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FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of Saudi's Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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Exclusive: Aramco chief tells Davos he expects additional oil demand of 1.3 million bpd this year

By Marwa Rashad DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Saudi oil giant Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he sees the oil market as...

The dip in electric vehicle sales in Europe follows several years of strong growth (AFP)
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EV sales slip in Europe in 2024 in overall stable car market

Sales of electric cars slid last year in Europe in an otherwise stable market, data from carmakers showed Tuesday. A total of 1.99...

President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United State on Monday, January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Behind him is Vice-President JD Vance and to his right is House Speaker Mike Johnson. BONNIE CASH/Pool via REUTERS
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Trade, tariffs, energy — market reaction to Trump’s inauguration speech

SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global markets were volatile while the dollar rebounded on Tuesday in choppy trading as Donald Trump returned to the White...

FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Trumps tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore wind

The Trump ally believes offshore approvals did not fully account for the fishing industry, tourism, whales or Americans’ utility bills.

FILE PHOTO: Hubert Fuchs, Finance Minister of the European Union Presidency, walks at the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo
ClimateClimate FinanceEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsLegislationNewsPolitics

Austrian far right, conservatives plan cuts to climate measures

The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO came first in September's parliamentary election with around 29% of the vote.

Hawaii Senate President Ron Kouchi speaks to journalists at the state Capitol in Honolulu on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
ClimateClimate FinanceEconomyEnvironmentNewsPoliticsResiliencyWeather

Hawaii lawmakers vow to stabilize property insurance market as climate change fuels higher premiums

Wildfires in California affect the insurance business in Hawaii because insurance companies buy reinsurance — insurance for themselves.

Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform which will be connected to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline terminus at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction, in Kitimat, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
EconomyNatural GasNewsReports

Canada’s public pension holdings in natural gas companies a risk: report

Report raises alarms over public pension investments in natural gas, warning they risk becoming stranded assets amid the energy transition.

FILE PHOTO: A woman shops for groceries at a market in Lima, Peru July 17, 2018.  REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Photo
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Copper giant Peru sees economy expand for eighth straight month

Peru's GDP grew 3.93% in November 2023, marking eight months of expansion, driven by strong agriculture and fishing sectors.

Protesters are seen gathered outside the offices of the Alberta Energy Regulator as public hearings take place inside, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matthew Scace
BusinessClimateCoalCourtsEconomyEmissionsEnvironmentMiningNewsPoliticsRegulations

Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

Protests mark final hearing on controversial Alberta coal mine, as decision nears on Northback Holdings' project.

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack drills oil crude from the Yates Oilfield in West Texas’s Permian Basin, near Iraan, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
BusinessEconomyNewsOil

EIA expects oil prices to be under pressure from oversupply in 2025, 2026

U.S. oil production is poised to set a larger record this year than prior estimates, the EIA said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook...

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