ExxonMobil reported a dip in third-quarter profits Friday on lower earnings from its refining business, but the results were strong enough to enable nearly $10 billion in shareholder distributions. The big US oil company, which saw upstream oil production rise following its acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, pointed to the benefits of $11.3 billion in…
Four major Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers reported record monthly sales in October, buoyed by surging domestic demand, even as they grappled with barriers to overseas growth amid punitive tariffs levied by the European Union (EU). BYD, the world’s largest EV assembler, sold 502,757 pure-electric and hybrid EVs last month, up 66.5 per cent year…
Slovakia is ready to join the “Friends of Peace” group launched by China and Brazil at the United Nations to resolve the war in Ukraine, the Central European country’s prime minister said on a trip to Beijing. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. During the meeting, Fico said that…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia to aid Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Beijing has so far stayed quiet. In a rare meeting earlier this week, three top U.S. diplomats met…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Nov. 1 1. Wall Street is headed for a higher open Friday as the market looked past a weak jobs report. Still, the major averages are all lower for the week, with the heaviest losses for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite , which is down more than 2% through…
Nov. 1—Brian Mann, the former chiropractor accused of poisoning his wife with lead from his Decatur office, through his attorney on Wednesday claimed Hartselle police mishandled evidence. “The Hartselle Police Department provided the State with pictures and a sample of the alleged victim’s urine which the police deemed to have lead in it,” reads a…
For the first time in over a year, Google has released a software update for Nest Wifi mesh networking devices. According to the accompanying documentation, the new software should, among other things, close various vulnerabilities and make the connections more stable. After the update, version 14150.883.17 applies to the Nest Wifi router and version 1.56.42622…
For weeks, Elon Musk has warned voters, as he campaigns for Donald Trump, about the dire consequences of a Kamala Harris administration—for America, civilization and him personally. “If he loses, I’m fucked,” Musk joked in an interview last month with Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host. “ … Source link
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent military collaboration in the region sends “concerning signals”, the U.S. Arctic ambassador said. Russia and China have stepped up military … Source link
BBC chief football news reporter Simon Stone Although Amorim likened the situation around Manchester United’s managerial situation to a “soap opera”, the Premier League club actually acted pretty quickly. Once it had been decided Ten Hag had to go following Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham, United knew who they wanted and sent chief executive…