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Increased sabotage incidents on the US power grid are very concerning. On Christmas Day, three substation facilities were vandalized in Pierce County, Washington, plunging thousands…
U.S. scientists at the National Ignition Facility, part of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), announced a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion last week. For…
After two weeks of silence in detailing how it would react to the G7 oil price cap, overnight the Kremlin raised the stakes for the…
Tesla’s year went from bad to worse on Tuesday, when the company’s battered share price dropped another 8 percent, bringing it down to a new…
Peter Schiff recently appeared on the Jay Martin Show. During the interview, explains how the private sector can ultimately lead the world back to a…
Over the weekend, we reported that oil exports of Russian ESPO-grade oil from the Pacific port of Kozmino had collapsed by more than 50% following…
Investors sold petroleum for a fifth consecutive week but the pace of selling slowed as the balance of risks began to shift to the upside…
Throughout the better part of 2022, there has been one question that has consistently, and predictably, popped up in conversations with my friends, clients and…
While freight rates have been dropping consistently on most trades, they have remained at high levels on the Transatlantic due to capacity issues. However, according…
The base version of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup now starts at $56,000, more than 40%, or about $15,000, over its original listing price…
Texas appears to be in the crosshairs of a massive Arctic blast scheduled for next week. Meteorologists warn that temperatures could dive to extremes, while…
There had been a quiet at first, and then increasingly louder chorus of disapproval among Tesla bulls at the relentless decline in the TSLA stock…
Beijing's abrupt end to zero Covid policies that shuttered factories and cities and crushed economic growth in the world's second-largest economy has produced at least…
It doesn't look like anyone can stop the recent selling in Tesla, and Goldman Sachs doesn't seem interested in stopping that party. Ever since Elon…
Europe's cold blast is due to a weak, polar vortex split in the stratosphere, which allowed high pressure to build across Greenland last week. As…
The first of this week's big event risks has finall arrived, and while the world and his pet rabbit is focused on the number's potential…
Lithium, a mineral used in batteries to power electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, and all sorts of gadgets, has surged to a record high this year…
As the world moves towards net-zero emissions, sustainable and affordable power sources are urgently needed by humanity. As Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti details below, one…
Numerous reports surfaced Friday morning of Tesla "suspending" Model Y and Model 3 production at its massive Shanghai factory later this month due to upgrades…
A continuing cold blast across Europe, something we pointed out at the first of the month was forecasted to happen, has led to higher energy…