Energy
  • usFILE PHOTO: A bulldozer moves coal at the Murray Energy Corporation port facility in Powhatan Point, Ohio

    Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

    By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...

  • The massive Big John dragline works to reshape the rocky landscape in some of the last sections to be mined for coal at the Hobet site in Boone County

    Why US Coal Producers Are Having a Very Good Year

    By Tom DiChristopher, CNBC

    U.S. coal exports are rising this year, giving the fossil-fuel friendly Trump administration reason to cheer, but analysts believe the good times won't last. The surge in exports doesn't herald a...

  • Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro waves during a pro-government rally with workers of state-run oil company PDVSA, in Barcelona

    The Crisis in Venezuela Could Send Oil Prices Soaring

    By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

    Venezuela’s deteriorating crisis is “going to be the biggest geopolitical story to watch in the oil markets," according to Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets. The economic, political and security...

  • FILE PHOTO:  A sign is painted on a parking space for electric cars inside a car park in Hong Kong

    The Battery Problem That Could Slow the Electric Car Revolution

    By Zandi Shabalala, Reuters

    Producers of processed lithium - an essential element for batteries used in electric cars - are agreeing long-term contracts with their customers to fund the investments needed to address a looming...

  • A prototype of the Tesla Model 3 is on display in front of the factory during a media tour of the Tesla Gigafactory which will produce batteries for the electric carmaker in Sparks, Nevada, U.S. July 26, 2016.  REUTERS/James Glover II

    The Great Battery Battle: Tesla Sparks an Arms Race in Energy Storage

    By Ryan Browne, CNBC

    Elon Musk's car company Tesla appears to be leading the "arms race" for lithium-ion batteries — for now. Musk recently announced plans to build the world's biggest lithium-ion battery storage project...

  • Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu speaks to workers at Weeks Marine, a private dredging and stevedoring company, in Houma, Louisiana November 25, 2014.  REUTERS/Lee Celano

    U.S. House passes Keystone bill

    By Timothy Gardner and Susan Cornwell, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives approved the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, but a similar measure struggled to get enough support in the Senate and President...

  • Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at the White House for a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

    Obama's immigration plan offers some relief, risk for tech sector

    By Roberta Rampton, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration is expected to include some modest changes to make it easier for technology companies to retain high-skilled workers...

  • G20 targets new global energy body: media

    By Reuters

    A central part of the plan, which has the backing of Saudi Arabia and Russia, would be an institution to sit above OPEC and the International Energy Agency, the newspaper said in an unsourced report...

  • Strong Dollar Blunts Benefit of Oil’s Price Decline

    Many Americans have begun to feel the impact of falling oil prices, primarily at the gas pump, where the cost to fill your tank has plummeted in recent weeks. But the benefit of falling prices is...

  • Author Michael Lewis smiles during an interview at Reuters regarding his book titled "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt," in New York, in this file photo taken April 3, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files

    Author Michael Lewis prevails in 'Big Short' libel appeal

    By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The author Michael Lewis did not libel a money manager in his 2010 best-seller "The Big Short," a divided federal appeals court ruled on Friday. By a 2-1 vote, the 2nd U.S...