Saudi Arabia to extend 1-million-barrel-per-day crude oil output cut until the end of June

Saudi Arabia to extend 1-million-barrel-per-day crude oil output cut until the end of June

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud gesture upon his arrival at the 8th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna on July 5, 2023 Alex Halada | AFP | Getty Images Saudi Arabia, de facto leader of the Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries, will extend its voluntary crude production cut of 1 … Read more

TMX CEO jumps deeper into ETFs

TMX CEO jumps deeper into ETFs

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s parent company has already completed a major deal this year: its acquisition of ETF education company VettaFi. According to TMX Group CEO John McKenzie, the deal helps expand its exchange-traded fund business globally. “The exchange-traded fund is essentially one of the most important innovations in investing in the marketplace history — … Read more

Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor nets $700 million on three-day crypto gain

Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor nets 0 million on three-day crypto gain

Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer of MicroStrategy, first got into bitcoin in 2020, when he decided to start adding the cryptocurrency to MicroStrategy’s balance sheet as part of an unorthodox treasury management strategy. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images When MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor came on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” in December … Read more

Coinbase users see $0 balance after crypto-trading app suffers glitch

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The Coinbase and bitcoin logos are displayed on a phone screen in San Anselmo, California, on Feb. 15, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Coinbase‘s app suffered from glitches on Wednesday that led many users to see a balance of zero when opening their accounts. Bitcoin, which had just spiked to its highest level since … Read more

First Solar jumps on strong quarter, record backlog

First Solar jumps on strong quarter, record backlog

A solar field is seen on site at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio, on July 8, 2022. Megan Jelinger | Reuters First Solar shares jumped Wednesday after reporting another solid quarter, with the company booked solid through 2026 and an order backlog that stretches into the end of the decade. The stock traded as much … Read more

Climate chief says carbon capture and storage faces big challenges

Climate chief says carbon capture and storage faces big challenges

This photograph taken on February 27, 2024, shows the the Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Antoing, during a press visit. The cement plant intends to equip it’s kiln with a carbon capture facility, which will enable the Antoing plant to achieve a net-zero carbon balance. Benoit Doppagne | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The … Read more

Bitcoin firm MicroStrategy pops 27% as crypto stake hits $11 billion

Bitcoin firm MicroStrategy pops 27% as crypto stake hits  billion

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images MicroStrategy‘s HODL strategy is continuing to reward investors. The company said on Monday that it acquired an additional 3,000 bitcoins for a … Read more

OpenAI alleges New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT for lawsuit evidence

OpenAI alleges New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT for lawsuit evidence

OpenAI asked a judge to dismiss parts of The New York Times‘ lawsuit against it, alleging that the media company “paid someone to hack OpenAI’s products,” such as ChatGPT, to generate 100 examples of copyright infringement for its case. In a filing Monday in Manhattan federal court, OpenAI alleged it took the Times “tens of … Read more

HES shares drop as fight with XOM over Guyana oil threatens Chevron takeover

HES shares drop as fight with XOM over Guyana oil threatens Chevron takeover

Hess Corp shares fell Tuesday after Chevron warned investors that a dispute with Exxon Mobil and China’s National Offshore Oil Corp. (Cnooc) over Guyana’s offshore oil assets could jeopardize its bid to acquire the company. Hess was down nearly 4% in morning trading Tuesday. Chevron shares fell more than 2%. Chevron entered an agreement to … Read more

Environmental and labour groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass

Environmental and labour groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 26, 2024 3:41 pm Updated February 26, 2024 3:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs bill. The legislation is supposed to … Read more