With the market oversold, we’re buying a geopolitical hedge and an unfairly punished beer stock

With the market oversold, we’re buying a geopolitical hedge and an unfairly punished beer stock

We are buying 300 shares of Coterra Energy at roughly $26.85 and 25 shares of Constellation Brands at roughly $255.56. Following the trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 2,900 shares of CTRA, increasing its weighting to 2.5% from 2.23% and 375 shares of STZ, increasing its weighting to 3.05% from 2.85%. With the S … Read more

China boosts global coal power

China boosts global coal power

Chinese flag on a background of coal. Andrzej Rostek | Istock | Getty Images The world added more coal power capacity last year than any year since 2016, with China driving most growth and future planned capacity, according to new research.  A report by Global Energy Monitor released Thursday found that net annual coal capacity … Read more

Oil prices could surge above $100 after Iran’s first attack on Israel

Oil prices could surge above 0 after Iran’s first attack on Israel

A refinery from the north of the Persian Gulf in Iran.  Saeid Arabzadeh | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices could soar to $100 per barrel and beyond, said market watchers, after Iran mounted an aerial attack against Israel reigniting fears of a regional war. Iran is home to vast oil resources and is the … Read more

Ukraine’s AI drone attacks on oil refineries threaten energy markets

Ukraine’s AI drone attacks on oil refineries threaten energy markets

Smoke billows after Ukraine’s SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters, March 13, 2024.  Video Obtained By Reuters | Via Reuters Ukraine’s campaign of attacks against Russian oil refineries is demonstrating how relatively cheap drones that utilize … Read more

Biden Stalls On Climate Rule That Would Save Americans Money

Biden Stalls On Climate Rule That Would Save Americans Money

The Biden administration is racing to finalize regulations to curb planet-heating emissions from lightbulbs, automobiles and trucks before a key deadline, after which any new rules could be undone by Donald Trump if he retakes the White House. With just over six months before the election, at least one major Biden proposal appears to be … Read more

Joe Biden Just Made It More Expensive To Drill On Public Lands

Joe Biden Just Made It More Expensive To Drill On Public Lands

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a new rule to modernize the long-outdated federal oil and gas leasing program. The Interior Department rule significantly increases how much energy companies must pay to lease and drill on federal lands, and it gives federal land managers greater authority to keep fossil fuel development away from sensitive … Read more

IEA downgrades 2024 oil demand growth forecast as prices heat up

IEA downgrades 2024 oil demand growth forecast as prices heat up

An oil pumpjack is shown near the Callon Petroleum vicinity on March 27, 2024 in Monahans, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images The International Energy Agency on Friday downgraded its forecast for 2024 oil demand growth, citing “exceptionally weak” OECD deliveries, a largely complete post-Covid-19 rebound and an expanding electric vehicle fleet. In its latest … Read more

Big oil is racing to scale up carbon capture to slash emissions

Big oil is racing to scale up carbon capture to slash emissions

A standard drilling rig that Chevron will be drilling its first onshore test well for the 14,000-acre Bayou Bend CCUS project is photographed on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 in Winnie area. It is expected to have the capacity to store more than 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in underground geologic structures. Yi-Chin Lee … Read more

The rally in oil cannot be ignored — here’s what it means for stock market investors

The rally in oil cannot be ignored — here’s what it means for stock market investors

U.S. oil prices have climbed to their highest level since late October, as the rally in the key commodity becomes something equity investors cannot afford to look past. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose modestly Wednesday and at one point breached $86 a barrel, bringing the U.S. oil benchmark’s year-to-date gain to 19%. Brent crude … Read more