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Energy

“Oil giant Saudi Aramco’s second-quarter profit dips 3% on lower crude production volumes”

“Net income from the first half of the financial year was $56.3 billion, down from $62 billion during the same period last year. Aramco reaffirmed its second-quarter base dividend of $20.3 billion, and declared a performance-linked dividend of $10.8 billion… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Alibaba shares fall 6% after the Chinese tech giant posts 86% drop in profit”

“…Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders came in at 3.3 billion yuan, down 86% year on year. Shares of Alibaba closed down 6% in the U.S. after falling as much as 8.1% in the first hour of trading…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/alibaba-baba-earnings-q4-2024.html The… Continue Reading…

Business

“Boeing CEO to step down in broad management shake-up as 737 Max crisis weighs on aerospace giant”

“…The departures come as airlines and regulators have been increasing calls for major changes at the company after a host of quality and manufacturing flaws on Boeing planes. Scrutiny intensified after a Jan. 5 accident, when a door plug blew out… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“HelloFresh shares dive 42% after meal kit giant warns on outlook”

“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/08/hellofresh-shares-dive-42percent-after-meal-kit-giant-warns-on-outlook.html

Business

“Stripe rival Adyen’s shares soar 22% as European payments giant posts profit beat, slows hiring”

“Shares of European online payments giant Adyen jumped on Thursday, after the company reported strong sales growth and better-than-expected profit for 2023. Adyen, which competes with Stripe, PayPal, and Block, told shareholders in its 2023 annual letter that it had slowed the… Continue Reading…

Energy

“One activist investor is taking on BP, urging the oil giant to scale back green pledges”

“Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is pushing for BP to urgently change tack, saying it is “highly debatable” whether the oil major’s strategy of reducing fossil fuel investments in favor of clean energy has any chance of succeeding…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/30/bp-activist-investor-urges-oil-giant-to-scale-back-green-pledges.html It has zero… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Shares of Maersk plunge 18% as shipping giant announces 10,000 job cuts, says profit will be at lower-end of guidance”

“Shipping giant Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, on Friday announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 people and said it expected profit to be at the low end of prior guidance. The firm’s Denmark-listed shares had fallen… Continue Reading…

Business

“Swiss pharma giant Roche agrees $7.1 billion deal to buy Telavant Holdings”

“Swiss health care company Roche on Monday announced it would acquire Telavant Holdings in a $7.1 billion transaction. Telavant produces drugs for people suffering from inflammatory and fibrotic diseases and is in the process of developing a “promising new therapy”… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“China Finance Giant’s Missed Payments Alarm Regulators, Markets”

“One of China’s largest private wealth managers has triggered fresh anxiety about the health of the country’s shadow banking industry after missing payments on multiple high-yield investment products. The turmoil at Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co., a secretive financial conglomerate that… Continue Reading…