BP’s Bernard Looney claims he is “leaning in” on his renewables strategy. Lean too far, and a person can end up staggering. Energy prices soared last year. But the shares of the UK-listed oil major trail far behind those of US rivals ExxonMobil and Chevron,…

The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with plans to create a digital pound issued by the Bank of England that would offer a stable alternative to bitcoin or ether. The central bank and the UK Treasury said Monday that an official digital currency is “likely…

The new version of Bing launches today on desktop in limited preview. Mobile version also comingMicrosoft’s new versions of Bing and Edge are available to try beginning Tuesday.Jordan Novet | CNBCMicrosoft said the new AI-powered Bing search and Edge browser will launch on Tuesday for…

Billionaire Ron Baron said Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested he would make multiples in return for his $100 million investment in Musk’s take-private deal for Twitter. “He told me he thought I was going to make two or three times my money over…

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores — just a week after the struggling retailer announced the closure of 87 locations. The company’s brick-and-mortar footprint has already shrunk dramatically, a regulatory filing showed late Monday, and the new closings mean it will have…

Investors who believe that members of the US Congress have access to information that could give them a trading advantage can now trade two exchange traded funds that follow members’ stock transactions.Subversive Capital Advisor, an asset manager, and Unusual Whales, an option flow platform and…