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Empty gas stations, full hotels, and gridlocked highways: A Tampa resident shares what she saw on her 'terrifying' evacuation from Hurricane Milton.

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 15:27

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Gridlocked traffic — Florida residents evacuating Hurricane Milton, which is set to hit Gulf Coast cities the evening of October 9.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

economy, Transportation, economy, transporation, energy, hurricane, weather

China's economic issues are so serious that even the oil market doesn't care about Middle East tensions — for now

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 02:38

Tech Insider : Economy

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. — China and Saudi Arabia are impacting oil prices more than Israel's actions in the Middle East.
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

energy, economy, Markets, energy, oil-price, Israel, Lebanon

Founder of new commodities exchange explains how it can fuel the green energy transition

Sun, 09/29/2024 - 15:23

Tech Insider

LNG carrier — Liquified natural gas, often carried in tankers, is one of the commodities traded on Abaxx.
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energy, energy, Carbon, low-carbon

Autry Stephens sold his company for $26 billion but died before the deal was done. Here's how a Texas farm boy became an oil tycoon.

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 08:13

Tech Insider

Autry Stephens, founder of Endeavor Energy oil company — Autry Stephens became an oil tycoon in his forties.
Endeavor Energy Resources

finance, energy, trending-uk, finance, energy, autry-stephens, endeavor-energy-resources

How Brazil dominates sugar production without burning fields

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 14:34

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Most of the world's sugar comes from sugarcane. But the plant is so difficult to harvest that farmers often set their fields on fire first to get rid of leaves and unwanted pests. That's how most sugarcane is harvested in Florida, the largest producer of sugar in the US. Residents who live near the fields say the giant smoke clouds are is making them sick.