The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

With the Supreme Court green-lighting the MVP, it seems to Larkin and others that there’s only one thing left to do. That is, throw their bodies upon the gears, in hopes of at least slowing things down for one more day, every day, for as long as possible, by force if nothing else. “We knew from … Read more

Red Sea crisis could last a year with Houthi attacks ‘just increasing’

Red Sea crisis could last a year with Houthi attacks ‘just increasing’

A screen grab captured from a video shows that cargo ship ‘Galaxy Leader’, co-owned by an Israeli company, being hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Houthis Media Center / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The ripple effects of the … Read more

Tesla slashes prices on Germany cars after similar cuts in China

Tesla slashes prices on Germany cars after similar cuts in China

Tesla Model Y, equipped with FSD system. Three front facing cameras under windshield near rear view mirror.  Mark Leong | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla on late Tuesday trimmed prices for its Model Y cars across several countries in Europe, a week after announcing similar price cuts for its Model 3 and Model … Read more

BP appoints Murray Auchincloss as permanent CEO

BP appoints Murray Auchincloss as permanent CEO

BP CEO Murray Auchincloss speaks at the panel dicscussion during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference held at ADNEC Exhibition Center on October 2, 2023. Ryan Lim | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Oil and gas major BP appointed Murray Auchincloss as permanent CEO, the company said Wednesday. His appointment comes roughly … Read more

Red Sea crisis poses “very real risk” to oil, Chevron CEO says

Red Sea crisis poses “very real risk” to oil, Chevron CEO says

The crisis in the Red Sea poses serious risks to oil flows and prices could change quickly if tensions lead to a major supply disruption in the Middle East, Chevron CEO Michael Wirth told CNBC on Tuesday. “It’s a very serious situation and seems to be getting worse,” Wirth said in an interview at the … Read more

Thousands of NSW households eligible to receive heating, cooling and solar power home upgrades

Thousands of NSW households eligible to receive heating, cooling and solar power home upgrades

Thousands of Australians will be eligible for home upgrades with the NSW government’s $200 million push to make more homes energy efficient. Draught-proofing, proper insulation, heat pump hot water systems, ceiling fans, reverse cycle air conditioners, and solar will be available to 24,000 NSW residents under the scheme announced on Tuesday. Subsidised solar will also … Read more

The $30 trillion wealth management industry can invest in bitcoin ETFs

The  trillion wealth management industry can invest in bitcoin ETFs

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Now that bitcoin ETFs are trading across U.S. public markets, many large money managers that have been effectively locked out of crypto finally have a way to access the primary digital currency. For the $30 trillion advised wealth management industry, the floodgates could be about to open. Analysts … Read more

Wall Street’s getting Wells Fargo wrong after earnings. Here’s where we’d be buyers

Wall Street’s getting Wells Fargo wrong after earnings. Here’s where we’d be buyers

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks were lower Friday as markets digested fourth-quarter earnings results and a fresh batch of economic data. The producer price index , a gauge of wholesale prices, declined … Read more

Oil prices jump as U.S., Britain strike on Houthis in Yemen

Oil prices jump as U.S., Britain strike on Houthis in Yemen

An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices rose after Britain and the United States carried out military strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, as tensions in the Red Sea … Read more

CHOICE experts share money-saving tips to easily bank an extra $7000 this year

CHOICE experts share money-saving tips to easily bank an extra 00 this year

Being smarter with money is an aspiration that topped New Year’s resolution lists this year, as cost-of-living pressures continue to weigh heavily on household budgets. But by swapping out certain products with cheaper or homemade alternatives, shopping around, and changing a few surprisingly expensive habits, consumer advocates said an annual saving of more than $7000 … Read more