Trump administration officials vowed to keep US coal power plants operating, casting it as an imperative to meet surging electricity demand and drive a revival of the nation’s industrial base.
Trump administration officials vowed to keep US coal power plants operating, casting it as an imperative to meet surging electricity demand and drive a revival of the nation’s industrial base.
An earth mover pushes coal into piles at a coal-fired electrical generation plant in Castle Dale, Utah.
Soybean oil futures soared as much as 3.8%, boosted by expectations the Trump administration will deliver long-awaited US biofuel-blending quotas by March.
Soybean oil futures soared as much as 3.8%, boosted by expectations the Trump administration will deliver long-awaited US biofuel-blending quotas by March.
A combine harvester during a soybean harvest at a farm in Harvard, Illinois, US, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. US soy prices have not collapsed, despite Beijing’s effective boycott, but with futures hovering around $10.30 per bushel they’re not at a level where farmers can make much profit, even when they have buyers.