Commentary / World Dec 5, 2021

Gasoline at $3 a gallon isn’t as painful as it used to be

November’s year-over-year price increase is the sharpest in monthly data going back to the early 1990s.

Commentary / World Nov 10, 2021

Energy’s year of recovery more like a remission

Until news of the COVID-19 vaccine broke, energy had been the worst performing sector in 2020, falling by more than half.

Commentary / World May 8, 2021

Tesla killed it on Bitcoin (and also sells cars)

You may recall Tesla only got into the Bitcoin game the very same quarter, announcing it would also start accepting the stuff for car payments.

Commentary / World Mar 26, 2021

Elon Musk’s other, not-so-secret battery could help Texas

With the right chemistry and configuration, batteries can send power to the grid rapidly — which is relevant in light of February’s debacle.

Commentary / World Feb 9, 2021

The Tesla-Bitcoin singularity is here at last

The casual reference to Tesla taking Bitcoin as payment down the road is like digital catnip, helping to boost the value of that $1.5 billion bet.

Commentary / World Dec 9, 2020

Exxon's activist uses weapons provided by Exxon

The fact the activist led with this straightforward jab speaks to the difficulty inherent to landing the other punch: namely, getting Exxon to look beyond oil and gas.