Environment

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, center, departs federal court in Seattle on April 30, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Binance’s billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao has reported to a low-security federal prison in Lompoc, California. CNBC reached out to Zhao’s defense team at Latham & Watkins to confirm that the former crypto chief is

An offshore oil platform is seen at sunset near Huntington Beach, California, on Feb. 9, 2024. David Mcnew | Getty Images U.S. crude oil was on pace Friday for its worst month of the year, ahead of an OPEC+ meeting this weekend during which the cartel will review its production levels. U.S. oil is down

The logo of Aramco is seen as security personnel walk before the start of a press conference by Aramco at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019.  Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled Aramco said it would sell some $11.5 billion worth of additional stock in an offering that

An oil pumpjack is pictured in the Permian Basin in the Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, on April 6, 2023. Liz Hampton | Reuters U.S. crude oil was little changed Thursday but is on pace for its worst month of the year and a second consecutive monthly loss. U.S. crude oil is down 3.2% in

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 24, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors

We are buying 55 shares of Abbott Laboratories at roughly $100.89 and 200 shares of Coterra Energy at roughly $27.44. Following the trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 950 shares of ABT, increasing its weighting to 3.00% from 2.84% and 3,100 shares of CTRA, increasing its weighting to 2.65% from 2.48%. We’re putting some

Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., arrives at federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to 90 months, or seven and a half years, in

The sun sets behind a pumpjack during a gusty night in Fort Stockton, Texas, March 24, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. crude oil gained more than 1% on Tuesday after booking a loss last week as the market focuses on a key OPEC+ meeting this weekend. OPEC+ will hold a virtual meeting on

Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy, left, at a campaign rally at the The Margate Resort in Laconia, NH on Monday, January 22, 2024. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images If former President Donald Trump taps North Dakota Gov.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on efforts to lower high gas prices in the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration will release 1 million barrels of gasoline from reserves held in the Northeast to reduce prices

In this article BP.-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sam Edwards | Getty Images The ex-husband of a former BP mergers and acquisitions manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison for insider trading that netted him $1.76 million after he eavesdropped on her work calls about the oil giant buying another company.

Drivers sit in traffic on southbound Interstate 5 during the afternoon commute heading into downtown San Diego on March 12, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Biden administration’s move to sell 1 million barrels of gasoline from a reserve in the Northeast is unlikely to have a substantial effect on

In this article @LCO.1 @NG.1 @CL.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Shell gas station in Austin, Texas, on May 3, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell to three-month lows on Friday and are heading to a weekly loss as the summer driving season gets underway with the Memorial Day

Aerial view of Eleven Mile Solar in Coolidge, Az.  Photo: Van Applegate Danish renewable energy developer Orsted won a $680 million investment from JPMorgan in two U.S. projects as incentives from the Biden Administration’s signature climate law — the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — spur a clean energy boom in the U.S. JPMorgan will provide tax

A pumpjack is shown outside the Midland-Odessa area in the Permian basin in Texas, July 17, 2018. Liz Hampton | Reuters Crude oil futures bounced back Thursday after a three-day decline but are still on pace for a weekly loss. U.S. crude oil is down 2.4% for the week while Brent, the global benchmark, is

In this article XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday said Exxon Mobil can sue to bar a climate change proposal from an activist investor, in a case that has raised concerns about its future impact on shareholder resolutions. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman

An oil pumpjack is pictured in the Permian Basin in the Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, on April 6, 2023. Liz Hampton | Reuters Crude oil futures fell for a third session Wednesday, extending this week’s losing streak as prices soften ahead of a crucial OPEC meeting in June. U.S. crude oil and global benchmark

For years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been cracking down on the crypto sector writ large, but in the last few months, the agency appears to have trained its sights on ethereum, in particular. Some of the biggest names in decentralized finance are now fighting back. In a 40-page filing on Tuesday, Uniswap Labs

Wind turbines in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2023.  Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images As carbon emissions from fossil fuels keep warming the planet, eco-conscious consumers may wonder if there’s a way to buy electricity from renewable sources without installing technology like solar panels or windmills on their property. In short, the answer

In this article XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Exxon Mobil‘s monthslong battle with two environmentally focused activist investors has cost the company the support of the California