In an aerial view, farmers use combine harvesters to harvest a wheat field near the city of Bila Tserkva on August 4, 2023 in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Ed Ram | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia and Ukraine continue to attack one another’s port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the “breadbasket of Europe” and driving…
The race to build data centers is reshaping power grids, construction markets and corporate capital spending on Earth. Now, some of the biggest names in technology and space want to move part of that infrastructure into orbit. This would launch a new frontier for insurers — if they can figure out how to price a…
Harvesters pick grapes in vineyards during the 2025 Champagne harvest in Hauvillers, north-eastern France on August 28, 2025. Francois Nascimbeni | Afp | Getty Images Sweltering summer temperatures look set to spur the earliest Champagne harvest on record and potentially one of the most challenging. The French region’s winemakers face lower crop yields, weaker consumer…
POWER POINT What I’m hearing from energy insiders What a difference a week makes. Since we last published Power Insider, U.S. crude oil dropped nearly $10 dollars per barrel before clawing back some of those declines. In the months since the Iran war began, oil has shifted 40% top-to-recent-bottom. Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards The…
The Icelandic and Canadian consulates building, left, in the historic old district of Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Texas-based company with links to President Donald Trump has delayed plans to drill for oil in Greenland, after the Arctic island’s government issued a “strong warning” to its…
The ‘Al-Riqqa’ oil tanker (L) and ‘Al-Yarmouk’ oil tankers sail in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City on June 27, 2026. Yasser Al-zayyat | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices fell Thursday as investors weighed waning global demand against the ongoing supply disruption in the Middle East. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
A total solar eclipse crossed parts of Europe on Wednesday, drawing millions of spectators to watch the once-in-a-generation spectacle. Parts of Greenland, northern Spain, and Iceland saw a total solar eclipse, while other parts of Europe, including the U.K. and France, saw a partial eclipse. During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Earth and…
Exterior view of the Tesla Gigafactory during a government-organised media trip in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2026. Go Nakamura | Reuters BEIJING — Survivors have emerged in China’s fiercely competitive car market, which is increasingly dominated by electric-powered vehicles. Here are brands that have emerged as Chinese consumers’ favorite, according to industry data from Autohome:…
Shares of Australia’s Sunrise Energy Metals jumped as much as 29% on Monday after the rare earth miner secured a $400 million investment in long-term debt financing from the U.S. to support the development of the world’s first primary mine for scandium. The Trump administration’s backing for Sunrise comes as major economies seek to shore…
This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Thousands of satellites are circling the Earth, and when they die, they don’t just disappear. Neither do the rockets that put…
