Tag: Oil

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Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on the potential of Iranian supply returning and as investors sold on speculation that inflation fears might lead the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, which could limit economic growth.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 73 cents, or 1.1%, to $64.76 a barrel…

Home Depot Inc (HD.N) on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected 31% jump in quarterly same-store sales, allaying concerns that the top U.S. home improvement chain would see pandemic-fueled demand easing as vaccinations gather steam.The company’s blue-chip stock rose 2.5% in pre-market trading, set to add to the over 20% gains this year.The last 12 months have…

When California stripper Brittney, 26, walked into San Francisco’s reopened Gold Club stripping venue again in April after a year, she was confronted with masked-up dancers and just a clutch of patrons.“My heart just sank. This is just so, so sad,” said Brittney, who asked that her last name not be disclosed to protect her…

A cyclone, classified as “extremely severe”, has made landfall in India’s western state of Gujarat with wind speeds of up to 160km/h (100mph).Cyclone Tauktae travelled along India’s western coast, narrowly missing the city of Mumbai. At 12 people were killed and 150,000 evacuated.The navy has sent three warships to try to rescue hundreds of people…

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday, driven by gains in the financial sector, although Qatar bucked the trend to trade lower.Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index (.TASI) gained 0.4%, with Al Rajhi Bank (1120.SE) rising 0.9% and Saudi Telecom Company (7010.SE) up 0.8%.The kingdom announced on Sunday that foreign visitors…

Iran has signed a $1.78 billion contract with Petropars Group to develop the country’s Farzad B gas field, Oil Ministry website SHANA said on Monday, after the failure of talks with Indian companies to develop the offshore site.Under the deal, the subsidiary of state-run National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) will produce 1 billion cubic feet…

Australian shares were set to open higher on Monday, tracking a sharp rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks, while local miners may face pressure from weak commodity prices after China’s regulatory action on its steel producers. The local share price i…

Stephen Curry scored a game-high 46 points en route to his second NBA scoring title and Jordan Poole stalled a Memphis rally with a late 3-pointer Sunday afternoon as the Golden State Warriors held off the visiting Grizzlies 113-101 in San Francisco to claim …

If ever there was a time to want to be driving an electric car, it may have been last week — after the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack forced the company to take some of its systems offline. Fuel shortages resulting from the attack caused panic in parts of the country, with residents lining up at the…