China’s Travel Rebound Risks Super-Charging Jet Fuel Prices
After years of pent-up demand for leisure and business travel due to the ravages of Covid-19, millions of
2023-08-27 08:50
Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River
2023-08-27 04:59
Fed Latest: China Still Embedded in US Supply Chain, Paper Finds
China remains embedded in US supply chains even as American firms have taken steps to reduce direct imports
2023-08-26 22:52
Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact
2023-08-26 21:23
Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024
2023-08-26 21:22
Puerto Rico board submits third plan in attempt to restructure power company debt of $10 billion
Lawyers have filed a new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owed by Puerto Rico’s power company in the latest attempt to end a lengthy bankruptcy process marked by acrimonious negotiations
2023-08-26 18:53
Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology
Much of Kenya is still without electricity almost 12 hours after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister
2023-08-26 15:27
UK Economic Outlook Darkens After Surprisingly Strong First Half
Britain dodged a recession last year despite a historic energy price shock and an investor revolt that forced
2023-08-26 14:20
India Tightens Rice Exports in Threat to Global Food Prices
India imposed more curbs on shipments of rice to ensure its food security, a move by the top
2023-08-26 14:15
The Sun Sets on Holiday Let Investors as UK Staycation Boom Ends
For the aspirational middle classes, it seemed a no brainer: buy property in one of Britain’s holiday hot-spots
2023-08-26 13:49
Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant
Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped amid uncertainty about how consumers may respond a day after treated and diluted radioactive wastewater began to be released into the sea
2023-08-26 13:26
Instacart’s IPO Plans Show Bottom-Line Benefit of Strategy Shift
Instacart is preparing to go public as its core grocery-delivery business is slowing and it pivots to a
2023-08-26 09:52