Investopedia contributors ... mergers to ensure a fair marketplace. The oil industry is an example of a natural monopoly because of the scarcity of its products. Standard Oil, founded by John D.

John Lennon’s life and career is being celebrated with the launch of a commemorative coin. The coin is being released by the Royal Mint in the year in which Lennon would have celebrated his 85th ...

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the ... Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry. The conflicting ruling prompted criticism of an alleged double standard in judicial decisions based ...

International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday projected that global crude oil supply may exceed demand by around 1 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2025 as rising trade tensions and OPEC+ winding ...

In 2020, few investors would have dreamed that oil stocks would be where they are now. At the time, a mysterious virus was spreading rapidly throughout the world, inducing a panic-fueled selloff ...

Defence Secretary John Healey has met his counterparts from France, Germany, Italy and Poland. Ukraine has indicated its willingness to agree a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, but a lasting peace is ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wants to discuss a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine with his US counterpart Donald Trump, but warned that any truce should lead to a long-term resolution of ...

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has warned against monopolies and unfair competition in the downstream oil sector while calling for healthy competition.

Upstream oil companies-- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India and Reliance Industries (RIL)-- shares edged higher in trade on Thursday, March 13, 2025, up to 2.5 per cent. These companies ...