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Obama taps Deutsche Bank economist head EIA
President Obama will nominate Deutsche Bank economist Adam Sieminski to head the Energy Information Administration, the federal agency that produces closely watched...
Feds slash natural-gas resource estimate; production to keep rising
The Energy Department’s statistical arm has sharply cut its estimate of the country’s endowment of natural gas in shale formations, the type of gas commonly tapped with...
Evidence shows Chinese solar companies sell below cost
It looks likely that a U.S. government investigation into the pricing of solar panels by companies in China will find that they are selling below cost, perhaps aided by...
EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats
BRUSSELS/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a...
Toyota finds way to avoid using rare earth: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has developed a way to make hybrid and electric vehicles without the use of expensive rare earth metals, in which China has a...
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