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Big Oil doubles profits in blockbuster 2022
Date: February 8, 2023
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Big Oil more than doubled its profits in 2022 to $219 billion, smashing previous records in a year of volatile energy prices where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped global energy markets and, in some cases, the industry’s climate ambitions. The profit surge gave the oil companies scope to increase...
Russian threat to Baltic security rising – Estonian intelligence report
Date: February 8, 2023
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said it believed Russia still had the strength to exert “credible military pressure” on the Baltic region, where the security risk has risen for the medium and long-term. NATO and the European Union members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – the so-called Baltic states – have...
Activision aims to help UK regulator ‘better understand our industry’
Date: February 8, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard said on Wednesday it hoped it could help Britain’s competition regulator better understand the gaming industry after it said the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft could harm gamers. “These are provisional findings, which means the CMA sets forth its concerns in writing, and both parties...
Soccer-Qatari investors set to bid for Manchester United – Daily Mail
Date: February 8, 2023
(Reuters) -Qatari investors are planning to make a huge bid to buy Premier League club Manchester United, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. The report described the investors as “a group of private, high-wealth individuals” from Qatar, which hosted the 2022 World Cup. United declined to comment when contacted by Reuters....
Syria requests assistance from EU after massive earthquake
Date: February 8, 2023
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Syria has requested assistance from the European Union, two days after a massive earthquake hit it and neighbouring Turkey, the European Commission said on Wednesday. “Earlier today, this morning, we have received a request from the government of Syria for assistance through the civil protection mechanism,” European Commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic...
BP’s shares hit 3-1/2-year high after it cuts emissions targets
Date: February 8, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – BP’s shares hit their highest in three and a half years on Wednesday, a day after it reported record profits and said it would produce more oil and gas for longer and cut its emissions reductions targets for this decade. BP’s shares rose to as high as 533.7 pence early on Wednesday,...