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Exxon Mobil profit tops Street in 3rd quarter, helped by Pioneer Natural acquisition
Read full article: Exxon Mobil profit tops Street in 3rd quarter, helped by Pioneer Natural acquisitionExxon Mobil’s third-quarter profit beat analysts’ expectations, as the oil and gas giant was helped by contributions from Pioneer Natural Resources, a recent acquisition.
Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing
Read full article: Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixingSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Justice Department to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry.
Potential $50 billion Southwestern energy giant emerges as Diamondback seeks to buy rival Endeavor
Read full article: Potential $50 billion Southwestern energy giant emerges as Diamondback seeks to buy rival EndeavorDiamondback Energy will attempt to buy rival Endeavor Energy Resources to create an energy giant in the Southwestern United States worth more than $50 billion.
Exxon overcomes hefty charge and falling crude prices in fourth quarter to top profit expectations
Read full article: Exxon overcomes hefty charge and falling crude prices in fourth quarter to top profit expectationsExxon Mobil’s fourth-quarter revenue and profits declined as the oil giant was weighed down by a hefty impairment charge tied to regulatory issues in California.
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower, with markets in Japan and US closed
Read full article: Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower, with markets in Japan and US closedShares are mostly lower in Asia after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain.
Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soar
Read full article: Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soarChevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.
Exxon Mobil sued as 5 nooses displayed at Louisiana facility
Read full article: Exxon Mobil sued as 5 nooses displayed at Louisiana facilityThe U.S. government says Exxon Mobil violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman's nooses were displayed at a facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Former Exxon Mobil employee accused of taking ‘upskirt’ photos of female employees over past year, docs say
Read full article: Former Exxon Mobil employee accused of taking ‘upskirt’ photos of female employees over past year, docs sayA Former Exxon Mobil employee accused of taking ‘upskirt’ photos of female employees over the past year has been charged, according to court documents.
Democrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaign
Read full article: Democrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaignCongressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify about what lawmakers say is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
After Ida, energy facilities in Gulf inching back to life
Read full article: After Ida, energy facilities in Gulf inching back to lifeOil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel pipelines fully reopened, providing hopeful signs that the region’s crucial energy industry can soon recover from the blow of Hurricane Ida.
At least 2 Exxon board members lose seats in climate fight
Read full article: At least 2 Exxon board members lose seats in climate fightExxon Mobil’s shareholders have voted to replace at least two of the company’s 12 board members with directors who are seen as better suited to fight climate change.
Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate change
Read full article: Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate changeExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has endured over its stance on climate change, an issue of rising urgency for many shareholders.
Asian shares mostly higher, China markets fall back
Read full article: Asian shares mostly higher, China markets fall backStocks were broadly higher in afternoon trading Tuesday, but shares of closely watched companies like GameStop and AMC Entertainment were falling sharply. (Colin Ziemer/New York Stock Exchange via AP)BEIJING – Asian shares opened mostly higher on Wednesday although markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were lower. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.7% to 28,552.31 and the Kospi in South Korea edged 0.1% higher to 3,100.35. Overnight, Big Tech companies and banks helped power a broad rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though shares in GameStop and other recent high-flying stocks hyped by online traders plunged. The price of silver, which spiked 9% Monday, fueling speculation the precious metal was also being hyped up by online traders, sank by more than 10%.
Losses mount for oil companies as pandemic grips economy
Read full article: Losses mount for oil companies as pandemic grips economyNEW YORK – Exxon Mobil reported its third consecutive quarter of losses as the global pandemic curtailed travel and crippled global economic activity. The string of losses and what by almost all counts will be a money-losing year is new territory for Exxon Mobil, which has not posted an annual loss since Exxon and Mobil merged in 1999. Already struggling with weak prices from oversupply, the pandemic has intensified the pain for oil and gas companies. Exxon has begun slashing costs to offset falling energy demand, and that means jobs. Oil demand is expected to fall 8% globally this year, according to the International Energy Agency.
Tech losses drive Wall Street down again, ending grim week
Read full article: Tech losses drive Wall Street down again, ending grim weekBEIJING – Wall Street closed out another punishing week Friday with the S&P 500 posting its first back-to-back monthly loss since the pandemic first gripped the economy in March. The S&P 500 dropped 1.2% and ended the week with a 5.6% loss, its worst in seven months. President Donald Trump often cites the stock market as a barometer of his administration’s performance on the economy. A similar trend has been occurring across the market: Stocks are not getting the bounce they usually do after reporting results that beat analysts' expectations. A measure of fear in the U.S. stock market, the VIX index, flipped between small gains and losses before rising 1.1%.
ExxonMobil to cut 1,900 US jobs as oil industry struggles, largely at management offices in Houston
Read full article: ExxonMobil to cut 1,900 US jobs as oil industry struggles, largely at management offices in HoustonNEW YORK – Exxon Mobil is slashing 1,900 jobs from its U.S. workforce, and Chevron plans to cut a quarter of the employees at its recently-acquired Noble Energy as the pandemic saps demand for fuel. Exxon said Thursday the reductions will be both voluntary and involuntary and will largely come from its management offices in Houston. The Irving, Texas oil giant had about 75,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2019. The oil industry was already struggling before the pandemic struck, with a weakened global economy decreasing demand for energy and producers flooding the market with cheap fuel. Chevron confirmed Thursday it would slash jobs at Noble Energy, which it recently acquired, by 25%.
Asian shares lower as investors await Fed chair's speech
Read full article: Asian shares lower as investors await Fed chair's speechAsian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street following talks between the United States and China on the status of a deal meant to work as truce in their trade war. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)TOKYO Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street following talks between the United States and China on the status of a deal meant to work as truce in their trade war. Hong Kongs Hang Seng edged 0.1% lower to 25,451.22, while the Shanghai Composite shed 1.5% to 3,324.35. Tensions between the United States and China have escalated recently, with President Donald Trump targeting Chinese technology companies in particular. The worsening relationship has been one of the bigger concerns for investors, as well as Asian regional economies.
Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions
Read full article: Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctionsThe purpose: to lure Exxon back to Venezuela after a decade's absence and inject much-needed dynamism into the OPEC nation's collapsing oil industry. But Sessions did engage in other mediation efforts in Venezuela over the next 15 months. The earlier email regarding Exxon and his connection to Rivera was not known at the time. The five-sentence message sent to Sessions' personal email address, which starts with the word eagle," is short on specifics. The U.S. Department of State would be your best resource for any information regarding contacts made with Venezuela, a spokesman said.
Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions
Read full article: Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctionsThe purpose: to lure Exxon back to Venezuela after a decade's absence and inject much-needed dynamism into the OPEC nation's collapsing oil industry. But Sessions did engage in other mediation efforts in Venezuela over the next 15 months. The earlier email regarding Exxon and his connection to Rivera was not known at the time. The five-sentence message sent to Sessions' personal email address, which starts with the word eagle," is short on specifics. The U.S. Department of State would be your best resource for any information regarding contacts made with Venezuela, a spokesman said.