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CHINA AGREES TO BUY 10M TONS OF US COAL
China has agreed to buy ten million tons of United States coal in each of 2027 and 2028, according to an announcement that followed a three-day summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. The commitment…
China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
UNITED NATIONS -- Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to stop funding overseas coal power plants in an effort to help curb climate change. Five years later, as the assembly meets this week, the world's…
China agrees to buy 10M tons of US coal after Trump-Xi summit
China got more than a lump of coal out of President Trump's White House meeting with President Xi Jinping — as the communist nation agreed to buy at least 10 million metric tons of American coal each year in 2027 and 2028. The coal deal…
China Agrees to Buy 20 Million Tons of U.S. Coal
China has agreed to purchase at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal annually in 2027 and 2028 as Washington and Beijing deepen trade cooperation following their latest high-level negotiations, Bloomberg reported. The commitment, totaling at…
Centre orders captive coal power plants to maximise power output on surging demand
The centre has ordered more than 100 captive coal-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity from October 1 through year-end to meet what it expects will be a rise in electricity demand. The Ministry of…
A Week After Losing In Court, Trump's Energy Department Renewed Orders Keeping Two Coal Plants Open
The Energy Department is still ordering aging coal plants to stay open after a federal appeals court ruled it overstepped its emergency powers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright ordered units at Indiana's R.M. Schahfer and F.B. Culley coal plants to…
Ground Broken on a Rust Belt Powerhouse: Shippingport's Data Hub Rises in the Age of AI Anxiety
SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. -- The last time that I stood on these grounds along the Ohio River in Beaver County was 1976, 19 years after the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States opened here. My Perry High School physics teacher, David…
From Mineral Wealth to National Strength: India Builds the Full Chain
India's modern economy is built on minerals long before the finished product reaches a citizen. Iron ore enters steel. Limestone becomes cement. Copper carries power. Graphite supports batteries. Uranium supports nuclear energy. The same mineral…
Albanese got the gong, but misogyny is the real global citizen
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. I might have completely missed Anthony Albanese receiving a Global Citizen award while in New York for a UN meeting had it not been for a bout of…
Trade truce aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?
The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further negotiations between the world's two largest economies than for its immediate trade outcomes, analysts said, pointing to the significance of a…
Multiple rate hikes', recession risk: bond market signals trouble ahead
We are witnessing a once-in-a-generation bond market sell-off. It's the main event on global financial markets at present, which also means there are implications for millions of Australians. For the uninitiated, a bond is generally either a…
Safe Bulkers Stock: Shrinking Costs And Accelerating Cash Margins (NYSE:SB)
Safe Bulkers is rated Strong Buy, offering 26% upside plus a 3.6% dividend yield, driven by structural TCE rate strength. SB's young, 45-vessel dry bulk fleet benefits from appreciating asset values and increasing spot market exposure, especially…
Editorial: A 240th birthday in the shadow of the nation's 250th
Maybe it's a bit of bad timing that Luzerne County is celebrating its 240th anniversary the same year the nation marks birthday number 250, or maybe it's a good way to help people appreciate just how closely tied our county is to the nation's…
Centre invokes emergency mechanism amid surging power demand, directs captive plants to run at full capacity
Amid rising power demand, the Centre on Friday invoked emergency mechanisms to issue directions to about 112 captive coal-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity from October 1 till December 31. The country is witnessing an unusual surge…
Govt. plans to privatise power utilities: BRS
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is planning to privatise the power utilities in the State, including Singareni Collieries, which are playing a key role in the growth of State's economy, to make easy…
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