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The US Space Force's Boeing X-37B unmanned, reusable space plane will be launched via a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, for…
As Tesla looks to navigate uncertain demand with price cuts heading into 2024, the company is now also encountering heightened tensions in Sweden as the…
Although Russia's economy has not collapsed under Western sanctions, the European Union is preparing to unveil another round of sanctions, focusing on Moscow's diamond exports,…
Bill Gates is reportedly backing a mining startup that is getting close to "investing" in the Democratic Republic of Congo - which is, of course,…
The El Niño weather pattern has sparked a drought this year across Central America that is creating extreme congestion at the Panama Canal, prompting some…
The boom in AI could mean a boom in industrial demand for precious metals in 2024. Metals Focus, an independent precious metals research consultancy, released…
Shares of Tesla in New York are higher in premarket trading after several reports said the company plans to reveal an affordable electric vehicle to…
It's not just Orsted that just realized the Green revolution is really deep red when it comes to shareholder value. Speaking at the FT Energy…
The shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S reported a slide in profit and revenue for the third quarter, forcing the company to take a defensive position…
In a world where some commentators speculate that there is a glut of energy and distillate products as a result of high oil prices, sliding…
The renewable energy industry is in full collapse mode this week. First, Orsted A/S, the world's largest offshore wind farm developer, abandoned two major US…
With core OPEC+ cartel members Russia and Saudi Arabia doing everything in their power to throttle oil output and push the price of oil higher,…
President Biden's 'wind revolution' is blowing down as the world's largest offshore wind farm developer abandoned two major US projects due to supply chain and…
As uranium ore trades at records highs, several hedge fund managers are expanding their allocations to uranium stocks, with a conviction that an increasing embrace of nuclear…
As China's Belt and Road Initiative enters its second decade, the country has been celebrating with much pomp and many global leaders in attendance. But,…
This essay is based on the opening remarks delivered at a recent SOHO Forum Debate on electric vehicles. If we could imagine a time machine…
If there was any doubt left in your mind whether or not the oil and gas industry is literally running like greased lightning nowadays, it…
This week, gold and silver went their separate ways, with gold rising and silver falling, with today's Gaza headlines pushing gold notably higher... With spot…
While almost all other auto manufacturers, especially those from Japan, are mulling exits from China (where domestic brands are starting to dominate the EV market),…
General Motors' autonomous car unit, Cruise, announced on X Thursday night that all its driverless car fleets nationwide will be halted after several collisions and…