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Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) rejected a labor contract with the freight railroads on Monday, sending the two sides…
Now that Elon Musk appears to be on the hook to buy Twitter on the original terms he offered, it isn't that much of a surprise to…
One central theme that comes to mind is the impact of higher natural gas prices and, by extension, power prices. Americans will soon see higher…
People in England, Scotland and Wales could be in for three hour power cuts this winter if it can't import enough gas and electric imports from other…
The global electric vehicle (EV) battery market is expected to grow from $17 billion to more than $95 billion between 2019 and 2028. With increasing…
Germany is entering a dark winter with too much natural gas consumption and may be unable to avoid an energy "emergency" in the months ahead,…
Just days after Russia's Ministry of Finance announced plans to let any industry in the country to accept bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for international trade without…
The White House has continued its strong stance and denunciations against Russia's "sham referendums" in Ukraine's east - now being formalized in Russian parliament -…
Central banks globally added to their net gold holdings for the fifth consecutive month in August, according to the latest data released by the World…
Spot charter rates for the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are soaring due to a shortage of vessels. LNG shipping rates have been dramatically…
With three of the four pipelines delivering Russian natural gas to Europe out of commission, Hungary is now the only EU member state still receiving…
German media reported on 29 September that Berlin has approved a number of new weapons export deals with Saudi Arabia, in defiance of a 2018…
Russia's dominance in the global nuclear fuel market presents another massive challenge for Washington, especially the liberal hawks in the Biden administration, who are…
Floridians are starting to assess the damage created by Hurricane Ian a day after it slammed into the Gulf Coast as a massive Category 4…
The closer we get to year end, the more we are reminded of the turbulent days of February and March when commodity prices soared to…
Among the most notable supply chain hangups Ford is suffering from is the company is having trouble getting its hand on the signature blue "Ford"…
Nikola Corp. is recalling all 93 battery-electric Nikola Tre Class 8 trucks it has built to date because improper installation of the shoulder anchorage assembly…
A short respite from rising oil and gasoline prices is about to end as 2022 comes to a close. The reasons are numerous, but almost…
A major fire appears to have broken out at Tesla's Berlin recycling plant, prompting a local group of environmentalists who have been fighting the company…
Western countries' unilateral sanctions slapped Moscow with ignite even more man-made carbon dioxide emissions from the shipping industry as Europe rejiggers energy supply chains away…