Energy
Smaller companies are rising quickly to challenge Big Tech as AI ‘s best trade
ETF Edge Smaller companies are rising quickly to challenge Big Tech as AI ‘s best trade Published Sat, Jan 17 202610:28 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Oil markets are being pulled in every direction. Here’s how market watchers are navigating it
Energy markets have been rocked by volatility in recent days, as investors weigh a violent crackdown on civil unrest in oil-rich Iran – and the response from Washington. The possibility of U.S. military action against Iran was only the latest geopolitical development in 2026 to concern traders, following the seizure of the president of Venezuela, […]
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The energy trade that excites VanEck’s CEO — and it’s not oil
ETF Edge The energy trade that excites VanEck’s CEO — and it’s not oil Published Thu, Jan 15 20267:00 AM EST Blair Bao WATCH LIVE Source
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Oil prices fall 3% after Trump says ‘killing has stopped’ in Iran
Oil prices fell 3% on Thursday after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump calmed fears that an American strike on Iran could be imminent. Brent crude oil futures, the global benchmark, dipped by 2.8%, or $1.87, to settle at $64.63 a barrel. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.79, or 2.9%, to trade at $60.23 […]
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Exxon Mobil hit a record after Trump threatened to cut it out of Venezuela — here’s why
Exxon Mobil hit record highs this week after rubbing President Donald Trump the wrong way at a White House meeting on investment in Venezuela. Trump said Sunday he is inclined ” to keep Exxon out ” of Venezuela, after CEO Darren Woods told the president that the South American nation is ” uninvestable .” Exxon’s […]
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How activist investors plan to take on Big Oil at the 2026 AGM season
The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dutch group Follow This on Wednesday launched a newly revised strategy to take on Big Oil at the upcoming proxy season, seeking to increase shareholder pressure on the financial sustainability of fossil […]
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Big Tech is poaching energy talent to fuel its AI ambitions
Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree. Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are bolstering their workforce with energy experts as they look to overcome the biggest bottleneck in scaling AI: access to power. Energy-related hiring jumped 34% year-on-year in 2024, according to data compiled by Workforce.ai for CNBC. Last year’s hiring […]
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Orsted jumps 6% after U.S. judge rules firm can resume wind project halted by Trump
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Danish renewables giant Orsted rose nearly 6% on Tuesday morning, shortly after a U.S. judge cleared […]
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Cuba’s president says no current talks with the U.S. following Trump’s threats
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and U.S. President Donald Trump. Sergey Bobylev | Nathan Howard | Reuters Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the Caribbean island in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Díaz-Canel posted a […]
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Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela’s oil: ‘They’re playing too cute’
Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer Exxon Mobil Corp., during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sideline Exxon Mobil from Venezuela’s energy market, saying he didn’t […]
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