In 2025, the global diesel price will be supported by refinery closures
Analysts and traders said that the global diesel market would likely see a price boost in 2025 due to the closing of around 1% of the refining capacity. This will offset the current weakness of the market and the structural downward pressure caused by the shift towards cleaner fuels. Markets end 2024 in a shaky state, despite the peak season demand.
Sources say that Venture Global LNG is planning to raise $3 billion from its US IPO.
According to sources familiar with the situation, Venture Global LNG plans to raise up to $3 billion in its New York initial public offering. This could happen as early as this year. The people who spoke to Venture Global said that the company is in discussions with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and other banks about the listing plan.
British Business – Nov 11,
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Trump's Victory Lifts Small-Caps, Banks
Donald Trump's second term as U.S. President on Wednesday lifted equity markets, on the back of bets on lower corporate taxes, favorable tariffs, and deregulation. This lifted shares of local small-cap companies, banks, and Trump Media.Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, was appointed to head a government…
FinecoBank predicts record revenue in 2024 on the back of rising commissions
FinecoBank, an online bank and brokerage in Italy, forecast record revenues this year. The company also pledged a higher dividend for its 2024 results. As interest rates decline, banks are turning to brokerage and net fee products to generate revenue and compensate for the falling contribution of their lending business.
KKR will take 25% of Eni's biofuel unit valued at $13 billion.
The U.S. Fund KKR has bought a 25% stake of Enilive's biofuels business, owned by the Italian energy company Eni. This deal values Enilive at 12.7 billion dollars ($11.75 billion), including debt. Eni said that KKR’s 2,94 billion euro acquisition improves Eni’s financial position and ensures it retains its control over Enilive.
Investors flock to US dividend ETFs after Fed rate cut
Since the Federal Reserve began its rate-cutting cycle last month, U.S. ETFs that invest in dividend paying stocks have seen a surge of inflows. However, a rise in U.S. Treasury rates could slow down the inflow of funds. Morningstar's group of 135 U.S. Dividend ETFs tracked in September brought in $3.05 Billion…
S&P 500 closes near flat; more data on jobs is awaited. Middle East in focus
S&P 500 closed little changed Wednesday. Technology shares gained, but investors were nervous about Middle East tensions. Also, more U.S. employment data is due this week. Nvidia shares are up, which helped lift the S&P 500 Technology index. Nike shares fell after the athletic apparel and footwear maker…
As tensions in the Middle East escalate, futures prices fall; employment data is on tap
U.S. Stock Index Futures fell on Wednesday, as geopolitical tensions and a port strike in the United States kept investors on edge before data that was expected to shed some light on the state of the economy and its monetary policy trajectory. Wall Street's major indexes started the fourth quarter of the year with a gloomy outlook.
Sonnedix expands solar capacity in Italy and looks at battery storage projects
The CEO of renewable developer Sonnedix said that the company is looking to expand its solar power in Italy through a series acquisitions. He also stated that the company was exploring opportunities for battery storage projects. The JP Morgan-backed company, which entered Italy as early as 2010, announced Thursday that it had acquired an 80 Megawatt (MW)…
Recession risk roils markets, but it's not alarming yet
The disappointing U.S. employment data has shaken the confidence that there will be a soft landing in the world's biggest economy. Global equity markets have tumbled and bets for interest rate reductions are surging. Investors abandoning popular carry trades in yen have played a major role in the recent selloff.
France's Engie Surprises with Higher assistance
tax (EBIT), leaving out nuclear, to 5.6 billion euros ($ 6.05. billion).Revenues a year ago at Engie, the largest gas network. operator in Europe, had gained from high regional gas rates. and volatility.The outcomes were above expectations, said experts at. JPMorgan, with excellent performance throughout its companies, and.
Siemens Energy Shares Tumble 31% as Wind Turbine Troubles Exposed
Siemens Energy saw $6.3 billion wiped off its market capitalization on Friday after warning that the impact of quality problems at its Siemens Gamesa wind turbine business would be felt for years.The group scrapped its 2023 profit outlook late on Thursday after a review of its wind turbine division exposed…
Oil Outshines Stocks and Dollar in 2022
Oil prices are proving resilient to global economic recession fears and have outperformed major equity indices and the U.S. dollar so far this year as Western sanctions on Russia further limit supplies to an already tight market.The two major crude futures contracts are up about 30% so far this year…
Exxon Q4 Earnings Poised to Exceed Pre-pandemic Level
Exxon Mobil Corp's fourth quarter profit should top Wall Street's consensus and surpass its pre-pandemic levels, lifted by better-than-expected earnings from oil and gas, analysts said.Credit Suisse, Scotiabank and JPMorgan have raised their fourth quarter earnings estimates following Exxon's flagging of sharply higher oil and gas operating profit last week.
Siemens to Give Shareholders 55% of Energy Business Spin-off
Siemens will give 55% of its power business to shareholders when it spins it off in September, the German engineering group said on Tuesday, the latest stage in its shift away from a sprawling conglomerate.The trains to industrial software maker then wants to "significantly" reduce its remaining 45% position within 12 to 18 months after the shares are listed on Sept.
Saudi Arabia to Reduce Oil Production Further
Saudi Arabia will voluntarily deepen oil output cuts from June as low oil prices are causing huge pain to the kingdom's budget and global demand remains weak due to lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic.The announcement by the kingdom to add 1 million barrels per day (bpd) - equal to 1% of global…
Shell Cuts Dividend for First Time Since World War Two
Royal Dutch Shell cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two on Thursday as the energy company retrenched in the face of an unprecedented drop in oil demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.Shell also suspended the next tranche of its share buyback program and said it was reducing oil and…
Work from Home: Energy Traders Swap Shouts for Babies, Barking Dogs
SINGAPORE, March 24 -- From banks of screens and giant phones in the office, energy traders worldwide are adapting to a laptop in the bedroom -- and it's going surprisingly well.Working from home has become the new norm in the oil trading hubs of Singapore, London and New York as governments encourage…
Timeline: Saudi Aramco's Winding Road to IPO
State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its indicative range, making it the world's biggest flotation by raising more than Alibaba's $25 billion listing in 2014.Here are key events in the Saudi state oil giant's planned stock market debut.Dec 5, 2019…
