Energy
Could a potential jet fuel shortage put your summer flight at risk?
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Brian Sullivan joins ‘Squawk Box’ to report on a potential jet fuel shortage that could threaten some flights this summer amid surging travel demand. Source
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Michael Saylor says investing in MicroStrategy is the closest you’ll get to a bitcoin spot ETF
MIAMI — MicroStrategy may technically be in the business of enterprise software and cloud-based services, but CEO Michael Saylor says the publicly traded company doubles as the first and only bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund in the U.S. “We’re kind of like your nonexistent spot ETF,” Saylor told CNBC on the sidelines of the Bitcoin 2022 […]
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin miners as war enters its third month
A view of partially destroyed building in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists on April 13, 2022. Leon Klein | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is taking aim at bitcoin miners operating in Russia as the […]
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Richard Branson says individuals, governments should cap their energy use to help end the war in Ukraine
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson on Wednesday called on individuals and governments to cap their driving speeds and turn down their heating in a bid to reduce reliance on Russian energy and bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. The billionaire entrepreneur told CNBC that small personal sacrifices could reduce demand for Russian […]
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Energy giants Siemens Gamesa and SSE agree $628 million deal amid rising costs and profit warnings
Details of the agreement between SSE and SGRE were announced on the same day the latter released preliminary results for the second quarter, reporting revenue of around 2.2 billion euros and an operating loss of roughly 304 million euros. Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty Images Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has agreed to sell assets […]
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Russia and Ukraine’s battle for Donbas could decide the war — and it could go either way
Ukrainian soldiers stand on their armored personnel carrier (APC), not far from the front-line with Russian troops, in Izyum district, Kharkiv region on April 18, 2022. Anatolii Stepanov | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s new offensive in the Donbas region could prove to be extremely significant and decisive in the war, analysts warn, and could […]
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Myanmar’s military government denies rumors of fuel shortages
Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy denied that there was a fuel shortage, saying unfounded rumors and inadequate infrastructure for retail sales were to blame. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Myanmar’s military government has denied the country is suffering from a shortage of fuel after rumors about low supplies of gasoline and diesel led […]
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BP deal sends Nasdaq-listed EV charging stock Tritium surging
The need for new charging infrastructure in the U.K. is likely to become increasingly pressing in the years ahead, not least because authorities want to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2030. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tritium and BP have entered into a multi-year contract related […]
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Energy stocks lead the market, these names are outperforming as tech swoons
Energy is far and away the top-performing S&P group this year amid a surge in oil and gas prices. Source
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Market will break out of slump due to peaking inflation, Evercore ISI predicts
The market slump may be in its final innings. According to Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel, stocks should start grinding higher due to peaking inflation. He cites a positive trend going back to the last time stocks and bonds fell together: 1994. “The market just sort of digested it, and there was a lot of sideways […]
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