Rebecca Elliott

5 days ago | miamiherald.com | Rebecca Elliott |NYT Business

Oil prices rose moderately as the market opened Sunday evening, a sign that traders are concerned, though not panicked, about how Iran may respond to the U.S. bombing of its nuclear facilities over the weekend. The increase of around 3% left U.S. oil prices hovering around $76 a barrel. That is notably higher than prices were two weeks ago, before Israel struck Iran, but still tame by recent standards.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Elliott

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Crude oil futures will begin trading at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, providing an early look at the market’s reaction to the U.S. strikes.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Elliott

Battery manufacturing began to take off in the U.S. in recent years after Congress and the Biden administration offered the industry generous incentives. But that boom now appears to be stalling as the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers try to restrict China’s access to the American market. From South Carolina to Washington state, companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in factories for producing rechargeable batteries and the ingredients needed to make them.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Elliott

U.S. oil prices rose more than 4 percent on Tuesday, to around $75 a barrel, on fears that the United States could become more involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. So far, the fighting has not seriously disrupted global energy flows even though some production and processing facilities in both countries have been affected. That helped keep a lid on oil prices in recent days.

1 week ago | myheraldreview.com | Rebecca Elliott

American consumers are likely to start feeling the impact of the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran as more expensive oil causes prices at the gas pump to rise. U.S. oil prices climbed about 3% as markets opened Sunday evening, hovering around $75 a barrel, after Israel struck several Iranian oil and gas facilities over the weekend. Those included one of the world’s largest natural gas fields, known as South Pars; the main gas depot in Tehran, Iran’s capital; and an oil refinery.