The comeback of Notre Dame: The Notre Dame Cathedral...
The comeback of Notre Dame: The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen to the public on Saturday, five years after a fire devastated the iconic church in 2019. The painstaking restoration involved around 2,000 experts, the use of more than 1,300 stones to repair walls and vaults, the removal and cleaning of the 8,000 pipes on the Grand Organ, and three new bells. The estimated cost of the rebuilding effort was ~$737 million, which is less than the $891 million that was raised through donations.
President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, who had been convicted on federal gun charges, reversing an earlier pledge not to pardon him.
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigned after almost four years leading the struggling maker of Ram and Jeep vehicles.
President-elect Trump nominated loyalist Kash Patel to run the FBI, an agency both he and Trump have bashed and sought to overhaul. The announcement indicates Trump is effectively firing Christopher Wray, the FBI director he appointed in 2017.
Lake-effect snow buried parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio with up to three feet of powder over the weekend, prompting the Buffalo Bills to ask for volunteers to help clear their stadium of snow before last night’s game. The Arctic blast will continue this week: Almost 70% of the continental US will experience temps below 32 degrees in the upcoming days.
News in the U.S. was on the lighter side during a shortened session that...
News in the U.S. was on the lighter side during a shortened session that followed the Thanksgiving holiday, but the major stock indexes rose on the final trading day of November, leading to new closing highs for the S&P 500® (SPX) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI). The Dow crossed the 45,000 level intraday, but it couldn’t hold above the line, though it still managed to record an all-time best.
Beyond the three major U.S. indexes today, gains were also recorded in the Russell 2000® (RUT), an index that tracks small caps, oil prices and gold. After recently giving up ground as it neared the $100,000 mark, Bitcoin rose 2.5% to $97,275.91. Among the notable declines for the day, Treasury yields retreated, while the dollar index eased to 105.79. Here's where the major benchmarks ended:
The SPX gained 33.64 points (0.6%) to 6,032.38; the $DJI rose 188.59 points (0.4%) to 44,910.65; and the Nasdaq Composite® ($COMP) advanced 157.69 points (0.8%) to 19,218.17.
The 10-year Treasury note yield fell five basis points to 4.19%.
The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) gave back 0.59 points to 13.51.
Proposed Colo. rules target ozone pollution from O&G ops
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission will weigh tighter controls...
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission will weigh tighter controls on ozone precursors from oil and natural gas operations at a February hearing. The proposed rules would mandate the use of zero-emission pneumatic controllers and expand requirements for leak detection technology and data collection during early production.
WoodMac: O&G industry must reverse exploration slump
According to a new Wood Mackenzie report, investment in oil and natural...
According to a new Wood Mackenzie report, investment in oil and natural gas exploration has declined by about 66% over the last decade due to negative public perception and restrictive government policies. The authors of the report argue that new discoveries can cut costs, lower Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon intensity, and unlock value in underexplored basins.
Oxy doubles down on lithium extraction with Ark. leases
Occidental Petroleum has acquired leases in Arkansas' Smackover formation...
Occidental Petroleum has acquired leases in Arkansas' Smackover formation to expand its direct lithium extraction operations beyond the Salton Sea area of California, where it's set to break ground on the first DLE pilot plant with Berkshire Hathaway Energy this year. Oxy CEO Vicki Hollub sees DLE as a natural extension of the company's brine management expertise and signaled potential global opportunities to license extraction technology.
