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Electricity prices will keep rising on AI data center demand: Goldman
Families won't see relief from rising electricity prices anytime soon, as demand from artificial intelligence data centers soars while power supply grows slowly, according to Goldman Sachs.Electricity prices jumped 6.9% in year over year…
Which government will U.S. recognize?
The Trump administration's decision to park $500 million of Venezuelan oil revenue in Qatar raises fundamental questions about the South American nation's future after the U.S. captured former President Nicolás Maduro.Among them: When…
EPA to revoke finding underpinning all climate regulations
The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Dora (Daura) Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad on December 22, 2024.Ahmad Al-rubaye | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Environmental Protection Agency moved to finalize the revocation of a critical…
Big Oil braces for tough earnings with shareholder returns at risk
The BP refinery in Lingen, Germany (aerial view with a drone).Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesEuropean energy giants face some tough choices this earnings season, with shareholder payouts seen at risk as they look to…
Trump administration equity portfolio grows. These are investments so far
The Trump administration has made unprecedented equity investments and obtained other stakes in at least 10 companies over the past year.Many are in critical mineral companies as the White House plots a strategy to directly back mining…
Trump equity stakes pose these risks to U.S. companies and markets
The Trump administration's portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10…
Jim Cramer says the software sell-off creates opportunities in stocks
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 Wednesday's key moments. 1. Stocks were attempting to shake off continued fears that AI disruption could…
Trump Project Vault stockpile to include all critical minerals
The Trump administration's new minerals stockpile initiative — dubbed "Project Vault" — can include anything identified as "critical" by the U.S. Geological Survey, a White House official told CNBC Tuesday. The agency, part of the…
Russia says India hasn’t said it’s going to stop buying its oil
A day after President Donald Trump said India agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil as part of a new U.S.-India trade deal, the Kremlin said it has heard nothing from New Delhi to suggest those flows are stopping."We haven't heard any…
How the USA Rare Earth deal with the Trump administration came together
USA Rare Earth CEO Barbara Humpton spoke with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick one month after taking the helm at the critical minerals startup, pitching its assets to the federal government. Humpton's November 2025 conversation with…