Surely hydrogen is the future of energy. Why else would the European Union, as part of its Green Deal, plan to shovel $550 billion into infrastructure to electrolyse and use the stuff? Why else would China, Japan and South Korea be placing their own huge bets on the gas? The enthusiasm about hydrogen has a simple reason: Whether it’s used ...

Bloomberg India’s economy left cratered by the pandemic is drawing energy from one of its invisible and often-neglected engines: farmers. Business leaders, policy makers and politicians alike are pinning hopes on the rural sector as bountiful rains have set the stage for another year of record crops. Higher disposable incomes with farmers are expected to boost demand from automobile to ...

Bloomberg China’s move to halt Ant Group Co’s massive stock debut could reduce the fintech giant’s value by as much as $140 billion, according to analysts’ revised estimates. New regulations that could force Ant to raise more capital to back lending and seek national licenses to operate across the country may reduce the firm’s valuation by about half, according to ...