It's "this rush of shale crude oil production that's finally being acknowledged by the various agencies and hitting the market in a big way", John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC, a New York-based hedge fund, said by telephone. Most forecasters assume the rapid rise in US production will continue for the foreseeable future. Brent crude futures rose 34c to $63.06 a barrel as of 4.01pm G... [Full Article...]
Regulators are concerned that Murdoch's ownership of United Kingdom newspapers The Sun and The Times , as well as TV, radio and online news outlets would give him too much influence if he was also to acquire the 61% of Sky he doesn't already own. [Full Article...]
It's also awful because there will soon be a waiting period before you can use your phone on a different carrier, leaving your phone far less open to accessing other networks around the globe. It will also be harder to avoid worldwide roaming fees by using a SIM local to the foreign destination. The carrier curiously says this move is an attempt to reduce theft and fraud. [Full Article...]
Sudiacal was traveling with her 4-month-old son, her husband, Tim, and his parents. "There is no impact on airport operations or runways", said HDOT. She added that the flight UA1175 crew "did a great job" in guiding passengers through the "scary" situation. [Full Article...]
Momentum in the country at the end of a year ago was driven by a strong increase in exports, according to a national report. While household consumption was flat, government expenditure increased. The momentum should continue, given strong leading indicators such as economic sentiment, said Carsten Hesse, European economist at German bank Berenberg. [Full Article...]
Another benefit of NPP is that customers can include additional information with their payments like additional invoices and receipts. Real-time payments will be rolled out to the customers of more than 60 banks following the public launch of the New Payments Platform on Tuesday morning. [Full Article...]
Purchasing a phone made by Chinese company Huawei could expose you to having your information stolen or spying, say the chiefs of the major US intelligence agencies. The hostility from the USA government didn't bode well for the company, which is still trying to sell its flagship Mate 10 Pro in the second-largest smartphone market in the world. [Full Article...]
The scam represents one-third of PNB's current market cap and is twice the amount (Rs 5473 crore) that the bank was supposed to get from the Centre as part of the nationalised banks recapitalisation plan. PNB's stock dipped almost 10 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange. 'In the bank, these transactions are contingent in nature and liability arising out of these on the bank shall be decided ... [Full Article...]