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Economy

“U.S. credit card debt jumps 18.5% and hits a record $930.6 billion”

“On the heels of another rate hike this week by the Federal Reserve, credit card annual percentage rates are already near 20%, on average, and set to climb even higher. At the same time, more consumers are leaning on credit to afford increasingly expensive… Continue Reading…

Energy

“Exxon smashes Western oil majors’ earnings record with $56 billion profit for 2022”

“Exxon Mobil Corp posted a $56 billion profit for 2022, the company said on Tuesday, taking home about $6.3 million per hour last year, and setting not only a company record but a historic high for the Western oil industry.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Most Adani shares continue bloodbath as Asia’s richest man loses $28 billion in a month”

“Founder Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia and once second only to Elon Musk, fell out of the world’s top five richest to seventh place on the Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. His net worth fell $27.9 billion year-to-date, the index… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Chevron annual profit doubles to record $36.5 billion, but fourth-quarter miss hits shares”

“Chevron on Friday posted a record $36.5 billion profit for 2022 that was more than double year-earlier earnings, but the bottom line fell shy of Wall Street estimates, undercut by asset writedowns and rising costs. The second-largest U.S. oil producer’s… Continue Reading…

Business

“Citadel’s $16 Billion Win Tops Paulson’s Greatest Trade Ever”

“The top 20 hedge fund firms collectively generated $22.4 billion in profit after fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments, a fund of hedge funds. Citadel’s gain was the largest annual return for a hedge fund manager, surpassing the $15… Continue Reading…

Business

“SpaceX raising $750 million at a $137 billion valuation, investors include Andreessen-Horowitz”

“Elon Musk’s re-usable rocket maker and satellite internet company, SpaceX, is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the company at $137 billion, according to correspondence obtained by CNBC. Last month, Bloomberg first reported that SpaceX was allowing… Continue Reading…

Energy

“Exxon and Chevron share $100bn in profit after surge in oil prices”

“ExxonMobil and Chevron are expected to rake in almost $100bn in combined profits from 2022 as the US corporate oil titans capitalise on surging fossil fuel prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The profit bonanza is seen by the oil majors… Continue Reading…

Business

“Google, Oracle, Amazon and Microsoft awarded Pentagon cloud deal of up to $9 billion combined”

“The Pentagon said Wednesday that Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle received a cloud-computing contract that can reach as high as $9 billion total through 2028. The outcome of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, effort is in line with the U.S. Defense Department’s effort to rely on… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Black Friday online sales top $9 billion in new record”

“Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion online shopping during Black Friday this year, according to Adobe, which tracks sales on retailers’ websites. Overall online sales for the day after Thanksgiving were up 2.3% year over year, and electronics were a… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Life-Insurance Payouts Hit Record $100 Billion in 2021”

“U.S. life insurers paid a record $100 billion in 2021 in death benefits, fueled by another year of Covid-19 deaths, an industry trade group said. Payouts rose 11% in 2021 to $100.19 billion, most likely due to the pandemic, according to… Continue Reading…