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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 -
Oil prices end higher as risk of Iranian strike on Israel grows
Oil futures finished higher on Thursday, contributing to a gain for the month, as traders weighed the growing risk of an Iranian attack on Israel that would further fuel tensions in the oil-rich ...Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Oil prices end higher as traders weigh potential Trump policies
Oil futures finished higher on Thursday, recouping their losses from a day earlier and then some, as traders continued to tackle uncertainty surrounding incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...Business - MarketWatch - November 7 -
Oil prices end higher after tapping a 2-week low
Oil futures finished higher on Wednesday as traders weighed prospects for energy demand, U.S. production, and oil and gas drillers under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.Business - MarketWatch - November 13 -
Oil prices end higher following latest developments in Russia-Ukraine war
Crude futures settled a bit higher on Tuesday as traders tracked developments in the Russia-Ukraine war that looked to raise the risk of oil-supply disruptions from one of the world’s largest ...Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago -
Delta expects higher profits thanks to high-end travel and 'resilient economy'
Delta, the most profitable U.S. airline, expects to expand capacity by no more than 4% year-over-year in 2025.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Kamala Harris makes surprise visit to 'SNL,' promising to 'end the dramala'
In the show's final episode before election day, Vice President Harris became the latest White House hopeful to appear on the sketch comedy series.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 3 -
Oil ends higher for a fifth straight session as traders await U.S. election results
Oil futures settled Tuesday with a fifth straight session gain as investors awaited the outcome of a contentious and close U.S. presidential election and weighed developments in the Middle East.Business - MarketWatch - November 5 -
FIA surprised by unexpected departure of F1 race director before end of 2024 season
Niels Wittich leaves role with three Grands Prix left Follows string of exits of senior FIA officials in recent months The Formula One race director, Niels Wittich, has stepped down from his ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Georgia election official appeals to Musk over foreign disinformation on X
Brad Raffensperger says viral post alleging repeat voting in US state is likely from ‘Russian troll farms’World - Financial Times - November 1 -
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 -
10-year Treasury yield ends at three-month high on expectations for potential sweep by Republicans
Yields on U.S. government debt finished at their highest levels since July and August on Monday, as traders looked ahead toward a week of data on economic growth, inflation and the labor market.Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Higher for longer no matter who’s in charge
The reasons we aren’t going back to a cheap money environment are structuralWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
The economic October surprise
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Consumers feel more confident ahead of Election Day A new survey shows that ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
A November Surprise That’s Jostling the Markets
The dollar, Treasury yields and crypto currencies have fallen, reversing some elements of the so-called Trump trade after an unexpected poll result.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
Canadiens: The Big Surprise This Season
The Montreal Canadiens are already at the quarter mark of the season and one player could be called the biggest surprise of the season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday -
Working people will pay the price of higher taxes for employers
Increasing the burden on companies may not affect workers’ payslips today, but it won’t be longWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Jobless claims inch higher in latest week
Claims tick up 3,000 to 221,000 after three weeks of declinesBusiness - MarketWatch - November 7 -
Vodacom Group Earnings Hit by Higher Costs
The mobile phone operator, majority-owned by Vodafone, reported a fall in net profit for the first half of the year as it booked a number of costs in its accounts.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 11 -
What to know about the inflation report.
A fresh Consumer Price Index report could show that inflation, much cooler than in 2022 and 2023, is not fully stamped out.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Investors are bracing for higher-for-even-longer interest rates
Friday’s stronger-than-expected economic data, combined with fresh remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday, were adding up to a shift in market participants’ thinking about ...Business - MarketWatch - November 16 -
On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy review – in the presence of a higher power
Philosopher Simon Critchley’s painstaking attempt to explore transcendent experience provides a fascinating overview of Christianity’s great outliers. I sometimes think of mysticism – the name we ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
The valuation warning for Costco and other higher-rated stocks
When companies approach extreme price levels, gravity loomsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Rising energy bills push inflation to highest for six months
Higher inflation pushes up the cost of living for households, and could mean that interest rates remain higher for longer.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Greeks go on general strike demanding higher pay
Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted on Wednesday as workers joined a nationwide strike to demand higher pay.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Zurich Insurance Targets Higher Earnings Growth
The insurer said it was targeting annual core earnings growth of more than 9% as part of its new three-year plan to 2027, after benefiting from a better-than-anticipated market.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Surprising No One, Democrats Ditch Tesla
It’s never a good sign when your customers are embarrassed to be associated with you.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Surprise polling! Is Harris pulling ahead?
What new data from Iowa could mean for the race... and Harris on the iconic SNLTop stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Pythons Have Surprising Social Lives
Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially.Science - The New York Times - November 13 -
Behind the surprising Infowars purchase by The Onion
Satirical publication The Onion has purchased Infowars, Alex Jones' embattled brand. The Connecticut families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and one first responder ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Pending home sales took an unexpected leap higher last month, but rates have climbed back up
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was coming down all through August and touched its most recent low of 6.11% on Sept. 11.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Here's how to leverage higher income limits for the 0% capital gains bracket
Bigger earnings limits are coming for the 0% capital gains brackets in 2025. That could offer tax planning opportunities, financial experts say.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
Oil prices finish higher for the week as Middle East worries linger
Oil futures climbed Friday, contributing to a gain for the week, with lingering worries over the potential for a wider Middle East conflict helping to put a floor under crude prices.Business - MarketWatch - October 25 -
Phil Lesh Didn’t Hold Songs Down. He Lifted Them Higher.
The Grateful Dead bassist found new melodic byways through every song.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Visa says spending trends are stable, and this time Wall Street agrees
Visa’s CFO expects the “stable and resilient consumer” to keep up such spending trends into the company’s new fiscal year.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Europe Imposes Higher Tariffs on Electric Vehicles Made in China
The tariffs, some as high as 45 percent, are intended to protect Europe’s automotive sector, but they could escalate a trade war with China.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Mortgage demand stalls as interest rates surge higher ahead of election
Total mortgage application volume was essentially flat, falling 0.1% compared with the previous week.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Sunak accuses Reeves of breaking election promises on tax
Tory leader says Labour chancellor is ‘fiddling the fiscal rules’ in her first BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Capital gains tax calculator: how are you affected?
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced an immediate increase in her first BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 30
