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Oil giant BP seeks buyers for one of its crown jewels as it looks to stave off a takeover
Britain’s BP appears to be attracting a number of possible buyers for its Castrol lubricants business as the struggling oil giant seeks to fend off a prospective takeover . Energy companies including India’s Reliance Industries and Saudi Arabia’s oil behemoth Aramco , as well as private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Lone Star Funds, […]
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Bye-bye buybacks? Big Oil’s record-breaking shareholder payouts are under threat
Oil prices held near two-week highs in early trading on Wednesday, supported by an agreement between the U.S. and China to temporarily lower their reciprocal tariffs and a falling U.S. dollar. Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images A protracted slump in crude prices has ramped up the pressure on Big Oil’s commitment to allocate cash […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pinterest, Lyft, Coinbase, BP, Affirm and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Coinbase — The cryptocurrency exchange slipped 2% following disappointing top-line results for the first quarter . Coinbase reported revenue of $2.03 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting $2.12 billion. Earnings fell to 24 cents per share from $4.40 per share a year ago. Expedia […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Apple, Block, Atlassian, Reddit, Airbnb and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Block — The financial technology stock plunged nearly 22% following weak first-quarter revenue. Block said it brought in $5.77 billion, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had projected $6.20 billion. Atlassian – Shares sank 12% after the software company issued weak guidance. Atlassian expects fourth-quarter revenue to range […]
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Like defense, Goldman says ESG investors should bring oil and gas stocks in from the cold
An oil pumpjack is seen in a field on April 08, 2025 in Nolan, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Just as many mission-driven fund managers have reconsidered their defense policy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an analyst at Goldman Sachs says it is now time for […]
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U.S. energy secretary’s former company crushed by oil sell-off after Trump tariff escalation
Chris Wright, chief executive officer of Liberty Energy Inc. and US energy secretary nominee for US President-elect Donald Trump, arrives for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Liberty Energy shares lost around nearly a third of their […]
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Here’s why buying Alibaba is a ‘great way to avoid the tariff tantrum,’ says one investor
Investors seeking a portfolio hedge against ongoing tariff volatility should look no further than Alibaba, according to Joule Financial’s Quint Tatro. The firm’s founder and president joined CNBC’s ” Power Lunch ” on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the Chinese e-commerce giant, alongside a pair of other market movers. Here’s what he had to […]
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Mining giant Fortescue says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables: ‘Your customers want green energy’
Fortescue Metals Group non-executive Chairman, Andrew Forrest, speaks during a Sustainability Week conference in London on March 11, 2025. Adrian Dennis | Afp | Getty Images Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables — at a time when European energy majors are […]
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Friday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
Stocks’ attempt at extending the post-Fed rally failed on Thursday, with all three major averages notching modest losses. Here’s what CNBC is watching Friday. Source
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An all weather investment that’s consistently positive for those tired of the market roller coaster
The first member of the CNBC Pro All Weather Stock list is a surprisingly resilient exchange-trade fund that offers high dividend income to boot. The timing is right for this list in particular because of the precarious set-up of the stock market so far in 2025. We’ll be adding to it periodically as the year […]
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