Energy
Goldman strategist: This sector has been ‘unduly’ punished and could be a buy right now
Sharon Bell, a senior strategist at Goldman Sachs, has shared her favorite sectors after this week’s market madness. Source
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UAE, Saudi energy ministers hit back at ‘NOPEC’ bill, say it could send oil prices surging
UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei says moves by U.S. authorities to introduced NOPEC legislation would bring chaos to energy markets. AFP | Getty Images Top OPEC ministers have hit back at new U.S. legislation intended to regulate its output, saying such efforts would bring greater chaos to energy markets. UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al […]
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Bitcoin dips below $30,000, drops more than 56% from its all-time high
Bitcoin dropped below the $30,000 level late Monday, breaching a symbolic price threshold. At its lowest price point, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was more than 12% lower on the day — and more than 56% off its November all-time high of around $69,000. The last time bitcoin traded below $30,000 was in July 2021, […]
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HSBC thinks these global energy stocks could be winners — and gives one upside of over 100%
HSBC says a “generational shift” in energy policy could be on the horizon— and names the stocks it thinks could benefit. Source
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El Salvador buys the bitcoin dip, adding 500 coins to its balance sheet
President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, gestures during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Latin Bitcoin conference (LaBitConf) at Mizata Beach, El Salvador, where he announced “Bitcoin City”, on November 20, 2021. Marvin Recinos | AFP | Getty Images El Salvador just added another $15.5 million worth of bitcoin to its balance sheet, […]
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40% of bitcoin investors are now underwater, new data shows
Bitcoin is off nearly 55% from its November peak, and 40% of holders are now underwater on their investments, according to new data from Glassnode. That percentage is even higher when you isolate for the short-term holders who got skin in the game in the last six months when the price of bitcoin peaked at […]
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Hungary’s Orban — a longtime Putin ally — stalls Europe’s Russian oil embargo
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban — a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — has said that ending Russian oil purchases would be an “atomic bomb” on Hungary’s economy. Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images The European Union is struggling to approve a sixth round of sanctions against Russia with a few nations […]
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Energy secretary explains why feds are spending $2.5 billion on carbon capture
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm takes questions during a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Thursday it was taking its first steps to disburse more than $2.3 billion for carbon capture technology included in Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the […]
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Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests: Saudi press agency
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Bandar Algaloud | Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court | Reuters Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to undergo medical tests, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the royal […]
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Carbon capture challenges are not deterring investor at Bill Gates’ firm
06 January 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wismar: Smoke rises from chimneys of wood-processing industrial plants at the seaport of Wismar. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Eric Toone is a technical lead investor for Bill Gates’ climate tech investment firm, Breakthrough Energy Ventures. […]
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