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Tensions in the Mideast are as high as they’ve been in recent memory after Saturday’s invasion of Israel and the massacre of its citizens by the terrorist group Hamas. The deadliest attack on Israel in a half-century sparked volatility in financial markets and could have ripple effects for investors around the world depending on what

A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A project described as the “world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a major step forward over the weekend after producing its first power. Located off the coast of northeast England in the North Sea, the Dogger

Children are seen in a destroyed house after Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Gaza on October 07, 2023. Mustafa Hassona | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images From being labeled “Israel’s 9/11,” to the culmination of a “50-year time bomb,” political analysts are reacting to the Israel-Hamas conflict and contemplating what happens next as the fighting

Oil and natural gas prices traveled divergent paths this week, resulting in a mixed picture for the Club stocks Coterra Energy (CTRA) and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD). Fresh off robust third-quarter gains, crude has tumbled in recent days, sending the U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate and global oil standard Brent prices to their lowest

From February 5, 2023, the European Union will no longer purchase petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline or lubricants from Russia. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia’s government on Friday said it had withdrawn a ban on diesel exports delivered to sea ports via pipelines, removing a large chunk of restrictions it

Oil prices surged to their highest level in more than a year on Thursday. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures reached $95.03 per barrel, marking the highest cost since August 2022. Manan Vatsyayana | Afp | Getty Images India’s minister of petroleum and natural gas warned that there’ll be “organized chaos” if oil prices break

A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was revered as a titan of the industry and living large at a $40 million penthouse in the Bahamas, while he ran a crypto empire valued at $32 billion. On Tuesday morning in a Manhattan federal court in New York, the now disgraced founder and ex-CEO of the bankrupt crypto

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Stocks mixed Danaher’s spin-off Stick with Eli Lilly 1. Stocks mixed, as bond yields rise U.S. equities were mixed Monday in midmorning trading, with Big Tech outperforming while energy stocks

boonchai wedmakawand | Moment | Getty Images Supply cuts from heavyweight crude producers have helped drive oil prices near $100 per barrel — fueling some to consider the potential for future demand destruction. Brent crude futures rose 63 cents per barrel from the Thursday settlement to $96.01 per barrel on Friday at 11 a.m. London

The RN-Tuapsinsky refinery operated by Rosneft Oil Co. in Tuapse, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices surged to their highest level in over a year during Asian trading hours, after crude stocks at a key storage hub fell to their lowest since July last year. Crude inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma fell

The Demerara River in Guyana, South America. Arterra | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The world’s fastest growing economy may be on track to grow by more than 100% by 2028, largely fueled by profits from its oil production and export sector, according to one analysis. Guyana, a country in South America with a

Foundry’s Kevin Zhang with Jihan Wu, the founder and chairman of Bitdeer and a co-founder of Bitmain. Kevin Zhang Crypto winters don’t scare Kevin Zhang, who has been in the business of mining bitcoin for ten years. He’s lived through a few bear markets in the last decade, but no matter where he has set

From February 5, 2023, the European Union will no longer purchase petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline or lubricants from Russia. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia imposed an indefinite ban on the export of diesel and gasoline to most countries, a move that risks disrupting fuel supplies ahead of winter and

Matt Johnson, 38, an HVAC technician with ReVision Energy, a New England company specializing in solar energy and electric heat pump installations, works on removing all moisture from the line set of an newly installed electric heat pump on a home in Windham, Maine on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Improved energy efficiency with heat pump

Aerial view of the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) Jiujiang oil refinery. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s demand for oil could peak by the end of the decade — and with its economic recovery still in limbo, can global oil markets continue to rely on China? “For 20 years, the

Barbara Fried, mother of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, leaves the courthouse, after U.S judge revoked Bankman-Fried’s bail, in New York, August 11, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is looking to claw back luxury property and “millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds” from the

Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon gas station on July 05, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The state of California on Friday filed one of the most significant cases against major oil companies for their role in perpetuating climate change. The 135-page legal complaint, filed through the office of

In an aerial view, oil storage tanks are shown at the Enterprise Sealy Station on August 28, 2023 in Sealy, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil prices climbed to their highest level of the year this week, extending a rally that has put a return to $100 a barrel sharply

Oil prices are hovering around 10-month highs, as a stout summer rally extends into the fall and delivers additional gains for the Club’s energy stocks, Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) and Coterra Energy (CTRA). And Jim Cramer believes it’s not too late to buy either of them. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. oil benchmark, has

Aerial view of the LNG storage and vaporization vessel “Höegh Esperanza” at the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Energy analysts are warning of more gas market volatility and higher prices as Europe races to prepare for another winter heating season. European gas markets have been constantly fluctuating in recent