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The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) industry trade group warns that a worsening semi-truck driver shortage may spark higher fuel prices and gas shortages this…
Iran is warning that it doesn't plan to let nuclear negotiations "drag on" and has threatened to cut talks short if they are "not constructive". The…
BMW is the latest legacy automaker to smash its sales comps for Q1, as automakers benefit from 2020's poor sales due to the pandemic. BMW…
A massive fire erupted on Wednesday evening at an oil refinery operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the city of Minatitlan in the eastern Mexican…
There's growing alarm in Canberra over what's expected to be Australia's inevitable increased dependence on foreign petroleum amid a major influx of cheaper refined oil products from China.…
Certainly one of the more exciting stories in the world of EV investing over the past several weeks has been Volkswagen. We have documented the…
A key tenet of the prior Trump administration's crackdown on China and Iran was to punish those Chinese companies caught transferring sanctioned Iranian oil, which was often…
Look out, Tesla. There could be another mainstream FOMO electric vehicle stock coming. VW common shares soared as much as 29% this morning - the…
Despite optimism from Chinese data overnight, forecasts for lower OPEC+ output, and a weaker dollar, oil prices are tumbling this morning with WTI back below…
The battlefield in Yemen is getting more volatile with each passing day. On March 10th, the Saudi-led coalition released a video claiming to have destroyed…
Three Reuters sources said Monday that Beijing made massive purchases of US energy products. The sources said, "three ships carrying ethanol were heading to China from the…
In its February Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the EIA forecasts this month's world oil consumption at 96.7 million barrels per day (mbpd). The oil…
Following closely on the heels of the Sunday drone and missile attack fired from Yemeni Houthi territory targeting the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, specifically on…
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) - often referred to as 'Socially Responsible Investing' (SRI) or 'Sustainable Investing' (SI) - account for roughly 33% of total US…
The entire EV world looks at Europe as the "holy grail" of electric vehicles - since the continent is buying EVs at a record pace. But…
Having broken below $1800 earlier in the week, after suffering a 'death cross', gold prices are plunging this morning - on heavy volume - as…
SPACs have continued their hot run this year as the preferred way to bring companies to the public market. 144 SPACs have gone public so…
Amid all the issues ignited in the Texas turmoil, and as oil prices roar to post-COVID highs, analysts across the energy space appear to be…
Electric-car maker Fisker entered into a memorandum of understanding with Foxconn Technology Group, the world's biggest electronics manufacturer, to build electric vehicles as soon as the fourth…
A major crisis was narrowly averted Sunday over Iran's nuclear facilities and the planned booting of IAEA inspectors from key sites, scheduled according to a prior…