More than half a dozen large U.S. coal companies have filed for bankruptcy in the past year, a signal that the one- time king of American energy is fading as it faces competition from cheap natural gas and renewable-energy sources while reckoning with the retirement of coal-fired power plants. At least seven coal producers-- including Westmoreland Coal Co. (WLBAQ), Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (CLDPQ), Blackhawk Mining LLC and Blackjewel LLC-- have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy since October 2018 and...
Lightbridge Corporation (LTBR), a nuclear fuel technology company, today announced that Enfission and Lightbridge (LTBR) management will participate in two upcoming international nuclear energy conferences.
WASHINGTON-- U.S. industrial production rose in August, a welcome sign of resilience in the economy after recent weak readings. Industrial production, a measure of factory, mining and utility output, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in August from the prior month, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, well above economists' expectations for a 0.2% increase. "This sector cannot be considered strong, but damage from slow growth abroad and trade tensions has not been severe so far," Daiwa...
WASHINGTON-- U.S. industrial production rose in August, a welcome sign of resilience in the economy after recent weak readings. Industrial production, a measure of factory, mining and utility output, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in August from the prior month, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, well above economists' expectations for a 0.2% increase. "This sector cannot be considered strong, but damage from slow growth abroad and trade tensions has not been severe so far," Daiwa...
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