interior Dept offers option for new oil leases in Gulf of Mexico
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013. Steve Nesius | Reuters The Biden administration rel...
UK-based startup Tevva launches hydrogen-electric truck
U.K.-based startup Tevva on Thursday launched a hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle, becoming the latest company to make a play in a sector attracting interest from multinationals like Daimler Truck...
Russia Takes Control of International LNG Project
Russia took control of the international consortium behind the giant Sakhalin-2 oil-and-natural-gas project, handing it to a new Russian entity that will effectively give the Kremlin say over which fo...
Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Company Participating in Energy Response Programs, Fundraising Rounds Continue, Taiwan Planned CBDC Launch – crypto.news
Mawson, a BTC mining company, have decided to participate in energy response programs when mining revenue reduces. Fundraising rounds continue with reports indicating that the amount of monthly fundra...
Supreme Court Clouds Future Of EPA Clean Air Rules, Threatening Climate Goals
Aerial view of coal power plant high pipes with black smoke moving up polluting atmosphere at … [+] sunrise. getty SCOTUS ruling could set back efforts to fight climate change, affect energy inv...
A Window On The Progress, Promise And Realities Of Indoor Agriculture
AeroFarms’ vertical grow towers in Newark, New Jersey. AFP via Getty Images Last week New York City was host to the Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit, an event which drew 600 attendees, featured 9...
‘Shape Your Own Ideology’ – Valuable Career Advice From Icelandic Women Innovators.
Group photo in Iceland at Business Iceland lobby Business Iceland Iceland is a small Arctic country with gorgeous hot springs, lush lands and harsh winters. It’s also an 85% renewable energy economy, ...
Energy Crushes Tech In First Half
385757 10: A winter sunrise surrounds an oil well in the South Cuyama Oil Field February 16, 2001, … [+] near New Cuyama, CA in Santa Barbara County. In recent months, the state Coastal Commissi...
Bitcoin Miners Bail out as Energy Prices Soar and Profitability Plunges
More and more Bitcoin miners are throwing in the towel amid soaring energy prices and plunging profitability. This has had a knock-on effect on hash rates and difficulty, which are also starting to fa...
This veteran money manager has seen it all. And these 19 dividend stocks pass his rigorous quality screen right now.
Lewis Altfest’s time in the finance industry spans seven decades. He has some words of advice for investors who aren’t used to stomach-churning stock-price moves. He founded Altfest Personal Wealth Ma...
How to save money on summer cooling bills as energy prices rise
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to get some relief from the sun as she walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. Ralph Freso | Getty Images Tips for efficient en...
Clean Energy Jobs Are Booming, Making Up For Rising Fossil Fuel Unemployment
Memo to job-seekers: The United States’ clean energy industry is hiring, faster than the overall national economy, and it’s paying above-average wages. The 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEE...
Cheniere Energy is a strong buy as the price reclaims $128 support
Cheniere Energy Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:LNG) is trading at $134 and is bullish. Previously, the stock pulled back from a high of $146 and hit a low of $120. That decline was due to bear market fears. In the...
Expert: an efficient solution to higher energy prices is ‘solar’
A near term solution to the rising energy prices lies in “solar”, says Jim Coulter. He’s the Executive Chairman of TPG Capital. Coulter’s remarks on CNBC’s ‘Squawk ...
De Nora IPO priced at 13.50 euros per share; $2.8 billion valuation
De Nora was founded in 1923 and specializes in electrode and water treatment technologies. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The CEO of electrode maker Industrie De Nora says it is “not...
Why one stock brokerage is bullish on Reliance Industries and Infosys
India’s stocks didn’t have a good start in the first half of the year, but stock brokerage Kotak Securities remains bullish on two stocks. Reliance Industries, an energy and telecommunicat...
Ethereum Price Prediction for Today, June 27: ETH Slacks in Energy
ETH Holds in a Range – June 27It currently witnesses that the Ethereum slacks in energy, trading against the market purchasing power of the US Dollar. The trading outlook, as of writing, shows a minim...
Opinion: Sell Exxon Mobil and other energy stocks before these headwinds hit prices once again
Energy stocks have been the star investment this year. Now it’s time to sell them and electrify your portfolio before investors once again focus on the industry’s long-term headwinds. There are a hos...