Oil, gas and hurricane season don’t mix

Care for a glass of Chianti or Bordeaux after recent market volatility? It’ll cost ya. After a tense few weeks, President Donald Trump announced a 20% tariff on all EU goods, including wine. While you might think that U.S. producers would be cheering, domestic wineries and wine s ...  Show more

Overseas stock markets and U.S. stock index futures are showing an upward move in prices today, and volatility is down in sharp contrast to yesterday morning. Yesterday’s rollercoaster ride resulted from false information about a potential tariff pause. Some $2.5 trillion went in ...  Show more

Forecasters predict a "near-normal" hurricane season in the Atlantic. But risks to gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and crude oil remain high: Last year's season was termed near normal but it featured one of the most devastating storms in history for the industry. Construction of refin ...  Show more

Hurricane Otis, which killed more than two dozen people in southern Mexico this week, exemplified a phenomenon that meteorologists fear will become more and more common: a severe hurricane that arrives with little warning or time to prepare.

Judson Jones, who covers natu ...

Since Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida last month, residents have filed a record number of insurance claims for the damage caused by the storm.

Today, Chris Flavelle, a climate reporter for The Times, discusses whether the insurance companies can survive. An ...

Don’t assume that because the economy might be doing well now, that it will be in good shape next year. Find out in this episode what government and corporate executives can do to prepare for the next economy-related crisis—and why.