By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Last year looks like it was an unwelcome watershed for the embattled U.S. coal industry. Power companies in 2015 for the first time may have burned more natural gas than coal to generate electricity, according to analysts who attribute it to the cheapest gas prices in 16 years and a record number of coal-fired plants retired from service because of the high cost of meeting environmental regulations. Data from the U.S. Energy Information
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said on Wednesday that peace talks might not start as planned in Geneva on Jan.
NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Big bond investors who have bet on high-yield oil producers are sticking to losing bets, waiting for a turnaround in the price of crude, even though their performance has suffered and fund assets have shrunk as oil has plunged.
QUITO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ecuador President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday that his government was "tired" of pushing OPEC to decrease output and that the nation would keep working as if the oil cartel "did not exist."
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Last year's global average temperature was the hottest ever by the widest margin on record, two U.S.
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip equity index entered "bear market" territory on Wednesday after falling more than 20 percent from its record highs in April, with concerns about China triggering a sharp decline in commodities-related stocks.
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