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Surging US energy shares reflect robust growth, inflation worries

One key driver is the price of oil: U.S. crude has risen 20% year-to-date due to an unexpectedly strong U.S. economy and worries...

By Lewis Krauskopf12 Apr 2024Reuters

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Analysis: Possible BP bid highlights ‘London for sale’ scenario

The emergence of a possible bid for BP by the United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil group has thrown a spotlight on the vulnerability...

By Anousha Sakoui, Ron Bousso and Samuel Indyk12 Apr 2024Reuters

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Copper remains in hot demand to power energy transition, AI technologies

Copper's bull run should continue for at least the next three years, fueled by global supply challenges and hot demand for the metal...

By Reuters12 Apr 2024Reuters

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Analysis: Europe stands firm against anti-ESG backlash driven by U.S. politics

Analysis: Steady investor demand in Europe for environmental and socially responsible investments and wide-ranging regulation are helping Europe's finance industry withstand political pressures.

By Simon Jessop, Ross Kerber and Isla Binnie12 Apr 2024Reuters

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Canadian province seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands

British Columbia's energy ministry says cryptocurrency miners consume large amounts of electricity to constantly run high-powered computers, while creating very few jobs or...

By CP11 Apr 2024The Canadian Press

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UAE’s ADNOC recently eyed BP as takeover target, sources tell Reuters

The state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) ultimately decided BP would not be the right fit for its strategy, sources told Reuters.

By Sarah Mcfarlane, Ron Bousso and Anousha Sakoui11 Apr 2024Reuters

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Insurers failing to protect planet with investment choices – charity

Some of the world’s largest insurers are failing to protect “both people and planet” by continuing to back projects which could be worsening...

By Anna Wise10 Apr 2024UK PA Media

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Is climate tech investment speeding up? Analysis by Sightline Climate

"After the slowdown in climate tech investment for most of 2023, new data points to a potential proximate rev up," says analysis by Sightline Climate

By Kathari News10 Apr 2024Sightline Climate

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Activists call on UK banking giant to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy

Campaigners are calling on the UK's biggest bank to close what they see as a “loophole” in its energy policy that allows the...

By Rebecca Speare-Cole7 Apr 2024UK PA Media

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Head of U.S. EPA defends $20B green bank: ‘I feel really good about this program’

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the new $20 billion federal “green bank” program will finance a variety of projects to create low-carbon solutions.

By Matthew Daly5 Apr 2024The Associated Press