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Playing Checkers': Trump's Bid to Revive Coal Is Nonsensical
Donald Trump has been a major supporter of the coal industry since he entered American politics and donned a hard hat at his “Trump Digs Coal” rally in 2016. It's been part of his attempt to build an image as a populist, and he's…
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community. The Cirebon-1 plant was supposed to be in its final years, with its closure set for…
U.S. Coal Markets Quiet As Winter Weather Roils Natural Gas Markets
After rallying to close 2025, US coal prices held mostly flat in January, restrained by high inventories and low demand in the first two weeks of the year. The S&P Global Market Indicative Power Forecast anticipates 36.5 GW of coal plant…
Winter Storm Fern Proved Coal Is Still the Power Grid's Reliable Backbone
When Winter Storm Fern swept across much of the United States in mid-January 2026 —bringing snow, ice, and sustained sub-zero temperatures from Texas to New England— millions of Americans braced for power outages. In some areas, those…
A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania's coal region
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An abandoned synagogue in Pennsylvania's coal region, which until the early 2000s had served Jewish residents of Mahanoy City for more than 80 years, collapsed late Thursday night, officials and neighbors…
India eases curbs on Chinese equipment imports for power, coal as projects delayed: sources
India has begun easing its restrictions on buying Chinese equipment after a deadly 2020 border clash, allowing state-run power and coal companies to start limited imports as shortages and project delays mount, two government…
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
The Cirebon-1 plant was supposed to be in its final years, with its closure set for early 2035, as part of Indonesia's plans to wean itself from polluting coal with international support. But a reversal last year cast fresh doubts on Jakarta's…
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
CIREBON, Indonesia – Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community. The Cirebon-1 plant was supposed to be in its final years, with its closure set…
COMMENTARY: Trump puts energy policy back in Congress's hands
In what the White House is calling the “single largest deregulatory action in American history,” the Trump administration officially repealed the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — the legal foundation used for nearly…
The Sleepy Market for Japanese Government Bonds Is Now a 'Battlefield'
For two decades, few corners of global finance were lonelier than the market for Japanese government bonds. Under the Bank of Japan's longstanding regime of keeping borrowing costs pinned at zero, yields on the securities, known as J.G.B.s, largely…
College Graduates Are Down But Not Out in the Job Market
The percentage of unemployed Americans with four-year college degrees hit a record in January, at 36.6% of those 25 and older.1 In part this is because people with college degrees make up a much larger share of the US labor force than they used to…
Miner Glencore to give $2bn to shareholders despite profit slump
Glencore is to give $2bn (£1.47bn) to shareholders after a turbulent year in which profits slumped and talks collapsed over a blockbuster $260bn merger with the fellow mining company Rio Tinto. The FTSE 100 company announced the payout on…
Climate groups sue Trump administration over EPA's bombshell deregulation decision
Climate activist groups sued President Donald Trump 's administration on Wednesday in an effort to block officials from undercutting environmental regulations. The lawsuit targets the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to revoke an…
The Behind the Scenes Search for Compromise on Territory in Ukraine Talks
The latest round of talks to end the war in Ukraine concluded on Wednesday without any sign of meaningful progress. But behind the scenes, negotiators have been trying to find a compromise on one of the biggest obstacles to a peace deal: control of…
Stock Movers: Glencore, BAE, Carrefour
Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…
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