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Saudi, Russia seek to finalise oil cuts in G20 talks, want U.S. involved

Saudi Arabia, Russia and their allies will press Mexico on Friday to join an accord for collective oil production cuts equivalent to 10% of global supplies and will push the United States and other producers to remove a further 5%. The plan for cuts top the agenda for Friday’s video conference of energy ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, after Moscow, Riyadh and others in the OPEC+ group forged a deal in marathon talks on Thursday, only to have it stumble when Mexico balked at the initiative. Oil prices have plunged to their lowest in …read more […]

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Saudi, Russia seek to finalise oil cuts in G20 talks, want U.S. involved

Saudi Arabia, Russia and their allies will press Mexico on Friday to join an accord for collective oil production cuts equivalent to 10% of global supplies and will push the United States and other producers to remove a further 5%. The plan for cuts top the agenda for Friday’s video conference of energy ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, after Moscow, Riyadh and others in the OPEC+ group forged a deal in marathon talks on Thursday, only have it stumble when Mexico balked at the initiative. Oil prices have plunged to their lowest in two …read more […]

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4 Alcohol Stocks to Watch While You Social Distance

Alcohol stocks may appear to be a good play in the age of Covid-19. After all, everyone’s stuck home with little to do beyond eating, drinking and watching Tiger King. It certainly is reasonable to think that under these circumstances, the alcohol industry could see a bit of a boon.
Before we look at the situation the alcohol industry finds itself in right now, let’s take a look at the alcohol industry and how alcohol stocks have been doing prior to Coronavirus.

The Alcohol Industry
An alcohol stock is a sin stock. That means it belongs to an industry that many people find …read more […]

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Chesapeake Energy Sets Date For Reverse Stock Split, Stock Down 80% YTD

Oil and natural gas stock Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has announced that the company’s expected reverse stock split is set to occur on April 13, subject to shareholder approval.With shares now trading at just $0.17, the reverse split is intended to increase the per share trading price to satisfy the $1 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the NYSE.As a result of the reverse stock split, every 50 to 200 (as determined by the company’s board) shares of CHK’s common stock will automatically combine into one share, and the number of shares of common stock outstanding will be accordingly …read more […]

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Global Cases 1.6 Million; Johnson Out of ICU: Virus Update

(Bloomberg) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and one of the top U.S. health officials said reopening the country’s economy hinges on the government seeing major communities at the end of their coronavirus outbreaks and developing treatments for the disease, among other hurdles. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken out of intensive care Thursday evening and moved back to the main hospital ward.The number of confirmed cases has reached nearly 1.6 million globally as of April 10, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News. U.S. cases now stand at 461,437 compared to Spain with 153,222 …read more […]

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Saudi energy minister says OPEC+ oil pact hinges on Mexico joining

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Friday that a final OPEC+ oil supply pact to reduce 10 million barrels per day (bpd), which was agreed on Thursday, hinges on Mexico joining in the cuts. OPEC, Russia and other allies, a group known as OPEC+, outlined plans on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth, but said a final agreement was dependent on Mexico signing up to the pact after it balked at the production cuts it was asked to make. …read more […]

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Singapore stops teachers using Zoom app after 'very serious incidents'

Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers, its education ministry said on Friday, after “very serious incidents” occurred in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has seen schools move to home-based learning. One of the incidents involved obscene images appearing on screens and strange men making lewd comments during the streaming of a geography lesson with teenage girls, according to local media reports. Zoom Video Communications Inc ZM.O has been plagued with safety and privacy concerns about its conferencing app which has seen a surge in usage as offices and schools around …read more […]