ExxonMobil announced plans to spend $23 billion in 2016, down by nearly half from its peak three years ago. It's a sign how even the biggest oil companies are coping with the downturn by preserving cash.
Marilyn Malara
BURBANK, Calif., March 2 (UPI) -- As "Finding Dory" swims closer to theaters, its latest full-length trailer shows the star character, Dory, finally recalling her long-lost family.
NEW YORK - Asking for cash from wedding guests is an etiquette no-no. But sites such as Honeyfund and Honeymoon Wishes can make it easier to ask for cash to pay for a honeymoon.
NEW YORK (AP) — Asking for cash from wedding guests is an etiquette no-no. But sites such as Honeyfund and Honeymoon Wishes can make it easier to ask for cash to pay for a honeymoon.
NEW YORK (AP) — Asking for cash from wedding guests is an etiquette no-no. But sites such as Honeyfund and Honeymoon Wishes can make it easier to ask for cash to pay for a honeymoon.
What will be yuuuge: guns and canned soup, oil (not solar) and cement (for the Mexican wall, of course), says Tim Mullaney.
HENGELO - De afgetreden wethouder Lukas Schoonhoven heeft recht op twee jaar wachtgeld. Bestuurders die tussen de drie maanden en twee jaar actief zijn geweest, mogen aanspraak maken op die regeling, zegt burgemeester Sander Schelberg van Hengelo.
Could making sweet music together keep your partner from straying from the nest? If you’re a red-backed fairy-wren, a new study suggests the chances are good.
Part of it stems from jockeying among exchanges to win business from the biggest traders, The New York Times reports.
No damage or casualties were reported, but panicked people in several cities and villages on Sumatra and in the Mentawai island chain fled to higher elevations
Teachers and staff greeted students as they arrived Wednesday and uniformed police stood by as classes resumed in a southwest Ohio district two days after authorities say a 14-year-old boy shot students in a cafeteria. Madison Local Schools officials said staff members ...
The NFL prides itself on developing changes to the game that trickle down to the lower levels of the sport. There’s a looming adjustment to pro football that, if it occurs, will be the result of change trickling up. The league is indeed considering getting rid of the chop block, but that’s not a new…
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Forbes' magazine has just released its annual list of the world's billionaires.
This year, we've counted 42 names in the hedge fund industry. A few of these titans have retired in recent years.
Overall, 2015 was disappointing year in terms of hedge fund performance. The average hedge fund fell 3.64% in 2015, according to Hedge Fund Research.
Even some of the billionaire fund managers had losing years, including Bill Ackman (Pershing Square), David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital)... Читать дальше...
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Florence (Italy) (AFP) - Michelangelo's world-famous statue of David got a clean-up Monday financed by a US non-profit group which has spent some 500,000 euros in recent years preserving such Renaissance masterpieces.
A team of experts spent 24 hours dusting off the giant statue at the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, a process which takes place every two months, caught this time by an AFP photographer.
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Although it is likely to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, Malaysia's transport minister said they are not able to conclude that the debris is from the airliner
Jordan Bridge-Simmons and Tyrone Platt have been jailed for six years each.
China in the next five years will launch 110 Long March rockets, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee said Wednesday.
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The battle between the FBI and Apple over a phone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters is poised to be one of the biggest technology stories for years.
In short, the FBI wants Apple to help it hack a phone it can't access because it has its passcode lock turned on.
The FBI says that Apple is obstructing a critical investigation with national security implications by refusing to build custom software to bypass the phone's passcode.
Apple says it's unfair that... Читать дальше...
Portuguese lender’s shares rise 10% on speculation of Spanish bank takeover bid
The United Nations Security Council adopted tough sanctions Wednesday against North Korea that aim to undermine the reclusive country’s ability to continue its nuclear weapons program. The resolution, which has been negotiated for weeks by U.S. and Chinese diplomats, calls for a ban on trading weapons, inspecting all cargo coming in and out of the country and levying fresh sanctions against certain North Korean individuals.
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has finalised almost 90 percent of the candidates it hopes will stand in the upcoming local government election - but some may not get the chance to stand.
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David Mark, the former Senate President was today, March 2, sworn in by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. This is making it the 6th time he would be inaugurated to represent the people of Benue South Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber. Mark had been in and out of the court over his annuled […]
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The now sold-out 'Titanic'-themed sweatshirt displays an image of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet behind a sinking Titanic with “coming soon” on each arm.
BELGRADE, Serbia - Tensions simmered one night inside the smoky Belgrade City cafe in a rough neighborhood near the train station. The price of a human being was being decided.