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Natural-gas futures soared to levels not seen in more than seven quarters this week, as colder weather in the latest round of forecast data suggests…
Crude future prices spiked on Thursday after OPEC said Thursday that the "worst is over" for the oil market. Front month crude contracts were up…
A significant cooldown has arrived, with the jet stream from Canada plunging this weekend, which will allow the eastern United States to experience its first…
Tesla, which we have long suspected to be getting awfully comfortable with China (see this piece and this one), isn't exactly going out of its way to prove us wrong.…
On Monday, Airbus revealed three visual concepts for "zero-emission" commercial airliners powered by hydrogen, which could enter service by 2035. The planemaker's push for the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft…
Over the past 6 months, special attention has been paid to Tesla and - more specifically - euphoric call-buying in the name that undoubtedly helped…
As the price of oil begins to falter, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its rhetoric, even going as far as to warn short sellers not…
Like an elderly man wobbling into a party and trying to fit in with young kids by using "hip new lingo", General Motors - days…
Bill Gates better hurry up and build those "homegrown" nuclear reactors across the Pacific Northwest, because China is already on track to outpace the US…
President Trump just announced a "historic" deal that will see Israel and the UAE open full diplomatic relations and Israel suspend its annexation plans in the West Bank.…
While over a week ago it was looking as if Turkey might back down on its ambitious oil and gas exploration aims in the eastern…
When it comes to America's allies in the Middle East, Washington has long "looked the other way" while they recklessly pursue questionable weapons technology. Think…
A series of measures have been announced aimed at making the economy more environmentally friendly such as a ban on outdoor heaters at bars and…
In retrospect, it's impressive that it lasted as long as it did. Four months after OPEC cobbled together a record production cut to offset the…
Natural gas prices near a 25-year low on Thursday morning as the summer heat has yet to materialize, and oversupplied conditions persist. August NatGas futures slid…
The $1,000 handle for Tesla may turn out to be short-lived, as investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have both downgraded the equity since…
Back in late March, Goldman stunned commodity traders when its energy strategist Jeffrey Currie predicted that landlocked oil (such as WTI, and unlike Brent) could…
U.S.-China tensions have bubbled up again, and commodity markets could be caught up in the turmoil, not least LNG. Aviation activity and jet fuel are…
The April 20 historic oil price crash that sent the prompt May WTI contract plunging to the unheard of price of negative $40 per barrel…
Double whammy for Elon Musk. The embattled CEO, who has mostly been focused on his recent $700 million payday, the bizarre naming of his newborn child and an upcoming second appearance on…