Gasoline Up 34% and Heating Oil Up 74% as Voters Head to the Midterms
The results of the upcoming midterm elections will reveal just how much power global energy markets have over state-level politics – and how much changing political regimes can…
Europe Is Now Seriously Rethinking Its Oil Refinery Phase Down
Over the past couple of decades, Europe has pursued some of the world’s most ambitious clean energy policies, aiming to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Hardly…
Fiscal Deadlock Pushes France Toward Technical Recession
France finds itself teetering on the edge of a technical recession as fresh data reveals a shrinking economy paired with deepening political instability. According to the National Institute…
Liberal court delivers immigration win for Trump as judge warns of ‘floodgates’ if law firm succeeded
A liberal-majority appeals court in California handed the Trump administration a victory by blocking a lower court’s ruling that ordered the State Department to open its application pool…
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Libertarians challenge Trump-backed Republicans, look to shake up midterms beyond GOP-Dem duopoly
In the American political scene dominated by the GOP-Democrat duopoly, Libertarians like Kentucky congressional candidate Jeremy Todd are looking to offer voters…
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What’s Next for Global Natural Gas Demand?
The Iran war and the lack of LNG supply from the Middle East have upended forecasts of near-term natural gas demand and…
China’s Battery Factories May Sit Atop Lithium Resources
The world’s largest battery maker and user, the country that dominates all alternative energy technology, is about to find out whether it…
Oil Refineries Become Prime Targets as Global Fuel Shortage Worsens
Ten years ago, European countries were closing refineries while Gulf oil states were building new ones. Now, many of these refineries have…
U.S. Natural Gas Production Hits New Records as Demand Surges
U.S. natural gas production is on track to close a second consecutive year with record-high natural gas output as producers respond to…
America Produces Less Than 1% of the Rare Earth Magnets It Needs
China’s ongoing weaponization of rare earths, which has now been bolstered to include measures to keep individuals with sensitive technological knowledge from…
Americans Hit Hardest by War-Driven Oil Price Surge
Americans are paying the biggest portion of global energy price inflation resulting from the war in the Middle East, a Finnish energy…
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Christine Lagarde has announced she will vacate her position as President of the European Central Bank on February 7, stepping down roughly…
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In the wake of a New York Times report detailing an alleged Democrat-linked election scheme that involved the recruitment of a candidate…
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A top House Republican leading the investigation into ActBlue is warning that Democrats’ main fundraising platform could potentially face criminal charges. Committee…
Omar’s midterm rival exposes ‘vicious’ Somali gangs amid immigration probe into embattled rep
MINNEAPOLIS — The Republican running an underdog bid to unseat embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, tore into…
Diplomatic Decorum Collapses as US Pressure Erodes Global Consensus on Cuba Embargo
The United Nations General Assembly has once again condemned the United States economic embargo of Cuba, but the latest vote reveals a…
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