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Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program

British oil giant Shell on Thursday posted a small year-on-year drop in third-quarter profit as a sharp drop in crude prices was offset by higher gas sales.

Business - CNBC - 3 hours ago

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter

Meta's Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.

Business - CNBC - 16 hours ago

World’s largest sovereign wealth fund posts $76 billion in quarterly profit as interest rates fall

Norway's gigantic sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of 835 billion Norwegian kroner ($76.3 billion).

Business - CNBC - October 22

BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit

British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Sam Altman’s Reddit stake now worth over $1 billion after post-earnings pop

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's stake in Reddit has ballooned to more than $1 billion in value, as of after-hours trading on Tuesday.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Israeli shelling of Gaza school kills at least 15

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Israeli shelling of Gaza school kills at least 22

Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence Agency said the site was struck by a volley of artillery on Sunday.

Nigeria rejects Shell’s planned sale of $1.3bn onshore production unit

The decision comes the same day as ExxonMobil wins approval for its long-delayed asset sale in Niger Delta

Business - Financial Times - October 21

The mysterious world of Two Shell: ‘Our pranks don’t mean we’re not sincere’

They promised us an in-person interview – then sent along two decoys. So who are the enigmatic musicians who make it so hard for fans to hear their thrillingly alien music?. Two Shell, a buzzy ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Shell to buy back $3.5bn of shares as profits beat expectations

Gas division is biggest contributor to earnings as liquefied natural gas production rises

Business - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

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 - 6 hours ago

In praise of the Washington Post’s cowardice

The Post has offered us a dramatic glimpse into what a Trumpified America looks like.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Movie Review: ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ a stop-motion charmer, examines the shells we build around us

“Memoir of a Snail” is a stop-motion movie that is most definitely not for kids

Entertainment - ABC News - October 22

What are the soft-shell helmet Guardian Caps that Tua Tagovailoa says he won't wear?

The NFL authorized players to wear Guardian Caps during games this season in an effort to reduce head injuries

Sports - ABC News - October 22

Review: Get under its shell and you'll be charmed by 'Memoir of a Snail' and its unique loner

Voiced by Australian stars Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jacki Weaver, this decidedly grown-up piece of animation makes a sophisticated case for the medium.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

U.S. Navy apologizes 142 years after shelling and burning an Alaska Native village to oblivion

Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes.

Shell shares rise as oil major brushes off impacts of global refining slump

The British oil major beat forecasts in posting a 4% drop in its third-quarter profits to $6 billion in the face of a global slump in the market for refined products including diesel, jet fuel and ...

Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago

These are the sectors with the most job postings on Indeed

Certain types of workers find themselves particularly in demand amid robust hiring across the U.S., new analysis finds.

Debt rule to change to fund major projects

Government claims the move contrasts with former PM Liz Truss's controversial mini-Budget.

Billions of levelling-up cash in limbo

Towns and cities call on the Labour government to deliver the funds promised for vital regeneration.

Mass deportation could cost billions

Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.

Germany condemns firing on UNIFIL posts in Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Post-Affirmative Action, Is Sustained Campus Diversity Suspicious?

There are perfectly legal explanations for why schools’ demographics might not change after the fall of affirmative action.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Retail sales post solid gain in September, showing a continued strong economy

Retail sales increased 0.4% in September, with strength in a broad range of categories that overcame weak gas and auto spending, the U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

Tory politician's wife jailed for race hate post

Lucy Connolly, wife of West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly, is jailed for 31 months.

Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook

Oversight Board says parent company Meta has ‘serious questions’ to answer over two posts allowed to remain online. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta must answer “serious questions” about its handling of ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

ABB Posts Higher Profit, Raises Margin Guidance

The Swiss industrial-technology company’s profit and revenue rose as the electrification business offset weakness in robotics, discrete automation and e-mobility.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Ministers explore handing Post Office to sub-postmasters

The proposal is in its early stages and is one of many under consideration, sources told the BBC.

Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies. Ministers want to turn the Post Office into a co-operative and have asked business ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Tele2 Posts Higher Profits; Backs Targets

Tele2 reported a slightly higher third-quarter net profit, helped by growth in revenue from its core telecommunications services, though revenue and underlying earnings were a touch below ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 22

Post Office scandal musical 'shows the heartache'

After a landmark TV drama, more wrongly accused sub-postmasters are shown in a new stage musical.

Abortion Pills Are Safe. Post-Roe America Isn’t.

In many states, hospitals are delaying or denying standard reproductive care.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

No More ‘Single Girl’ Posts for This Comedic Writer

Sara Runnels was known for her humorous stories and social media shares about the single life, but her dating status quickly changed after meeting Adam Zack.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago

NY Post endorses Trump after previous criticisms

The New York Post is endorsing former President Trump for president, arguing that his record in the White House matters more than his tendency to be "ridiculously hyperbolic." Writing that Trump ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Washington Post Says It Won’t Endorse a Presidential Candidate

The decision was made by Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner, according to a person with knowledge of the talks. Will Lewis, the chief executive, said the paper was “returning to our roots” of not making ...

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

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