An abundance of fossil fuels combined with advances in technology to harness wind and solar power has sent energy prices crashing around the world. WSJ explains how it all happened at once. Photo illustration: Carlos Waters/WSJ (Originally published July 21, 2020) New coronavirus lockdown measures in Europe dragged the region’s stocks lower Thursday and threatened to hamper fuel demand, reigniting worries about slowing economic growth around the world. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 2.1%, a third straight loss for the pan-European gauge and its biggest daily drop since Sept. 21. Shares in major oil companies Royal Dutch Shell PLC, BP PLC and Eni SpA posted some of the biggest losses. Brent-crude futures, the global benchmark of oil prices, ended the day down 0.4% at $43.16 a barrel, after earlier falling as much as 4.1%. Rising coronavirus cases in the U.S . and deadlocked negotiations over economic stimulus have […]