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• Two New Supermajors Join Vakt Blockchain Platform

  Published 16 January 2019 | viewed 4,394 times

  Total and Chevron have joined the Vakt blockchain-based trading platform that BP and Shell launched last year, Reuters reports, adding that India’s refining giant Reliance…

• Plunging Oil Prices Weigh On Saudi Bonds

  Published 24 November 2018 | viewed 16,418 times

  For investors looking for stability and income, bonds are usually considered an attractive proposition. In the current environment of rising interest rates, international bonds are…

• Are Flying Taxis Just 4 Years Away?

  Published 15 September 2018 | viewed 9,235 times

  A British energy entrepreneur and former Formula 1 racing team owner, Stephen Fitzpatrick, thinks he’s got exactly what it takes to build a new inter-city…

• Tesla Plans $5-Billion Auto-Plant In China

  Published 01 August 2018 | viewed 3,887 times

  Tesla plans to build a US$5-billion car-manufacturing plant near Shanghai in China, and is weighing possibly raising part of the funds for the factory from…

• Iraq Orders Internet Blackout To Quell Protests

  Published 21 July 2018 | viewed 12,974 times

  As southern Iraq reels from snowballing protests that threaten oil facilities at a critical political weak point, the outgoing prime minister is taking dangerous measures…

• Housing Prices Soar As Oil Boom Escalates

  Published 15 July 2018 | viewed 15,931 times

  Diogenes the Cynic was once asked by one of his students whether a man should buy or rent. His reply was typical Diogenes, but still…

• As Diesel Dies, One Commodity Is Crashing

  Published 05 July 2018 | viewed 37,456 times

  The diesel vehicle is dying, and it’s taking the platinum industry down with it. The price of New York platinum futures plunged more than five…

• Saudi Arabia, Argentina Upgraded To ‘Emerging Markets’

  Published 30 June 2018 | viewed 27,057 times

  Investing in the effervescent emerging markets space is about to become even more exciting. MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International), a leading provider of global equity…

• Audi CEO Takes The Fall On VW Emissions Scandal

  Published 18 June 2018 | viewed 3,911 times

  Audi may be Volkswagen’s luxury arm, but it’s still part of the emissions scandal body, and the arrest Monday of the Audi CEO in Germany…

• Electronics Giant Commits To 100% Renewables

  Published 15 June 2018 | viewed 6,734 times

  Samsung will soon draw 100 percent of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources across all its sites in the United States, Europe, and China,…

• World's Largest Metals Exchange Takes Aim At Booming EV Market

  Published 02 June 2018 | viewed 13,211 times

  Demand for metals used in Li-ion batteries has been surging, thanks to a booming electrical vehicle, or EV, industry as well as rapid growth in…

• Could This Ride Sharing Unicorn Rival Uber?

  Published 02 June 2018 | viewed 5,595 times

  Uber has dominated on the global ride-hailing space scene for a while now, but this space could start to get crowded and the Daimler-led $175-million…

• The Energy Model That Can Predict Gold Prices

  Published 31 May 2018 | viewed 13,681 times

   “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”--Albert Einstein When trying to predict gold prices, investors usually look at one or several…

• Is This Another Setback For Autonomous Vehicles?

  Published 30 May 2018 | viewed 5,984 times

  A Tesla Model S crashed into a parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, California yesterday, becoming the latest in a string of accidents involving Tesla…

• China Aims For 1 Million EV Sales In 2018

  Published 15 May 2018 | viewed 7,779 times

  Supported by a hard push by the Chinese government to drive up electric car sales, annual EV sales are on track to hit a one-million-unit…

• Musk’s ‘Short Burn’ Promise May Fall Short Amid Tesla Executive Exodus

  Published 14 May 2018 | viewed 6,318 times

  Tesla has seen a lot of senior executives depart from the company in recent months, which doesn’t bode well for Elon Musk’s promise of the…

• Trump Scraps “Defective" Iran Deal

  Published 08 May 2018 | viewed 7,724 times

  Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “defective at its core”. He has also allegedly vowed…

• Banking Giants To Choose Sides In Saudi-Qatar Rift

  Published 05 May 2018 | viewed 9,799 times

  Big international banks were eager to jump in on Qatar’s first bond sale in two years—but their eagerness was throttled by a Gulf feud now…

• Tesla Faces $2 Billion Lawsuit From Semi-Truck Start-Up

  Published 02 May 2018 | viewed 5,842 times

  A truck start-up founded in 2014 has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, seeking $2 billion in damages for what it claims to be copyright infringements.…

• Yieldcos Are Back And Better Than Ever

  Published 05 April 2018 | viewed 10,992 times

  Yieldcos have been, in theory, great tools for financing clean energy projects with cheap stock market capital from a wide pool of investors; but then…