This Memorial Day weekend, motorists will find gasoline plentiful and at the lowest price it’s been for two years. Good news. And it may get better. The Christian Science Monitor reports.
The United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar panel imports from China, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two biggest economies and sparking accusations by Beijing of protectionism.
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A leading fund manager called on the board of Chesapeake Energy to fire its chief executive on Monday after it revelations that he had taken $1.1 billion in personal loans against his stakes in the energy company.
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The mean amount of time U.S. workers spend commuting is 23.8 minutes, or almost four hours a week, so their cars had better be comfortable, reliable and nimble. Kelley Blue Book has provided CNBC.com with its list of 10 cars that are the best for commuting.
Chesapeake Energy gave CEO Aubrey McClendon permission to trade commodities for himself in his latest contract, which lawyers are now calling a conflict of interest.
The Obama administration's proposals require that companies get government approval to use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in natural gas drilling on federal lands.
First Solar posted a surprise quarterly loss on Thursday, but raised its full-year profit outlook as it drives down production costs for its solar panels, while peer SunPower slightly beat Wall Street forecasts.
Oil producer BP reported a bigger-than-expected drop in profits on Tuesday, despite an increase in crude prices, as production fell after it was forced to sell fields to pay for the oil spill.
Exxon Mobil shut the North Line oil pipeline supplying its Baton Rouge refinery, the nation's third largest, after a leak spilled 1,900 barrels of crude in a rural area over the weekend.
International investors rattled by Argentina's multi-billion-dollar grab of the country's main oil firm should steel themselves for other states to raid foreign-held assets as one easy solution to their economic woes.
There are too many options but no one solution to the energy problem. Our needs are many. The current alternative energies — solar, wind, biofuels, nuclear and geothermal — all have limitations, but they're worth it until something better comes along.
While the commercialization of nuclear fusion takes baby steps into its fourth decade, the next-generation of fission plants could be supplying power within a few years.
With a global population that now exceeds seven billion and a rapidly growing middle class, especially in developing economies such as Brazil, China, and India, resources are becoming increasingly scarce and we can no longer afford to waste anything, says CNBC.com guest blogger Terry Tamminen.... Read More