Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risks fueling inflation and sapping growth world-wide, but a handful of nations are in line for an export windfall thanks to soaring energy and commodity prices. Countries including Canada, Australia and energy-rich Gulf Arab states look set to benefit as the invasion sparks record rallies in commodities from oil and gas […]
The sting of gasoline prices above $4 a gallon leaves some Americans rethinking their driving options, and just how aggressively they burn gas while driving. For some drivers, the double-edged sword of rising inflation after the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine leading to a spike in gas prices has […]
The sting of gasoline prices above $4 a gallon leaves some Americans rethinking their driving options, and just how aggressively they burn gas while driving. For some drivers, the double-edged sword of rising inflation after the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine leading to a spike in gas prices has […]
An aerial shot of the Severn Estuary from 2010. Jamie Cooper | spl | Getty Images An independent commission in the UK is to revisit the possibility of using the Severn Estuary, a large body of water between England and Wales, to harness tidal energy. The commission will be set up by the pan-regional Western […]
US stocks fell Thursday, as investors weighed up surging US consumer price inflation, a hawkish tilt from the European Central Bank, and stalled Russia-Ukraine negotiations. Oil prices were also rising again. How are stock-index futures trading? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.37% fell 357 points, or 1.1%, to 32,930. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.56% […]
In the two weeks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, oil prices have rallied by more than $30 to top $130 per barrel as concerns about disruptions to Russian oil supply mount. Oil is now holding near its highest level since 2008, and analysts are not ruling out a continued run to all-time highs of $150 […]
The US ban on Russian oil could exacerbate already-spiking oil and food prices, analysts warned, and that could set off a recession if escalated further. If Russia retaliates by refusing to supply Europe with oil, that could “easily” send oil prices up another $20 to $30 per barrel, said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil […]
European oil giants Shell SHEL 3.18% PLC and BP BP 5.21% PLC said they were stepping back further from doing business with Russia, with Shell saying it will immediately halt all spot purchase of crude from the country and will phase out its other trading and business dealings. A spokesman for BP said it won’t […]
EU officials on Tuesday outlined a plan to achieve energy independence from Moscow “well before 2030.” The European Union would start by reducing demand for Russian natural gas by two thirds this year. Those plans will be discussed at an emergency summit of EU leaders in France on Thursday. “We must become independent from Russian […]
US stocks and global equity indexes dropped as the threat of a potential ban on Russian oil imports spurred a surge in energy prices that investors worry could smother economic growth, especially in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 declined between 0.2% and 0.4% in early Monday trading. The Nasdaq Composite Index […]
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