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...

  • Iran's President Hassan Rouhani casts his ballot during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS

    Iran hardliners want nuclear deal but no ties with Washington

    By Parisa Hafezi and Mehrdad Balali, Reuters

    ANKARA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran may be ready to reach a nuclear deal with world powers to revive its economy, but is in no rush to go further by restoring relations with the United States, calculating...

  • Voters cast ballots at a polling place in the Neptune Society's Columbarium in San Francisco.

    Energy seen getting biggest boost from Republican Senate

    By Rodrigo Campos and Ryan Vlastelica, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - While the Republican Party won't assume its Senate majority until January, U.S. stock investors are already betting the new congressional makeup could lead to faster action on...

  • FILE PHOTO - Tumblr Founder and CEO David Karp poses on the north side of the White House in Washington, June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

    Factbox: U.S. voters decide fate of $44.7 billion in state bond measure

    By Jason Lange, Reuters

    This year's referendums on debt totaled nearly a third more than the $34.2 billion in debt on ballots during the presidential election of November 2012, according to data firm IPREO. U.S. municipal...

  • A Herbalife logo is shown on a poster at a clinic in the Mission District in San Francisco, California April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

    Herbalife to pay $15 million to settle class action lawsuit

    By Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters

    (This Oct.31st story corrects attribution for quote in paragraph 13 to "the plaintiffs" from "Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell") By Devika Krishnakumar (Reuters) - Herbalife Ltd would pay $15 million to...

  • Singapore Exchange hit by trading outage

    By Reuters

    The exchange said the problem was due to multiple power supply issues affecting market participants' connectivity. "The outage did not arise from a cyber-attack," it said. "We are currently...