Energy
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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Don’t blame stimulus checks for inflation, says Andrew Yang, who still supports sending free cash to most Americans
MIAMI — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang says that Covid stimulus checks are not to blame for the recent inflation spike — and he’s still in favor of sending people free cash as a way to insulate workers from economic shocks and technological disruption. The universal basic income (UBI) evangelist told CNBC on the sidelines […]
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Natural gas surges to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war upends energy markets
A liquid natural gas (LNG) storage silo at the LNG terminal, operated by LNG Croatia LLC, in Krk, Croatia, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Petar Santini | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices surged to the highest level in more than 13 years Monday as Russia’s war on Ukraine causes a global energy […]
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Sustainable recovery spending could be derailed by commodity price spikes following Ukraine war
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, recent months have also seen commodity prices jump. Marcus Brandt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The world’s governments have pledged more than $710 billion to “sustainable recovery measures” by […]
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After buying cheap Russian oil, India is now setting sights on its coal
Even as the world shuns Russian goods, India is setting its sights on Russian coal. India’s coal imports from Russia jumped in March 2022 to highs not seen in more than two years, according to commodity intelligence firm Kpler. Ritesh Shukla | Getty Images News | Getty Images India’s hunger for coal is growing. Even […]
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