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Avi Salzman

ARTICLES BY AVI SALZMAN

Passengers stand on the platform waiting for trains delayed due to the heat wave in Warsaw.

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Extreme heat is coming. The electric grid and data centres could see strains.

2 min read . 01 Jul 2026

Oil producers say they expect demand to come roaring back..

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Is the Iran war killing global oil demand—forever?

3 min read . 10 Jun 2026

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley are co-lead on the SpaceX IPO. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

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SpaceX’s lofty IPO has serious earthbound problems, from emissions to water

2 min read . 06 Jun 2026

The war’s oil shocks have pushed gasoline prices above $6 a barrel in California.

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$100 oil could be here to stay, whatever happens with the peace deal

3 min read . 07 May 2026

A worker attaches a refueling hose to an Easyjet passenger aircraft at London Southend Aiport in Southend-on-sea, UK, (Bloomberg)

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Jet fuel is running out in Europe. Why your summer travel plans are at risk.

3 min read . 23 Apr 2026

Pump jacks operate at an oil well. The price that refiners pay impacts the price that consumers pay at the pump. (File Photo: Reuters)

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The ‘real’ oil price is a lot higher than it looks

2 min read . 12 Apr 2026

The Iran war cease-fire announced on Tuesday led to the best day for the stock market in almost exactly a year.

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War? Inflation? The market is moving on.

2 min read . 11 Apr 2026

The Strait of Hormuz’s closure has taken 20 million barrels of daily oil supplies off the market. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (REUTERS)

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Strait of Hormuz could take weeks—even months—to reopen, military experts say

4 min read . 12 Mar 2026

The conflict between the U.S. and Iran could cause oil prices to spike.

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Oil’s worst case scenario is here. $100 crude could be coming.

2 min read . 02 Mar 2026

A gas flare burns on the Almirante Tamandare floating production and storage vessel, operated by SBM Offshore NV for Petroleo Brasileiro SA, in the Buzios field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: Bloomberg)

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Oil could fall to the $30s—unless someone turns off the taps

1 min read . 25 Nov 2025

A rollback of tariffs on coffee and other products like green and black tea should help Starbucks.

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7 stocks that could benefit from Trump’s tariff rollback

2 min read . 16 Nov 2025

Caterpillar has emerged as a key provider of power for AI.

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AI data centres need more power right now. These companies can deliver it.

4 min read . 13 Nov 2025

Volunteers hand out yard signs against a data center complex in West Virginia earlier this year.

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A growing nimby movement could upend the data center boom

6 min read . 20 Oct 2025

The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund is up 6% in the past month.

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Everyone expects oil to fall. 3 reasons why it hasn’t.

2 min read . 03 Sept 2025

Iran and its proxies could block the Strait of Hormuz, which offers access to markets all over the world.. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo (REUTERS)

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War upends the oil trade. How it could play out.

4 min read . 14 Jun 2025

Cooling towers are seen through a window at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor it is trying to reopen, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S. (REUTERS)

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Trump’s Nuclear Orders Could Loosen Radiation Standards. DOGE’s Key Role.

6 min read . 29 May 2025

People walk through Times Square in New York City. (File Photo: AFP)

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Tourists are avoiding the US. It’s a problem for the oil market.

1 min read . 18 Apr 2025

President Donald Trump holds a document at the tariff announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday.

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The stock market had its worst week since the pandemic. Keep hope alive.

3 min read . 06 Apr 2025

The wait for new turbines now stretches more than three years. Above. a Siemens Energy rotor is inserted into a gas turbine. (Courtesy Siemens Energy)

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Nvidia’s next-gen chips will guzzle electricity. Will the US have enough power?

6 min read . 21 Mar 2025

A trader at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

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Investors are in a bad mood. This time, they might be right.

2 min read . 08 Mar 2025