Revenue from Oklahoma’s oil and gas production taxes reached a record high in fiscal 2022, topping $1.5 billion, the state treasurer reported on Wednesday. As prices for the commodities spiked, the taxes generated $1.53 billion, up nearly 103% in the fiscal year that ended June 30 compared to fiscal 2021. “Inflationary forces are a significant
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Sajid Javid launched a devastating critique of Boris Johnson in the House of Commons as he told MPs why he quit as health secretary, warning that “the problem starts at the top” with the prime minister. Javid triggered an avalanche of ministerial resignations when he stepped down on Tuesday evening, including chancellor Rishi Sunak —
Porter Finance, a decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol based on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, announced Tuesday that it was shutting down its bond issuance platform. In explaining the discussion, Porter Finance said: “Looking forward, we are not confident there will be large inflows of lending demand for fixed income DeFi products like the ones offered
In this article RKT SAVE MO UBER COIN DASH Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Uber (UBER), DoorDash (DASH) – Uber fell 3.1% in the premarket while DoorDash tumbled 7.5%, following the news that Amazon (AMZN) struck a deal to add membership in rival food delivery service Grubhub as a free benefit
The five hottest U.S. cities in the summer are Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson and San Antonio, each often reaching into the triple digits. “Extreme heat events can be dangerous to health – even fatal. These events result in increased hospital admissions for heat-related illness, as well as cardiovascular and respiratory disorders,” according to the CDC.
Patchogue, N.Y.: A home for sale, under contract, on Center Street in Patchogue, New York on May 17, 2022. Steve Pfost | Newsday | Getty Images In many areas of the country, homes continue to sell even as rising mortgage rates, high prices and recessionary concerns filter through economy. During the recent real estate boom,
Bitcoin (BTC) remains a popular institutional investment target in July, but the money is not betting on a bright future. According to data from research firm Arcane Research published July 6, institutional flows focused on products offering exposure to shorting BTC in the first week of the month. Shorting Bitcoin is the name of the
Municipal yields fell for the third session in a row following the flight-to-safety bid in U.S. Treasuries as recession concerns continue to grow. Equities were mixed. Triple-A benchmark yields were bumped three to six basis points Tuesday with the strongest moves out long. Falling yields over the past two weeks have been “a welcome sigh
Signs of a rapidly deteriorating U.S. economic outlook have spurred bond traders to pencil in a complete policy turnaround by the Federal Reserve in the coming year, with interest-rate cuts in the middle of 2023. Fed Chair Jerome Powell — who is widely expected to keep lifting the central bank’s benchmark rate for some time
Norway’s Equinor is temporarily shutting down three oil and gasfields after workers went on strike, intensifying regional supply troubles and pushing European gas prices to a four-month high. The strikes that began on Monday evening will affect 89,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day of production at fields on Norway’s continental shelf. The trade union
In this article HL STLA-IT CROX OXY XOM TSLA Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla delivered 254,695 vehicles during the second quarter, down 17.9% from the first quarter and below what analysts had predicted. China’s Covid-19 shutdowns were a key factor in holding back production. Tesla fell 1%
For the New York real estate market, the first quarter of 2022 delivered the same high volume of sales and competitive bidding situations as the latter months of 2021. However, towards the end of March a breath of slowdown crept in. Throughout the second quarter that slowdown has accelerated: fewer signed contracts, fewer bidding wars,
Historic row houses in Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington. amedved | iStock | Getty Images Million-dollar homes aren’t common in the U.S., but you’re more likely to find these properties along the coasts. That’s according to a LendingTree study that ranked the country’s 50 biggest metropolitan areas by the share of owner-occupied properties worth $1
sponsored ZOGI Labs Ltd. reveals shocking whitepaper detailing next-level blockchain gaming mechanics never seen before in the industry. Eliminating core industry issues like token inflation, the team has formulated proprietary formulas that algorithmically balance a sustainable gaming economy inside Legends of Bezogia. Featuring next generation graphics, a rich and deep storyline along with playable NFTs,
Some of Britain’s largest industrial users of energy will warn ministers on Wednesday that sections of industry are at risk of closure this winter if there is a severe gas shortage and emergency measures to curb usage are introduced. The Energy Intensive Users Group, which represents the UK’s heaviest industrial energy users such as glass
A Citibank sign in front of one of the company’s offices in California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Investors just can’t seem to find a trough in this bear market, and are struggling to hold on to any optimism amid growing concerns of a possible recession. However, the key to surviving a bear market successfully
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 29, 2022. Source: NYSE (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A majority of Wall Street investors believe the market stands pretty much dead in the water for the rest of 2022 and, as a result, think it’s time to buy dividend-paying stocks, according to the
He allegedly had $4mn in banknotes stuffed down his couch. When the money was stolen, he did not properly inform the authorities. And this was meant to be the good guy. Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, has been leading the charge against graft. Under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, the surrender of much of the state
The writer is a science commentator The lack of international solidarity exposed by the pandemic, particularly after rich countries hogged Covid-19 vaccines, led to cries of “never again”. Never again should vital data and samples be held back in an outbreak; never again should the global south be abandoned by the global north in the
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 16, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters SPACs, once Wall Street’s hottest tickets, have become one of the most hated trades this year. The proprietary CNBC SPAC Post Deal Index, which is comprised of SPACs that have completed their mergers