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Supplies of diesel and heating oil in the United States have dwindled as refiners are having trouble replenishing the domestic fuel supply this winter, which…
In a bid to avert a war over Ukraine, and with energy security high on the agenda, French President Emmanuel Macron is in Moscow on…
The Brits aren't the only European nation to find itself on the verge of a full-blown energy crisis. On Thursday, French natural gas pipeline operator…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing Friday for the Winter Olympics, where as expected he had a warm meeting, among a series of expected…
Ferrari NV announced that soaring commodity prices would begin affecting the prices of its new supercars. The average cost for an Italian supercar, made by…
Despite some countries embracing nuclear power as the obvious solution to the green energy problem that it is over the last 12 months, Europe is…
Ford has announced today it plans to spend as much as $20 billion to accelerate its shift to electric vehicles. The company's newest reorganization efforts are…
This was supposed to be the year that things “got back to normal”, but here we are at the end of January and things have…
A hybrid car-airplane known as “AirCar” has been issued a certificate of airworthiness by the Slovakian civil aviation authority, potentially paving the way for the…
Geopolitical tensions are soaring over Ukraine between Russia and the U.S. and its European allies. On Sunday, the U.S. ordered family members of the Kyiv…
It’s a tale of two shipping markets. Spot rates remain near historic highs for container shipping; the boom shows no sign of ending. But over…
One of the big investment banks is offering a "reality check" about Tesla's market share that one might not expect from a firm likely trying…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared a large portion of the U.S. commercial plane fleet for ultra-low visibility landing at half of the U.S. airports…
With consumer interest in electric vehicles increasing, the global market for EV batteries has grown to the size of $27 billion in 2021 and is…
It wasn't that long ago that many wondered if Goldman's commodity desk - once among the most powerful and profitable on Wall Street - would…
The Saudis are taking another step toward "diversifying" as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tries to make the Saudi economy less dependent on the energy…
A flotilla of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US has finally arrived in Europe, increasing LNG imports on the fuel-starved continent to a two-year…
The price for lithium is hitting fresh record highs as the parabolic growth in the electrification of vehicles by major automakers increases demand. Mining companies…
Starting this summer, all new cars sold in the EU will by law contain a ‘black box’ accessible by authorities that records driving data. From…
As nat gas prices surge in Europe, Germany is kicking off the new year by moving ahead with plans to shutter three of its six…