USA
Lucid gets $1.5bn from Saudi fund, quarterly revenue beats estimates
Electric SUV production to be ramped up by Lucid following cash injection from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
Hurricane Debby cuts power for 235,000 Florida customers
Hundreds of thousands left without electricity in Hurricane Debby outages as utilities battered.
Quantum Capital to buy Cogentrix for $3bn in bets on rising demand
Private equity firm will buy US independent power producer Cogentrix Energy from funds managed by the Carlyle Group.
US expected to propose barring Chinese software in self-driving cars
National security fears could see Chinese self-driving cars and other autonomous vehicles being blocked from testing in the United States.
Harris once wanted to ban fracking, Trump reminds voters
In the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris' fracking record is attacked as Donald Trump cites her abandoned position calling for a ban.
Sea-bed regulator elects secretary general as calls grow to pause deep-sea mining
The International Seabed Authority has a new secretary general
Citgo auction pits Icahn-backed oil refiner, creditor group
Icahn and creditors battle in final bids for Citgo, aiming to claim stakes in $21.3B Venezuelan debt auction.
Utility PPL beats Q2 profit estimates on warmer weather
Extreme heat drives energy usage up to deliver PPL Q2 results ahead of expectations.
Exxon delivers $9.2 billion second-quarter profit, raises output target
Rising oil prices and a boost from buying Pioneer lead Exxon Mobil to bumper Q2 profits.
