For years, the cost of heating your home felt fairly fixed. You paid a unit price for gas or electricity, turned the heating on when it was cold, and hoped for a mild winter. For households that are ...

British energy giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit slid 23 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by lower oil and gas prices. Earlier this year, Shell's British rival BP launched a ...

What follows is not a greatest-hits list, nor a recap of what drew the most clicks in 2025. It is a reflection on the stories I reported that will continue to shape debates well into 2026—because the ...