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Coal-fired power plants in Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippines, on June 6, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Philippines’ dependency on coal-fired power surged 62% last year, overtaking China, Indonesia and Poland, according to London-based energy think-tank Ember. The Philippines was also the most coal-dependent country in Southeast Asia in 2023, as adoption of

Users of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox have been trying to get their money back for a decade. From the beginning of July, the company will begin paying users back their funds. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mt. Gox, the Japanese bitcoin exchange that collapsed into bankruptcy a decade ago after a major

Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys. Riccardo Savi | Getty Images for Concordia Summit Crypto firm Consensys has been added to the SEC’s list of targets, as the regulator continues its industrywide crackdown. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued Consensys in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, over

Pipes transport refined product to storage tanks at the Buckeye Partners’ Laurel Pipeline terminal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 1, 2017. Jason Cohn | Reuters Crude oil futures held firm on Thursday as fears of war between Israel and the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah overshadowed soft U.S. gasoline demand. The U.S. on Wednesday reported surprise crude

We’re initiating a position in Nextracker , buying 350 shares at roughly $48.18. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 350 shares of NXT with a weighting of about 0.5%. Nextracker makes solar tracker systems that allow huge utility-scale rows of solar panels to rotate and follow the sun’s movement across the sky

Whinstone CEO Chad Harris takes CNBC on a tour of the largest bitcoin mine in North America. Crypto companies are suddenly at the center of deal-making. The catalyst is artificial intelligence. Bitcoin mining companies have expansive data centers, with access to fiber lines and large amounts of power across the U.S. They’re exactly the types

Crude oil futures rose Wednesday as investors wait for the latest U.S. inventory data for indications of how gasoline demand is holding up as summer. Oil prices pulled back Tuesday as the recent rally paused, but West Texas Intermediate and Brent are ahead 5.9% and 4.9% for the month as analysts expect summer fuel demand

Oil pumpjacks are seen along a section of Highway 33 known as the Petroleum Highway north of McKittrick in Kern County, California, on Sept. 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Tuesday as the recent rally took a breather, with traders watching for summer fuel demand and tensions

Crude oil futures kicked off the last week of June slightly higher and are on pace to post a gain for the month, as signs point to strengthening gasoline demand in the US and geopolitical tensions flare again in the Middle East. Oil prices pulled back Friday, snapping a recent winning streak, but closed out

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves : Stocks were mixed Monday as money continued to shift out of high price-to-earnings multiple technology stocks that have outperformed this year and moved

Aerial view of the Oberon Solar O&M farm on March 24, 2024 in Ector County, Texas. In 2023, Texas led the nation in solar installations on its power grid, surpassing California for its second consecutive year.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Solar is booming in the United States as power demand surges, outpacing the growth

Aerial view of Olmeca oil refinery belonging to the Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) company, located in Paraiso, Tabasco state, Mexico, May 20, 2024. Yuri Cortez | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures held steady Thursday after the latest round of economic data indicated that inflation is easing in the U.S., potentially opening a path for

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago on June 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Now that his criminal trial in New York has wrapped up, the former president has scheduled a number of fundraising events around the country to aid his presidential bid. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)

U.S. crude oil rose more than 1% Wednesday, extending this week’s rally as OPEC and the Department of Energy see steady demand this year. The Department of Energy raised its global consumption growth forecast to 1.1 million barrels per day, up from 900,000 bpd previously. The increased demand implies a supply deficit with world production

Neodymium is displayed at the Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. factory in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements, potentially reflecting a watershed moment for both the Nordic country and

Crude oil futures were little changed Tuesday as OPEC stuck to its demand forecasts, counting on steady economic growth this year. Oil prices rallied more than 2% Monday and have now recovered most of the losses from last week. The market had sold-off to four month lows after OPEC+ decided to increase crude production in

Platform Eureka, an offshore oil and gas platform operated by Beta Operating Company LLC, off the coast of Long Beach, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.  Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose slightly on Monday as analysts see summer fuel demand pushing the market into a supply deficit in

A pump jack drills oil crude from the Yates Oilfield in West Texas’s Permian Basin, near Iraan, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2023.  Bing Guan | Reuters Crude oil futures rose for a second day Thursday as weak jobs data has boosted investor sentiment that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. Fed futures

An offshore oil platform is seen at sunset near Huntington Beach, California, on Feb. 9, 2024. David Mcnew | Getty Images Oil prices defied the announcement of extended supply cuts from the OPEC+ alliance with brisk declines, with analysts and traders faulting certain trading strategies and the demand picture for the downturn.   “There is

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, chairman of Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco), speaks during a news conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019.  Mohammed Al-Nemer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crude oil futures rebounded slightly Wednesday but hovered near a four-month low as a decision by OPEC+ to increase production later this year continued to