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BP's Profit Hits Four-Year Low on Commodity Market Weakness
BP’s profit tumbled in the third quarter, although less than expected, as weak oil prices and refining margins continue to weigh on the energy sector.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29 -
Oil prices end higher on surprise fall in U.S. crude supply, rise in gasoline demand
Oil futures finished higher Wednesday, with official U.S. data showing a surprise decline in crude supplies in the latest week and strength in gasoline demand, prompting prices to post their first ...Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
Employee Happiness Is Bouncing Back After a 4-Year Low
Employees haven’t been feeling optimistic lately, but their hopes seem to be rising in the year’s second half, according to a new report.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Goldman Sachs managing director makes the case for a modified low-volatility ETF
Laurene Azoulay describes an indexing approach that enables U.S. investors to broaden their global exposure with a low-volatility stock-selection strategy that encompasses three other factors.Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
Shell Earnings Beat Views as Gas Trading Offsets Low Oil Prices
Shell’s earnings topped market views thanks to its gas and upstream divisions, partly offsetting low oil prices and weak refining margins that have hit energy majors’ results over the third quarter.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
Chicago business-activity index drops to five-month low in October
Index falls to 41.6, falling short of 46.8 consensus forecast.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
C.J. Stroud's struggles continue as Texans fall to resurgent Jets
The Texans had an ugly night offensively while Aaron Rodgers and the Jets came alive in the second half.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
Low-volatility ETFs lose favour as investors jump to buffered peers
Despite poor returns in recent years, analysts say people could be missing out on their long-term investment potentialWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
U.S. Factory Towns Laid Low by the ‘China Shock’ Are Benefiting From New Investments
Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of fresh investment and new jobs.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Bond traders shake off weak jobs report, send 10-year Treasury yield to 4-month high
Long-dated Treasury yields ended at their highest levels since early July on Friday as traders looked past October’s nonfarm-payrolls report, which came in well below expectations.Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
USDA ban on school lunch fees for low-income families begins in 2027
Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
How low will home equity loan interest rates drop in November?
There are a few events in November that could help push home equity borrowing rates lower, experts say.Top stories - CBS News - 22 hours ago -
Trump's low-key campaign manager seen as chief of staff frontrunner
Susie Wiles, the president-elect’s unassuming co-campaign chief, is seen as the frontrunner to become Trump's White House chief of staff.Politics - NBC News - 22 hours ago -
Liberty and record-breaking Stewart hold off Lynx to level WNBA finals
Stewart’s 21 power New York to 80-66 win in Game 2 Game 3 of best-of-five series is Wednesday in Minnesota The New York Liberty held off the Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the WNBA finals on Sunday ...World - The Guardian - October 13 -
New Astro Bot Speedrun Levels Start Rolling Out Thursday
Astro Bot developer Team Asobi has announced the launch dates for its new--and free-- bundle of speedrunning levels . The first one, Building Speed, will be available starting October 17 and will ...Tech - GameSpot - October 16 -
Syracuse data shows high lead levels in drinking water
Citizens, local and national groups warned that Syracuse, New York, is facing a crisis over lead in its drinking water. The city's data showed that 27 of about 100 homes exceeded the "federal ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Pakistan spinners humble England for first win in seven Tests to level series
Pakistan 366 and 221; England 291 and 144 Stokes and Carse go down swinging in 152-run defeat England’s already remote chance of turning the second Test their way evaporated on a steamy Friday ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
U.S. budget deficit in fiscal 2024 swells to third-highest level on record
The federal budget deficit for fiscal 2024 was $1.8 trillion, up 8% from a year ago, as the government’s spending continued to swamp revenue.Business - MarketWatch - October 19 -
Sonic X Shadow Generations - Space Colony Ark High Level Gameplay
We speed through Space Colony Ark act 1, and achieve an S rank in record time using conventional and unconventional shortcuts along the way.Tech - GameSpot - October 21 -
Sonic X Shadow Generations - Rail Canyon High Level Gameplay
We speed through Rail Canyon act 1, and achieve an S rank in record time using conventional and unconventional shortcuts along the way.Tech - GameSpot - October 21 -
Nvidia’s stock hits new high as it reaches this milestone level
Nvidia powered to a $3.5 trillion market cap, which only Apple had ever previously hit.Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
Sonic X Shadow Generations - Kingdom Valley High Level Gameplay
We speed through Kingdom Valley act 1, and achieve an S rank in record time using conventional and unconventional shortcuts along the way.Tech - GameSpot - October 21 -
Images and video show Israeli missile destroying Beirut residental building in seconds
An Israeli airstrike that demolished a residential building in southern Beirut was captured in several videos as Israel's assault on Lebanon's capital goes on.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Private equity management fees fall to lowest level since records began
Fund managers are fighting to secure investors’ money in a tough environmentBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
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Dangerous levels of lead in Syracuse water threaten health crisis
Syracuse, New York, is facing a crisis over high levels of lead in its water, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. CBS News' Lilia Luciano spoke to residents about the dangerous exposure.Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
The elusive number keeping Treasury yields at their highest levels in 3 months
In the world of fixed income, there’s one number that can’t easily be pinned down, but which appears to be a contributing factor keeping long-dated Treasury yields at their highest levels in three ...Business - MarketWatch - October 23 -
Illegal border crossings fall to lowest level since 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed previous CBS News reports that illegal border crossings have reached the lowest point of Biden's presidency. CBS News national correspondent Omar ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Coca-Cola CEO says McDonald's E. coli outbreak won't hurt beverage company's sales
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's isn't likely to hurt the beverage company's sales at this stage.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Apple and Goldman Sachs ordered to pay more than $89 million for Apple Card failures
Apple and Goldman Sachs were fined more than $89 million for mishandling consumer disputes of Apple Card transactions, the CFPB said.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
September home sales drop to lowest level since 2010
Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in September compared with August, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 3.84 million units, the slowest pace since October 2010, according to the ...Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issueWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Warren Buffett — worried about impersonators — says he doesn't endorse candidates or investments
Buffett's actions were triggered in part by a fake political endorsement alerted to him on Meta's Instagram.Business - CNBC - October 23
