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U.S. crude oil was little changed on Friday, but was on pace for a fourth straight weekly gain as falling inventories show an uptick in demand. Oil market analysts have been forecasting a tighter market in the third quarter as summer fuel demand picks up. U.S. inventory data appeared to confirm those forecasts, with crude

The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Energy giant Shell on Friday said it expects to record a post-tax impairment hit of up to $2 billion mainly linked to its Singapore and Rotterdam plants, while

Crude oil futures held firm on Wednesday as traders waited for the latest round of U.S. inventory data for signs of whether gasoline demand is picking up. U.S. crude oil gained about 6% last month on expectations of a tighter third quarter with stockpiles forecast to draw down as summer fuel demand picked up. The

Coal-fired power plants in Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippines, on June 6, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Philippines’ dependency on coal-fired power surged 62% last year, overtaking China, Indonesia and Poland, according to London-based energy think-tank Ember. The Philippines was also the most coal-dependent country in Southeast Asia in 2023, as adoption of

An oil pump jack is shown in a field in Stanton, Texas, on June 27, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. crude oil topped $84 per barrel on Tuesday, hitting a two-month high as worries grow that a war between Israel and Hezbollah and an active hurricane season in the

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., April 21, 2020.  Dronebase Dronebase | Reuters U.S. crude oil futures on Monday rose ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, after booking a 6% gain last month on the back of fears of a wider

Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images A bitcoin exchange that collapsed 10 years ago after being hacked is set to return billions of dollars’ worth of the token to users — and it has investors worried. In a few days, bankrupt Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox will begin paying back thousands of users

In this article D SO NEE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The sun sets behind power lines near homes during a heat wave in Los Angeles, Sept. 6, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images The largest utility companies in the U.S. are warning that the nation is facing a surge of

Pipes transport refined product to storage tanks at the Buckeye Partners’ Laurel Pipeline terminal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 1, 2017. Jason Cohn | Reuters Crude oil futures held firm on Thursday as fears of war between Israel and the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah overshadowed soft U.S. gasoline demand. The U.S. on Wednesday reported surprise crude

A bullish move may be ahead for both value and growth in the year’s second half. VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth thinks value stocks, which have been market laggards, could get a lift from one of the biggest Wall Street events of the year: the FTSE Russell’s annual rebalancing. “It’s worth paying attention to value,” the firm’s

Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 19, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.  Rabih Daher | AFP | Getty Images U.S. crude oil on Friday traded near a two-month high and

Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys. Riccardo Savi | Getty Images for Concordia Summit Crypto firm Consensys has been added to the SEC’s list of targets, as the regulator continues its industrywide crackdown. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued Consensys in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, over

We’re initiating a position in Nextracker , buying 350 shares at roughly $48.18. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 350 shares of NXT with a weighting of about 0.5%. Nextracker makes solar tracker systems that allow huge utility-scale rows of solar panels to rotate and follow the sun’s movement across the sky

The United States needs to build a significant number of nuclear plants to supply surging energy demand while also meeting climate goals, the CEO of Southern Company said at an event on Thursday. “This country will need more nuclear plants going forward,” Chris Womack said at the Reuters Global Energy Transition conference in New York

A data center. Erik Isakson | DigitalVision | Getty Images The rise of artificial intelligence is skyrocketing demand for data centers to keep pace with the growing tech sector — and pushing Europe to explore space options for digital storage, in a bid to reduce its need for energy-hungry facilities on the ground. Europe is exploring

Crude oil futures rose Wednesday as investors wait for the latest U.S. inventory data for indications of how gasoline demand is holding up as summer. Oil prices pulled back Tuesday as the recent rally paused, but West Texas Intermediate and Brent are ahead 5.9% and 4.9% for the month as analysts expect summer fuel demand

Oil pumpjacks are seen along a section of Highway 33 known as the Petroleum Highway north of McKittrick in Kern County, California, on Sept. 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Tuesday as the recent rally took a breather, with traders watching for summer fuel demand and tensions

Crude oil futures kicked off the last week of June slightly higher and are on pace to post a gain for the month, as signs point to strengthening gasoline demand in the US and geopolitical tensions flare again in the Middle East. Oil prices pulled back Friday, snapping a recent winning streak, but closed out

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves : Stocks were mixed Monday as money continued to shift out of high price-to-earnings multiple technology stocks that have outperformed this year and moved

In this article D DUK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A window air conditioner unit is seen on the side of an apartment building in Arlington, Virginia, July 10, 2023.  Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images If you are in Virginia sweltering and falling behind on your utility bill, you will have additional