Recently, it was reported in the news that Saudi Arabia is in talks to price its oil sales in the Chinese currency Yuan. While some countries support the Yuan as the world’s reserve currency, this effort has already been nipped in the bud due to economic reality. How the US dollar became the world’s reserve […]
The 11th annual Day of Hope is just one week away. Volunteers will return to locations across the Central Coast on Wednesday, August 21 to sell special editions of the Santa Maria Times to benefit Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande. The special edition features compelling stories and photos highlighting the […]
Shutting down an oil field could cost nearly half a billion dollars, and taxpayers will foot the bill. What happens? The Tui oil field in New Zealand was abandoned by Tamarind Taranaki in 2019, and now that the offshore wells have been capped, Kiwis are facing the bill: NZ$443.4 million. That’s almost three times as […]
2023 was a pretty good year for Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina. The company posted a net profit of $4.8 billion and paid over $900 million in dividends to its sole shareholder – the Indonesian government. This represents a significant improvement from 2020, the low point of the COVID-19 pandemic for the oil […]
The refinancing volume in July amounted to 17% of fixed interest rates, the largest activity in almost two yearsaccording to Optimal Blue, but daily reports from early August indicate an even higher proportion. For August 8, the most recent date available from the product and pricing engine provider, refinancings were 27.5% of lock activity, 149 […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris pledged Saturday to work to eliminate the tax on tips for restaurant workers and other service employees, repeating a promise made by her November opponent, Donald Trump, and creating a rare case of political overlap on both sides. Harris made the announcement at a rally on the campus of the University […]
OSHU, Japan (AP) — Katsunori Suzuki is one of the few artisans in Japan who still makes cast iron cookware using intricate handcrafting and traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry where he works says she wants to keep the tradition alive, even if it costs a lot more to make. Suzuki uses wet […]
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday that trading in green government bonds at the International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat could begin in the second half of the current financial year. “We are currently in discussions with the IFSC and will implement the initiative very soon. I think it will be possible in […]
Judge Andy Brown and Commissioner Jeff Travillion of Travis County | Austin American statesman A million more mothers would work full-time if they had better childcare A report from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that a proposed law could bring more mothers back into the workforce. Elizabeth Keatinge of Veuer reports in more […]
ADELLA HARDING Elko Daily correspondent Coeur Mining Inc. reported an adjusted net loss of $3.4 million, or 1 cent per share, in the second quarter, but is looking forward to a better second half as its expanded Rochester Mine in Nevada now produces more gold and silver. “The first half of the year was about […]
