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Russia again cuts natural gas exports to European countries
Russia reduced natural gas to Europe again Friday, including cutting flows by half to Italy and Slovakia and completely to France, as countries have worked to ease their dependence on Russian supplies...
How Germany Took Over Russia’s Vast Gas-Trading Empire
After Moscow invaded Ukraine, the German government pledged to wean the country off Russian natural gas. This week, it said it would lend billions of euros to the German subsidiary of Russian gas gian...
Huge offshore wind farm to use recyclable turbine blades
A wind turbine at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea. With governments around the world attempting to ramp up their renewable energy capacity, the number of wind turbines worldwide only ...
Banking uses 56 times more energy than Bitcoin: Valuechain report
Fresh figures on Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy consumption, efficiency and scalability serve to expose the banking sector while bathing the world’s largest cryptocurrency in a new light. A research re...
Rising Energy, Sinking Crypto Prices See Miners Scaling Back
Bitcoin miners are scaling back operations due to downward trending cryptocurrency prices and rising cost of energy. The Bitcoin hashrate has dropped by 4% since the beginning of the week, according t...
The Golden Opportunity For LNG.
The Conundrum for Buyers Sourcing Competitive Gas THE EDGE – SIMON FLOWERS Global gas and LNLN G markets have been significantly disrupted by the war in Ukraine. A glorious opportunity has been ...
UK firm signs deal to bolster gas supplies as war in Ukraine continues
Russia is a significant supplier of oil and gas. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons following its invasion of Ukraine. Sean Gladwell | M...
Free Cash Flow Yield Near Record Highs Through 5/16/22
Glass jar filled with USA coins against rustic wood panel background with rusty nail heads showing getty The NC 2000’s trailing free cash flow (FCF) remains high, relative to recent quarters, because ...
Biden Plays The ‘Squid Game’ With The Energy Industry
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 26: Younghee, the giant robot doll from “Squid Game”, is exhibited at … [+] the Olympic Park on October 26, 2021, in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by ...
Why Are Oil Prices Down and Gas Prices Up?
Gasoline prices continue to set records even as oil prices are beginning to slip back from their recent highs, leaving many drivers frustrated and perplexed. The American Automobile Association report...
BP buys 40.5% stake in massive renewables and green hydrogen project
A BP logo photographed in London on May 12, 2021. The International Energy Agency recently reported that 2021 saw energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rise to their highest level in history. Glyn K...
NRG Energy, Post Holdings and Other Stocks That May Be Takeover Targets in 2022
Text size Retail energy provider NRG Energy could be a takeover target in 2022, according to a report from Citigroup. Scott Olson/Getty Images With stocks in a bear market, mergers aren’t likely to pi...
Russia Steps Up Energy Wars With Gas Cuts to Europe’s Top Buyers
(Bloomberg) — Russia stepped up the use of energy as a weapon by further cutting natural gas shipments via its biggest pipeline to Europe, prompting Germany to accuse the Kremlin of trying to dr...
Massena Residents Claim Crypto Mining Is Making Their Energy Bills Go Up
Upstate New York has – in recent weeks and months – become something of a popular region for bitcoin and cryptocurrency miners, though it looks like one town called Massena isn’t too happy about the s...
Harvard expert warns of potential ‘harm’ to index investing, as Republican bill takes on ‘woke fund managers’
Senators and legal experts tussled Tuesday over the merits of a Republican bill that aims to reduce the voting power of the three index-investing giants — BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. Republi...
Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are based on ‘greater fool theory’
Bill Gates Gerard Miller | CNBC Bill Gates is not a fan of cryptocurrencies or non-fungible tokens. Speaking at a TechCrunch talk on climate change Tuesday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder descri...
Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat ...
Should I sell FuelCell Energy shares after Q2 results?
FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) shares remain under pressure after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results. Second-quarter revenues reached roughly half of analyst expectations,...
Strategist who nailed the recent S&P 500 top says three things are needed for a market bottom
Wariness is in order after the S&P 500’s bear-market finish and a potential 75 basis-point Fed hike just one day away. Gains for stock futures and a potential bounce are fading fast. Morgan Stanle...
Natural gas plummets as Freeport delays facility restart following explosion
Smoke billows from the Freeport LNG plant in Quintana, Texas, U.S., June 8, 2022, in this still image obtained from a social media video on June 9, 2022. Maribel Hill | Reuters Natural gas prices plu...
UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding
In remarks delivered to the Austrian World Summit in Vienna via video, Antonio Guterres issued a sobering assessment of the planet’s prospects. “Most national climate pledges are simply no...
Ethereum mining no longer profitable for many miners as energy prices and ETH dip cause perfect storm
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! For the first time since 2020, Ethereum mining has become unprofitable for many miners connected to a traditional energy grid....
Buy Energy Stocks As The Ukraine War Fuels Inflation
It’s a devilish economic twist: Russia starts a horrific war in Ukraine, and ends up sabotaging … [+] Western economies all over the world. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Getty Images Russi...
The S&P 500 is clinging to a key support level after Friday’s meltdown, here’s what happens if that fails
Last week’s shock U.S. inflation number continues to tear through markets, with dip buyers seemingly in hiding. The Nasdaq is in the lead with a 3% drop as trading gets underway. Investors are now foc...
Some European Factories, Long Dependent on Cheap Russian Energy, Are Shutting Down
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Mexico Takes Aim at Private Companies, Threatening Decades of Economic Growth
MONTERREY, Mexico—For the past 20 years, a 1,100-megawatt power plant owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA outside Mexico’s industrial capital has kept the lights on for scores of companies such as brewing g...
Four value-stock picks from a fund manager who steers clear of the energy sector
Jensen Investment Management follows a simple rule for initial screenings of stocks: Companies need to have achieved returns on equity (ROE) of at least 15% annually, for at least 10 consecutive years...