Bloomberg California will spend $2.9 billion building out its network of electric vehicle chargers and hydrogen fueling stations as the state moves to phase out fossil fuel-burning cars and trucks. The California Energy Commission said it would more than double the 80,000 public chargers already deployed across the state and keep the city on track to reach its goal …

  Bloomberg Scientists in California have made a key breakthrough in nuclear fusion, a technology with the potential to transform the global energy landscape. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco were able produce a fusion reaction that generated more energy than it consumed. Fusion is the same process that powers stars and …

  Bloomberg Russia’s central bank left interest rates unchanged for a second meeting, capping a year that included a steep monetary easing cycle that more than reversed an emergency hike after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Policymakers kept their benchmark at 7.5%, according to a statement, in line with the unanimous forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The ruble maintained …