Energy News
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Some traders working for Exxon Mobil Corp. are set to lose their jobs because they don’t want to move from Brussels to London, according to a statement from its unions. The majority of Brussels-based trading staff at the oil giant said in an internal union-led survey that they won’t move to the British capital because of “uncompetitive” pay and a “lack of ...
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A shadow-fleet oil tanker that crashed in Denmark’s vital straits produced a set of insurance documents that weren’t valid, a stark example of how there’s little clarity about who would pay the bill if such a ship had a major disaster. The Andromeda Star, an 820-foot vessel capable of transporting about 730,000 barrels of oil, was involved in a collision ...
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The past century has been a wild ride for investors. This article explores ten of the most dramatic plunges the stock market has witnessed, from the tech-fueled Dot-com bubble burst to the global economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each crash offers a unique story, exposing vulnerabilities in the system and highlighting the interconnectedness of ...
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April after one month of expansion following 16 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. "The Manufacturing PMI® registered 49.2 percent in April, down 1.1 percentage points from the 50.3 percent recorded in March. ...
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The US manufacturing sector suffered a setback in April as new orders decreased for the first time in 2024 so far. Work on outstanding business helped to keep production in growth territory, however, while firms continued to take on extra staff, in part due to positive expectations for the coming months. Manufacturers scaled back their purchasing activity ...
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The economic calendar’s highly anticipated event, the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and outlook, is looming on the horizon with markets pricing in potential contractionary effects. Consumer sentiment statistics reported a drop yesterday from the 103 level towards 97, highlighting a drop in overall financial confidence. With bearish anticipations on the ...
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After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. The big ...
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will use a speech to the McCain Institute in Arizona on Friday to deliver a clear warning about the economic dangers presented by Jan. 6-style ...
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Recent months have seen growing scrutiny on China’s trade policies. The US and various European Union governments have accused Chinese producers of attempting to address its ...
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Private sector employment increased by 192,000 jobs in April and annual pay was up 5.0 percent year-over-year, according to the April ADP® National Employment Report™ produced by ...
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April after one month of expansion following 16 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives ...
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The UK manufacturing sector showed renewed signs of weakness at the start of the second quarter. April saw output and new orders slip back into contraction territory following ...
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The economic calendar’s highly anticipated event, the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and outlook, is looming on the horizon with markets pricing in potential contractionary effects. Consumer sentiment statistics reported a drop yesterday from the 103 level towards 97, highlighting a drop in overall financial confidence. With bearish anticipations on the ...
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video Natural gas exceeded its first target today at the completion of a rising ABCD pattern. The high for Tuesday is 2.09 and the pattern target was 2.07. Resistance was seen off the high and trading is happening at the lows of the day at the time of this writing. It looks like a test of support at the lower declining blue dashed parallel channel may be ...
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced that its global futures and options markets reached record open interest (OI) of over 94 million contracts on April 24, 2024, up 26% year-over-year (y/y), including record OI in commodities of 66.3 million and record energy OI of 62 million, with ...