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FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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US Steel says arbitration board rules in favor of Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion buyout deal

An arbitrator ruled in favor of Nippon Steel's $14.9B U.S. Steel buyout, but the union remains opposed to the deal.

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania (AFP)
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Restarting nuclear power plants: The unprecedented gamble in the US

US energy companies plan to restart two nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and transition to clean energy.

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Trump says he will put 100 per cent tariffs on every car coming across Mexico border

"We will put a 100% tariff on every single car coming across the Mexican border," Trump said in a speech in Georgia.

FILE PHOTO: People look at the newly unveiled Onvo L60 SUV, the first vehicle of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio's new lower-priced brand, in Shanghai, China May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Zoey Zhang/File Photo
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Analysis: Biden’s car-tech ban is a powerful new weapon against Chinese EVs

By David Shepardson, Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest...

A construction barge and crane float next to the first jacket (Centre) installed to support a turbine for a wind farm in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island, Rhode Island July 27, 2015. Other support jackets and platforms sit on a barge (Left) behind the crane. The project by Deepwater Wind off the coast of Block Island, was North America's first offshore wind farm. At the time, the company said the milestone could pave the way for an industry long established in Europe but still struggling with opposition in the United States. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Status update: U.S. offshore wind projects from permit stage to online

With U.S. offshore wind capacity set to grow rapidly over the next few years, we take stock of where things are now and...

The city of Newport is seen from the Pacific Ocean near the wave energy test site in Newport, Ore., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind turbines that float. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
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Climate solutions: Two kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Analysis: US nuclear plants won’t power up Big Tech’s AI ambitions right away

Big tech firms should be wary of seeing nuclear as a quick fix to power problems, as regulatory hurdles and technical challenges loom...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Microsoft may pay Constellation premium in Three Mile Island power agreement, Jefferies says

Microsoft is expected to pay a premium for a power deal with Constellation to help restart the Three Mile Island plant.

FILE PHOTO: A worker climbs up to the next level of Chevron's Petronius oil platform, located 100 miles (161 km) off the coast of New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico June 3, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File photo
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Oil firms evacuating US Gulf of Mexico staff as hurricane threat rises

U.S. oil firms evacuate Gulf of Mexico platforms as a potential major hurricane threatens offshore production.

FILE PHOTO: Toyota's logo is seen in their exhibition stall at Bharat Mobility Global Expo organised by India's commerce ministry at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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Toyota cheated on forklift engine emissions, lawsuit in US claims

Toyota faces a U.S. class action lawsuit accusing the automaker of emissions cheating in nine engines for its forklift trucks.

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