China’s plans to cut exports of rare earth minerals — used in alternative energy technologies — has the rest of the world scrambling. In the U.S., the country’s first new rare-earth mine in more than a decade is set to reopen…
A natural gas boom is coming in the U.S, but while consumers are likely to benefit from the cheap energy source, investors may not. Huge new discoveries of domestic reserves may keep prices down, and the political push toward r…
One would think that BP’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill this year would have given pause to the global oil industry, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Companies in the sector are planning to spend a record $490 billion…
Oil prices on Tuesday reached the $91-a-barrel mark in light trading as strong demand and limited supply continues to push up prices towards the end of the year.
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The auto giant announced plans Monday to extend its start-stop technology — a feature common to gas-electric hybrids — to its conventional gasoline-powered passenger cars and SUVs as well.
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