oil

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While other countries across Asia were reeling from the oil crisis, China's supply of coal helped to insulate its economy from the worst impacts.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Doing away with oil, it can reduce by 90 percent planet warming emissions from aviation -- itself responsible for up to four percent of all greenhouse gases released in the European Union -- proponents say.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Find insight on American Water Works, Essential Utilities, oil futures and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“The market is increasingly behaving as though the U.S.-Iran war is ending and the oil market is about to return to normal,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

He put a chunk of seal oil in the lamp and set water to boil for his black tea.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell