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By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Chevron announced Monday that it has agreed to buy rival Hess in yet another oil industry consolidation deal. Cash-rich oil giants are taking advantage of high prices and surging profits to snap up assets and boost returns for shareholders even as pressure builds for them to invest
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It might have been ‘super bye week’ in the 2023 NFL season – six teams weren’t taking the field – but the action that did take place didn’t disappoint. From Bill Belichick claiming a milestone victory after weeks of disappointment to both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia
Continue ReadingBy ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general’s ultra-nationalist campaign. Lawyers belonging to a human rights advocacy group and other petitioners argued
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock market futures fell Monday morning, under pressure from higher interest rates and the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was at 5% Monday, a level it hasn’t reached since 2007. Stocks have been struggling under the
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old retired corporate meeting planner shares tips for staying calm with a stressed-out high school senior. A 79-year-old retired teacher tries to reassure a 6-year-old who’s feeling frightened. And just weeks after retiring from a career running her own company, a 75-year-old is learning to use an
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Financial shocks, which can include unexpected events like a job loss, big medical bill or house repair, can be extremely challenging. To recover from a financial shock and be better prepared for a future one, experts recommend turning to or building up emergency savings accounts, cutting back other spending when
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Rangers forced a Game 7 in the American League Championship Series thanks to an easy 9-2 win over the Houston Astros. Home runs from Adolis García, Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim helped the Rangers stave off elimination and remain in the hunt for a first World Series
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the dozens of U.S. technology hubs President Joe Biden is announcing will help communities across the country become centers of innovation critical to its competitiveness. Biden is designating 31 technology hubs that reach 32 states and Puerto Rico. The tech hubs are designed
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The Cleveland Museum of Art is attempting to block the seizure of a headless bronze statue that US investigators believe was once stolen from Turkey. In a legal challenge filed last week, the Ohio institution said Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg had provided “insufficient” evidence that the artwork had
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge. Crude prices rose sharply in early 2022 with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and are hovering around $90 per
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Official results in Switzerland election show that the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party has rebounded from searing losses four years ago to cement and expand its hold as the largest faction after the parliamentary election. Two environmentally-minded parties lost ground in the election despite record glacier melt in
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant animals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear. The population of the North Atlantic right whale, which lives off
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The first signs of respiratory virus season are just starting to show in the United States, but experts stress the importance of getting vaccinated now to stay healthy through the winter and reduce strain on the health care system. Forecasts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Trey’shawn Eunes was confused. “Why would you give me Brooklyn’s uncle’s shirt?” the 11-year-old asked his mother last year, staring at the latest in their family’s series of T-shirts personalized to mark special milestones. This time, it was a baby shower: Trey’shawn’s older brother was expecting. “You are Brooklyn’s
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — At the United States Grand Prix, Williams driver Logan Sargeant ended a three decade-long wait for an American driver to score points in an F1 race, grabbing a 10th place finish on home soil in Austin, where the drama continued even after the checkered flag. Sargeant had initially crossed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion as the biggest U.S. oil companies use a recent windfall in profits to buy up smaller competitors. The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion. Chevron said
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Chevron to buy Hess for $53 billion as the biggest US oil companies get even bigger.
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain. Armed with a list of what even Fain has called “audacious” pay and benefit demands, the UAW leader
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Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Este domingo se celebraron las elecciones generales en Argentina que determinaron que el próximo presidente se definirá en un balotaje entre Sergio Massa, el candidato de Unión por la Patria, y Javier Milei, de La Libertad Avanza. Mapa de resultados en vivo de las elecciones en Argentina 2023 por provincias y
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