The logo of Brazil’s state-run Petrobras oil company is seen at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio MoraesBrazilian state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) said on Monday it will add the U.S. natural gas pricing benchmark as an option to future sales contracts with distributors.The move comes as Latin…
Summary List PlacementBerkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting on Saturday, and Warren Buffett pointed to Greg Abel, the 58-year-old leader of Berkshire’s non-insurance businesses, as the next in line if the Oracle of Omaha steps down. “The directors are in agreement that if something were to happen to me tonight it would be Greg…
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Topline President Joe Biden will restrict travel to the U.S. from India by most non-U.S. citizens beginning Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday, as the world’s second-most populous country struggles with the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. Key Facts In a statement, Psaki said Biden was acting on advice from the U.S. Centers…
Topline Prominent Arizona Republican Cindy McCain on Sunday disavowed an ongoing GOP-backed audit of the results of the 2020 election in her state (nearly six months after President Joe Biden’s win), joining a chorus of Democrats and voting rights groups criticizing the party’s persisting baseless allegations of voter fraud. Key Facts Speaking during a Sunday…
May 3 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended marginally higher on Monday, driven by gains in financial and consumer staples’ stocks.* The CSE All-Share Index rose 0.10% to 7,215.60. The index has climbed 6.5% this year.* Conglomerates LOLC and Browns Investments Plc were the top boosts to the index, rising 5.3% and 6.3%, respectively.* Trading…
Buddy Hield finished with 27 points and six rebounds assists and shot 6-for-10 from 3-point range to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 111-99 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.The Kings (27-37) swept the season series against the Mavericks (36-28), winning all three matchups since April 18. Those losses are Dallas’ only…
Topline Volunteers are almost a week into a hand recount of some 2.1 million Arizona ballots from the 2020 presidential election—a recount that’s been blasted as a sham by Democrats and voting rights groups, which called on the federal government Thursday to send monitors to oversee the situation. Key Facts The Brennan Center for Justice,…
Topline The Biden administration plans to return Pentagon funds redirected by former President Donald Trump to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and repair infrastructure and environmental damage that resulted from its construction, an administration official told Forbes. Key Facts In a statement, first reported by ABC News, the official said the Pentagon will…
An apartment building is seen behind an Edenor electric company power distribution plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File PhotoArgentina’s major power distribution firms Edenor and Edesur will hike electricity prices by 9% in and around the city of Buenos Aires, the national regulator said on Saturday, the first rise since a…