A key global oil price zoomed past $90 a barrel for the first time in 2023 — and analysts say it could keep inflation high

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A key global oil price zoomed past $90 a barrel for the first time in 2023 — and analysts say it could keep inflation high.

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Oil prices soar to 10-month high as Russia and Saudi Arabia commit to slash production for longer

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Charlie Munger pockets $70,000 a year from a $1,000 investment he made in 1962 - and has likely raked in over $1 million in total

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Charlie Munger (right) and Warren Buffett.

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The Ukraine War has accelerated research into lithium-ion battery alternatives, including ones made of sand

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The production of lithium ion batteries is marred by child labor and environmental damage.

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Warren Buffett's energy division has had a negative income tax rate for 5 years straight - as it's received clean-energy credits worth billions

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Warren Buffett.

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Europe's plan to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 has a major flaw

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The EU is importing more LNG — a supercooled version of natural gas that is transported on ships.

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The looming crisis that's going to crush homeowners from coast to coast

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As the risk of wildfires and storms grows, owning a home is getting riskier — and it's showing up in the insurance market.

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Cinda Larimer was delivering newspapers on a cool November morning in Paradise, California, when she noticed something softly float down from the sky: ash.

Ecuador could make history by banning oil drilling in the Amazon

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Ecuador voters decide on August 20 whether drilling will continue in an oil-rich area of the Amazon.

Forget AI - a $100 trillion investment opportunity awaits in clean energy, Schroders says

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A wind turbine technician on the job.

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Russian oil smashes through the G7 price cap as crude exports in July hit the highest level of 2023

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