China’s property downturn showed little signs of improvement in the three months through June, with its output contracting for the fourth straight quarter and clouding the growth outlook for the Continue Reading
U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 6% to a four-week high on Friday on a drop in output this week and forecasts for hotter weather and more demand over the Continue Reading
U.S. stocks rebounded Friday, capping a volatile week during which investors responded to a flurry of corporate-earnings reports and economic indicators. The news offered at-times conflicting narratives on the nation’s Continue Reading
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 4 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count Continue Reading
Texas and California are once again facing potential energy crises as their aging energy grids struggle to cope with soaring demand. Despite promises from both the federal and state governments, Continue Reading
Los Angeles County may reinstate an indoor mask mandate. More than half the U.S. population lives in counties where Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are high enough that people should wear Continue Reading
It was a familiar, if excruciating, position for Democrats. A day after pulling the plug on his party’s plans to pass a climate, energy and tax package this summer, Senator Joe Manchin Continue Reading
As a blistering heat wave smothered Texas this week and taxed the power grid with record-high demand, bitcoin mining operators in the state shut down their electricity-guzzling machines. Complying with requests from Continue Reading
German conservative politicians have revived debate on extending the life of the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants, and polls show a rise in public support for the energy source Continue Reading
The European Union could ban the import and transit of some fuel oil from Russia around six months ahead of the planned deadline, an EU official and four traders told Continue Reading
