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A worker at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. Megan Jelinger | Reuters Caton Fenz already thought that 2022 was going to be a good year. The CEO of Houston-based ConnectGen, which builds wind and solar power plants that sell electricity to utilities, had planned to hire about five or six new workers.  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the region is facing an extraordinary situation. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images European Union energy ministers on Friday gathered in Brussels for emergency talks on how to protect households and businesses from runaway gas and electricity prices ahead of winter. European Commission President

Two months after they agreed to explore price limits on Russian oil sales, G-7 countries are still trying to recruit more countries to join their efforts before they enter more detailed discussions about the policy’s specifics, according to U.S. and European officials. “The coalition has to be broader, and this is the diplomatic phase [negotiators]

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 Thursday’s key moments. We made two trades: AMD, CVX Quick mentions: AAPL, QCOM, HUM 1. Two trades: AMD, CVX Stocks turned mixed Thursday after originally dropping during Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s morning

A sign for a hydrogen fuel pump at a train refueling station in Germany. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be used in a number of industries. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A tax credit tucked into Inflation Reduction Act could turbocharge the nascent clean hydrogen industry and turn it into

The U.K.’s newly elected prime minister Liz Truss is expected to announce a multi-billion-pound stimulus package to help people with soaring energy prices. Carl Court / Staff / Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to announce a package worth tens of billions of pounds to help people to

Jacob Rees-Mogg photographed in London on Sept. 7, 2022. The lawmaker recently called for more fossil fuel extraction from the North Sea. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s new secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy is a lawmaker who recently called for more fossil fuel

This image, from August 2022, shows a stretch of the Rhine in Germany, which plays a key role in the transportation of goods such as coal. Christoph Reichwein | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The link between energy production and water is of crucial importance and we need to value the latter resource far more

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 Tuesday’s key moments: Oscillator says market still oversold Our trades on DVN and CRM Quick mentions: HON and LLY Watching these bullpen stocks 1. Oscillator says market still oversold Stocks were in the

The OPEC logo on a sign at the group’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers on Monday agreed on a small output cut from next month, surprising energy markets at a time of considerable turmoil. OPEC and non-OPEC partners, an

Oil pumping jacks operate in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian Petroleum Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said the country will carefully assess whether to support a G-7 proposal to impose a cap on the price of Russian oil. “There

In this article ENEL-IT Enel’s Francesco Starace photographed during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on May 24, 2022. During an interview with CNBC on Friday, Starace said dependence on gas was “foolish.” Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Italian energy firm Enel told CNBC Friday that Europe’s dependence on natural

In this article 5334.T-JP STLA-IT GM F TSLA The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. “When we look carefully at what goes on on the factory floor, it

BALI, Indonesia — The European Union on Saturday urged China and India to join the G-7 initiative to apply a cap on Russian oil prices, saying it is unfair for countries to pay excess revenues to Moscow amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. The G-7 nations announced Friday that they agreed on a plan to

The European Union is “ready to react” to Russia’s decision to halt gas supplies to the bloc, a top EU official told CNBC on Saturday. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom on Friday announced an indefinite halt to gas flows to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, citing the need for additional repairs. The

It was a very busy week here at the CNBC Investing Club — no major shakeups to the portfolio, but we still made lots of trades to take advantage of this turbulent market. Bottom line The lingering effects of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech last Friday, Aug. 26, gave us an opportunity

The initial price cap on Russian oil will be set “at a level based on a range of technical inputs.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Group of Seven wealthy nations on Friday agreed on a plan to implement a price-capping mechanism on Russian oil exports, seeking to curtail the Kremlin’s ability to fund

The exterior of Crypto.com Arena on January 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury | Getty Images It took seven months for the Matt Damon-endorsed Crypto.com to realize that it accidentally sent AU$10.5 million dollars (about $7.1 million at today’s exchange rate) to a woman in Australia, instead of the 100 Australian dollar refund

In this article AMZN Amazon turned off solar energy systems at all of its U.S. facilities in 2021 after a rash of fires and explosions, including one at its Fresno warehouse in 2020. Fresno Fire Department On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as

We’re buying 35 shares of Danaher (DHR) at roughly $270.33 each, and selling 25 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) at roughly $254.87. Following Wednesday’s trades, Jim’s Charitable Trust will own 485 shares of Danaher, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 4.5% from 4.19%, and 125 shares of PXD, decreasing its weighting in the

In this article TM TSLA VOW-DE A Toyota dealership in Yokohama, Japan, photographed on Feb. 7, 2021. The firm is trying to make headway in the increasingly competitive electric vehicle market. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Automotive giant Toyota said Wednesday it would invest an extra $2.5 billion in a U.S. facility that

Twenty/20 In its first foray into the crypto sector, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is dialing up the pressure on federal agencies and crypto exchanges to protect Americans from fraudsters. In a series of letters sent Tuesday morning, the committee asked four agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission,

Connie Black makes adjustments to the manufacturing line for the series 6 solar panels seen during a tour of a First Solar plant in Walbridge, Ohio, October 6, 2021. Dane Rhys | Reuters First Solar announced Tuesday that it will build a new solar panel manufacturing facility in the U.S. on the heels of the

We are selling 200 shares of Devon Energy (DVN) at roughly $74.72 each. Following Monday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 700 shares of DVN, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.8% from 2.29%. It may be a down day for the broader market, but energy stocks are finding a lift thanks to

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: Putting cash to work as stocks slide Buying shares of AMZN, QCOM, TJX and SBUX One stock we’re looking to trim 1. Putting cash to work as stocks slide The

Coal is unloaded onto large piles at the Ulan Coal mines near the central New South Wales rural town of Mudgee in Australia, March 8, 2018. David Gray | Reuters Shares of Australian coal producer Whitehaven has risen 200% this year. The share price of the Australian-listed miner has risen about 150% since the Russia-Ukraine

California, the country’s most populous state and the center of U.S. car culture, is banning the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035, marking a historic step in the state’s battle against climate change. The rule, issued by the California Air Resources Board on Thursday, will force automakers to speed up production of cleaner

We’re selling 35 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) at roughly $258.60 each. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 170 shares of PXD, decreasing its weighting to 1.46% from 1.75%. In line with our recent sales of Coterra Energy (CTRA) on Monday and Chevron (CVX) earlier this month, we are taking the

Airseas, the maritime unit of France’s Airbus, has developed a gigantic, automated kite called Seawing, which essentially tows a ship. Airseas The shipping industry accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, producing as much manmade carbon dioxide as all the coal-fired power plants in the U.S. combined. Still, it’s a relatively

In this article PXD Mehmet Oz, US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dr. Mehmet Oz has championed the oil and gas industry as he vies to win a coveted Senate seat in

LONDON — Britain’s energy regulator announced Friday it will raise its main cap on consumer energy bills to an average £3,549 ($4,197) from £1,971 a year, as campaign groups, think tanks and politicians call on the government to tackle a cost-of-living crisis. The price cap limits the standard charge energy suppliers can bill domestic customers

This image, from March 2022, shows wind turbines in front of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Japan. The country is now planning to use more nuclear power in the years ahead. Korekore | Istock | Getty Images Japanese plans to pivot back to using more nuclear power have been welcomed by the International Energy

“There’s a point when energy bills are hike[d] so high that it would be cheaper to commute to work than heat your home during the day, and for some people it will be enough to prompt a return to work,” said Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Hinterhaus Productions LONDON — High