BP exec’s husband guilty of insider trading, snooped on her calls

BP exec’s husband guilty of insider trading, snooped on her calls

A general view of the BP logo and petrol station forecourt sign on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images The husband of a former BP merger and acquisitions manager pleaded guilty to securities fraud related to insider trading by eavesdropping on his wife’s work calls … Read more

Ford, Disney, Costco and more — Jim Cramer provides his updated views on each

Ford, Disney, Costco and more — Jim Cramer provides his updated views on each

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) As we gear up for the … Read more

Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock’s worst day since March 2020

Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock’s worst day since March 2020

John Berger, chairman and chief executive officer of Sunnova Energy Corp., speaks during the 2019 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images The residential solar company Sunnova Energy took a beating this week as investors dumped their shares after the … Read more

What Would Happen if Every American Got a Heat Pump

What Would Happen if Every American Got a Heat Pump

“The answer ended up being, yes, in all US states, on average heat pumps will reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” says Eric Wilson, a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the lead author of the new paper. “Even if it’s a relatively low-efficiency heat pump that relies on electric resistance heating during … Read more

All 3 Democrats In California Senate Race Come Out Against Nuclear Plant

All 3 Democrats In California Senate Race Come Out Against Nuclear Plant

All three Democrats vying to be California’s next U.S. senator expressed support for closing the state’s last nuclear power station at this week’s final televised debate before next month’s primary election. Rep. Adam Schiff, the current front-runner in the nonpartisan primary to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, said he supports nuclear energy but wants … Read more

SolarEdge tumbles on weak first quarter guidance

SolarEdge tumbles on weak first quarter guidance

A SolarEdge Technologies logo is seen on a smartphone and a PC. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images SolarEdge‘s stock tumbled Tuesday after the company gave weak guidance for the first quarter. SolarEdge expects revenues of $175 million to $215 million for the first three months of 2024, well below Wall … Read more

Regulator says deep-sea mining is a matter of time

Regulator says deep-sea mining is a matter of time

Activists at a “Look Down action” rally to stop deep sea mining, outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023. Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty Images It’s likely only a matter of time before scraping the ocean floor for valuable metals becomes a reality, according to the head of the International Seabed … Read more

Nobel laureate hopes startup can achieve hydrogen storage breakthrough

Nobel laureate hopes startup can achieve hydrogen storage breakthrough

The construction site of a plant for the production of hydrogen in Germany.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A California-based startup backed by two pioneering scientists, one of whom is a Nobel laureate, believes it is on the cusp of a “quantum leap” in the hydrogen energy race. H2MOF, which was co-founded … Read more

U.S. energy chief concerned about China’s critical minerals dominance

U.S. energy chief concerned about China’s critical minerals dominance

Construction workers install equipment at a construction site of a lithium battery project on April 6, 2023 in Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday said the country is “very concerned” about China’s grip on the global supply chain … Read more

France Halts Public €100-A-Month EV Leases After Demand Surges

France Halts Public €100-A-Month EV Leases After Demand Surges

The French government is suspending a subsidized EV leasing program because it’s been flooded with applicants who are eager for cheap EVs. The public lease program offers EVs starting at €100 per month, or $107 at current exchange rates. The program exceeded demand by more than double the amount of expected applicants. It must now … Read more