Global demand pushed coal plant emissions to record levels in 2018

The International Energy Agency says the drop in CO2 emissions is six times as large as the previous record in 2009......»»

Oil prices sank on Wednesday after the United States reported its biggest weekly build of crude oil inventories on record, while forecasts showed global demand crumbling to its worst levels in a quarter of a century......»»

Procter & Gamble Co.’s largest manufacturing site in the United States, which is cranking out Charmin toilet paper at record levels because of demand spurred by coronavirus, is exempt from the Thursday night shutdown order that Pennsylvania’s gove.....»»

Toyota Motor Corp expects its global vehicle sales to stay at record highs in 2020, even as demand shows signs of slowing in China and the United States, the world's top car markets......»»

The benchmark S&P 500 index hovered near record levels on Wednesday as semiconductor stocks rallied on reassuring comments from Texas Instruments on global chip demand and blunted the impact of weak earnings from bellwethers Boeing and Caterpillar......»»

A 2.3 percent jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) s.....»»

U.S. stocks are not far from record levels, but the resurgence of volatility in 2018 — along with indexes that have been stubbornly range-bound for months — have pushed investors to cut their holdings to assets seen as riskier......»»

Forget the global sugar shortage of the past two years. This season’s glut is forecast to send global stockpiles to record levels as slowing demand and surging production have left a sour taste in sugar bulls mouths. After reaching a high of 1.....»»

Record Annual Sales, Backlog and Bookings Levels Sales Over $20.0 Million for Third Consecutive Quarter PLYMOUTH, Mich., Aug. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perceptron, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCP), a leading global provider .....»»

Net sales of $553 million is the second highest quarter in company history and a 30 percent increase from prior year Backlog increased 80 percent to $1.3 billion compared to the prio.....»»

Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to increase 2.8% sequentially to their highest levels for 2018 in the fourth quarter thanks to strong seasonal demand and improving Intel CPU supply, according to Digitimes Research......»»

The U.S., Russia and Saudi Arabia are pumping crude at record levels, causing global supply to significantly outrun demand, a monthly update from the International Energy Agency shows Wednesday......»»

Trusval Technology has disclosed that customer orders it holds on hand are already at record-high levels, buoyed by robust demand from its chipmaking customers looking to spend more this year on capacity expansions, according to the Taiwan-based company......»»

Standard Chartered, one of the UK's biggest banks, has just funded one of the most destructive coal mining companies in Indonesia. People protest Standard Charter Bank's ties to global warming. Franciskus Simbolon/Jeda unt.....»»

Palladium futures touched their highest levels on record Tuesday, as strength in U.S. vehicles sales bode well for the metal used in catalytic converters, which reduce emissions from gasoline-powered engines......»»

Oil futures settled higher on Monday, supported by signs of stronger global demand, even as India continues to suffer from record daily cases o.....»»

Oil futures finish higher Monday, buoyed by signs of a brighter global demand outlook, even as India, the world's third-largest oil consumer, continues to suffer from record COVID-19 cases......»»

Oil futures shift higher Monday, buoyed by signs of a brighter global demand outlook, even as India, the world's third-largest oil consumer, continues to suffer from record COVID-19 cases......»»

China’s efforts to drastically reduce pollution levels could lead to lower demand for iron ore, a raw material for the steel industry, which is a big source of the nation’s harmful emissions......»»

Talk of a 'super-cycle' and large shortfalls in oil supply this year are overdone. Global inventories are large and production is rising, the IEA says.....»»