2025 looks set to be a banner year for nuclear energy companies. Energy demand has never been higher: The US Energy Information Administration estimates that total electricity demand in the United States will be 4.1 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2024, a record, and estimates for 2025 are even higher. In addition, demand is particularly high … Read more
The Utilities sector represented by the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF. New York Stock Exchange: XLUis experiencing turbulence, having retreated nearly 7% from its 52-week high since early December. The decline marks a sharp reversal from previous performance as capital flows have flown out of the sector. Over the past three months, the XLU ETF … Read more
A representative image shows a missile test launch from the US Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, US, March 26, 2018. — Reuters The United States ended up embroiled in multiple conflicts around the world while also navigating rising tensions with China, particularly over trade, as America tried to … Read more
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, November 14, 2024. — Reuters The diplomat says the situation is very difficult. Russia says it is studying the option in all its aspects. The last time Russia tested … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference following the CSTO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 28, 2024. — Reuters Astana: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that Russia will use all weapons at its disposal if Ukraine obtains nuclear weapons. the New York Times It reported last week that some unidentified Western officials suggested … Read more
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami (right), speaks to UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi, after a joint press conference in Tehran on November 14, 2024. — AFP TEHRAN: Iran is scheduled to meet with France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Friday for discussions on its nuclear program. The meeting … Read more
An Iranian flag flies in front of the United Nations office building, which houses the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. — Reuters The Iranian Foreign Minister will meet with his counterparts in France, Germany and Britain. Spokesman Baghaei did not say where the talks would take place. … Read more
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi arrives on the opening day of the quarterly meeting of the IAEA’s Board of Governors at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 20, 2024. — Reuters VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors, which includes 35 member states, adopted a resolution on Thursday urging Iran to quickly … Read more
International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi (left) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. – X/@araghchi “The ball is in the EU/European trio’s court,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says on Channel X. Tehran will send a message to the European powers via Grossi: Official. Head of Iran’s nuclear program says meeting with Grossi was … Read more
Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, on September 23, 2024. – Reuters Washington: When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he will inherit a host of national security challenges, including major wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. What is less discussed are the growing nuclear threats facing the United … Read more