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Mrinalika Roy

Mrinalika Roy

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High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users

Contemplating smoking your way out of the tariff gloom? Think again. Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S.

High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users
Business|Economy|Political|US

Tariffs may accelerate Canadian lumber industry's southward shift, hunt for new markets

U.S.

Tariffs may accelerate Canadian lumber industry's southward shift, hunt for new markets
Business|Economy|Political|Technology|US

AI to fuel bumper year for M&A in US power sector

Dealmakers expect 2025 to be a bumper year for mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. power industry, with a voracious appetite for assets as

AI to fuel bumper year for M&A in US power sector
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From Boeing to FedEx, US labor unions flex muscle

The first large-scale strike by dockworkers on the U.S.

From Boeing to FedEx, US labor unions flex muscle
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Pioneer shares jump on Exxon mega-merger talks

Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources climbed nearly 8% on Friday on news that Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. oil and gas company, was in advanced talks to

Pioneer shares jump on Exxon mega-merger talks
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Exxon deal puts spotlight on M&A targets but heightened scrutiny a dampener

Exxon Mobil's mega $60 billion deal for shale rival Pioneer Natural Resources could be a catalyst that will drive further consolidation in the U.S. oil and gas industry,

Exxon deal puts spotlight on M&A targets but heightened scrutiny a dampener
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Chevron's third-quarter profit slumps, shares fall 6%

Chevron on Friday posted a third-quarter profit that missed Wall Street estimates by a wide margin, sending its shares down 6%.

Chevron's third-quarter profit slumps, shares fall 6%
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Kinder Morgan remains bullish on natural gas demand growth

Kinder Morgan said on Wednesday it continues to have a bullish outlook for natural gas demand banking on higher demand from liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities

Kinder Morgan remains bullish on natural gas demand growth
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Oil and gas upstream M&A deal value hits highest Q1 levels since 2017

An ongoing consolidation in the U.S. shale industry has driven up global M&A deal value in the oil and gas exploration sector to its highest first-quarter level in seven

Oil and gas upstream M&A deal value hits highest Q1 levels since 2017
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Canada's Teck reports jump in Q1 copper output on Chile mine boost, shares rise

Canadian miner Teck Resources reported a 74% rise in quarterly copper production on Thursday, helped by a ramp-up at its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile, sending its

Canada's Teck reports jump in Q1 copper output on Chile mine boost, shares rise
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Explainer-How US change on marijuana would help cannabis companies

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Explainer-How US change on marijuana would help cannabis companies
Business|Economy|Health|US

US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector

The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors amid renewed interest from pharmaceutical firms, should a proposal to

US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector
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CalPERS to vote against Exxon board members

CalPERS, the biggest public pension plan in the United States, said on Monday it would vote against all Exxon Mobil board members at its upcoming annual

CalPERS to vote against Exxon board members
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Chevron to buy Hess for $53 billion in latest oil mega-merger

Chevron has agreed to buy Hess for $53 billion in stock to gain a bigger U.S. oil footprint and a stake in rival Exxon Mobil's massive Guyana

Chevron to buy Hess for $53 billion in latest oil mega-merger
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Hawaiian Electric agrees to pay about half of $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement

Hawaiian's largest utility said on Friday it had agreed to pay roughly half of a more than $4 billion legal settlement that will compensate victims of last

Hawaiian Electric agrees to pay about half of $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement
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California pot farmers feel the heat from low pricing, wildfires

Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and industry experts expect the

Business|Economy|News

Fertilizer Canada says rail stoppage to cost industry up to C$63 million a day

Fertilizer Canada warned on Tuesday disruptions impacting all rail services across the country

Fertilizer Canada says rail stoppage to cost industry up to C$63 million a day
Business|Economy|Finance

Miners Rio Tinto, Teck take steps to minimize Canada rail shutdown impact

Rio Tinto and Teck Resources said on Thursday the labor dispute between Canada's two biggest railway companies and their workers would likely

Miners Rio Tinto, Teck take steps to minimize Canada rail shutdown impact
Business|Finance|Technology

AI's race for US energy butts up against bitcoin mining

By Laila Kearney and Mrinalika Roy U.S. technology companies are pursuing energy assets held by bitcoin miners as they race to secure a shrinking supply of electricity for their rapidly expanding

AI's race for US energy butts up against bitcoin mining
Business|Finance|US

Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike

Teamsters members working at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery have gone on strike after months of pay- and safety-related negotiations with the company

Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike
Business|US

Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Pot firms rethink strategy as young women lead cannabis use

Young women are consuming more pot than men for the first time in a historic shift in the $30 billion U.S. cannabis industry, prompting companies to

Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Pot firms rethink strategy as young women lead cannabis use
Business|Economy|Finance

Bunge profit tops estimates on grain, oilseed volumes; 2024 outlook intact

Bunge exceeded Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Wednesday as large global harvests provided the grain trader and processor enough volumes of

Bunge profit tops estimates on grain, oilseed volumes; 2024 outlook intact
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

ADM down 6% as more accounting errors arise, profit forecast cut

Archer-Daniels-Midland shares ended down 6% on Tuesday after the global grains merchant cut its 2024 profit outlook and said it would amend previous

ADM down 6% as more accounting errors arise, profit forecast cut
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI's energy hunger fuels geothermal startups but natgas rivalry clouds future

Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments

AI's energy hunger fuels geothermal startups but natgas rivalry clouds future

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