Shayda Willison, the manager of a Pizza Hut in Sugar Land, Texas , knew she wanted to do something to help those in her community who were trapped in their homes and running out of food. "It was so nice to see their smiles after so much gloom", she told the Chronicle . Habib said she and six of her workers waded through waters that was as high as their chest. [Full Article...]
Gulf Coast. The jump came after the Colonial Pipeline, the biggest U.S. fuel system, said it would shut its main lines to the Northeast by Thursday, hit by outages at pumping points and lack of supplies from refiners. According to Bloomberg , oil traders booked 20 tankers from European suppliers since August 26, double the average for August. Across Houston last week, motorists refueled bef... [Full Article...]
The price for West Texas Intermediate, the USA benchmark for the price of oil , was up 0 .85 percent at 9:25 a.m. EDT to $46.35 per barrel. The price of Brent oil was at $50.71 down from $51.79 and U.S. In contrast, the storm-induced refinery shutdowns remained bearish for crude. Beyond Harvey, U.S. commercial crude oil stocks fell by 5.39 million barrels last week, to 457.77 million barrels... [Full Article...]
She responded by saying there was "no basis in it whatsoever". "I am not a quitter". But she rejected the talk of her standing down or being replaced in Number 10. But former Tory chairman Grant Shapps said it was "too early" for May to talk about going "on and on" like Margaret Thatcher. But she added: "I think it's going to be hard for Theresa May to lead us into the next general election". [Full Article...]
Benjamin F Edwards Inc stated it has 0.01% of its portfolio in Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB ). It has underperformed by 29.52% the S&P500. The median estimate represents a 10.45% increase from the last price. (NYSE:STM). Credit Agricole S A accumulated 416,178 shares. After this sale, 33,760 common shares of CPB are directly owned by the insider, with total stake valued at $1,696,440. [Full Article...]
Refiners further south on the Texas coast, including Marathon's Galveston Bay, were beginning restarts, while Citgo's 425,000 bpd Lake Charles refinery, on the Louisiana coast in the path of the storm, cut capacity in half. The amount of oil could feed refinery operations for around 4 days and "make enough gasoline to fuel US autos for an hour and 15 minutes", he said. [Full Article...]
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,057,134 shares valued at $111,084,000. Rockwell Collins, Inc. ( COL ) is ahead of its 52-week low with 66.46% and 0.28% off from 52-week high. On average, equities analysts expect that Rockwell Collins, Inc . will post $6.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assign... [Full Article...]
Darktrace's CEO EMEA, Poppy Gustafsson, is one of a select group of business leaders to accompany the Prime Minister on the three-day trip to Japan . Boris Johnson insists May has his "undivided backing" . After arriving in Japan, May also said Britain would later be able to change the terms of such trade deals. [Full Article...]