Bloomberg Oil edged lower after a weekly gain as investors weighed worsening relations between Washington and Beijing and the prospect of more supply against a weakening dollar and signs the virus is easing in the US. Futures in New York fell toward $41 a barrel after rising 1.7% last week. Chinese authorities took over the US consulate in Chengdu on …

Bloomberg NRG Energy Inc is making its boldest push yet into the retail electricity business, cementing a strategy overhaul that started three years ago. The power supplier said it’s buying Centrica Plc’s Direct Energy unit in a $3.6 billion deal that will nearly double the number of homes and businesses it serves across North America. It’s NRG’s biggest acquisition in …

Bloomberg The falling cost of wind power is shaping up to be a boon for another clean energy source: green hydrogen. Hydrogen — a fuel made by electrolysing water — requires a tremendous amount of power to produce. But siting hydrogen facilities at wind farms, which typically generate more electricity than they need at night, could give the fuel an …