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Model of petrol pump is seen in front of decreasing stock graph in this illustration taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
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AI likely to weigh on oil prices over the next decade: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs warns AI could lower oil prices by reducing costs and boosting supply, outweighing modest demand increases.

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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Goldman temporarily suspends zinc coverage

Goldman Sachs has suspended covering zinc markets "for the moment", citing "restricted capacity" following the departure of the sector lead earlier this year.

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Banks have committed to net zero, but aren’t on track to reach it

Opinion: Banks cannot single-handedly align our economies to net zero. But on what they can do, they must give their all.

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM, Lithium Americas agree to delay $330 million investment in Thacker Pass

General Motors has delayed the second tranche of investment in Thacker Pass, worth $330m, Lithium Americas said on Friday

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/ File Photo
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Texas narrows gas plant projects vying for $5.4 billion in funding

Texas selected 17 projects for $5.38 billion in funding to develop gas-fired power plants, advancing nearly 10,000 MW in capacity.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Picture taken January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
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Wary of Trump, US minerals projects rush to close government loans

Battery and EV mineral firms hope to pay back collective $25bn in loans to US government amid fears Trump would shut down program.

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen on an oil tank at TotalEnergies fuel depot in Mardyck near Dunkirk, France, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/ File Photo
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TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading to pay $48 million for attempted market manipulation

The U.S. regulator fined TOTSA $48M for attempting to manipulate European gasoline futures by flooding the market.

Two workers install a bifacial 540 W solar panel at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino Italy, March 5, 2024.
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Sunly raises €300 million for renewable projects in Baltics and Poland

Construction of 1.3GW of Sunly solar farms, wind projects and energy storage schemes will help boost eastern Europe as it decouples from Russian...

FILE PHOTO: An employee works on an ingot of 99.97 percent pure palladium at the Krastsvetmet nonferrous metal plant in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin/File Photo
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Goldman, BASF, others in $20 million platinum, palladium price-fixing settlement

Goldman Sachs and BASF agree to pay $20m to settle antitrust lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to suppress platinum and palladium prices

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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund commits $1 billion to renewable energy fund

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has said it will commit $1bn to the latest renewable energy fund of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

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