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Miners will consume every last drop of wasted energy available, because they’re incentivized to do so. The layperson knows only one thing about Bitcoin mining…
Much of Europe has set itself the goal of switching away from heavily polluting fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources. However, as the following…
The chairman and CEO of energy company Chevron warned the global energy crisis had been exacerbated by Western governments "doubling down" on green energy policies…
Three days after Jamie Dimon sparked a marketwide selloff which sent stocks to fresh 2022 lows after he predicted a US recession in "6 to…
Even though Europe's natural gas storage for this winter is nearly full, the head of Russian energy Gazprom PJSC still warned European households could freeze…
Russia and NATO have never been so close to actual direct conflict, conventional or nuclear, than they are now, said the head of the General…
The problem with price inflation is that it often makes it impossible to track the true health of consumer demand. For example, in August of…
A European ban on most crude imports from Russia will come into effect in December. For EU leaders, the next task at hand has been…
A German government-appointed expert panel on Monday proposed a two-stage system for distributing some of the up to €200 billion in subsidies Germany recently announced…
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…