Oil giant Shell posts highest-ever annual profit of $40 billion
Shell said last month that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and U.K. following the surge in profits would…
In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
The crisis is over for the British pound, but analysts see further weakness ahead
Traders in London. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The British pound is on firmer footing since…
BP rakes in quarterly profit of $8.2 billion as oil majors post another round of bumper earnings
Shares of BP are up over 45% year-to-date. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Oil and gas giant BP…
How Do You Protect Yourself from Credit Card Skimmers?
As technology has adapted and grown over the years, so has fraudulent ways of gathering people’s information. Thieves now have…
Sweden says investigation into Russian pipeline leaks strengthens suspicion of ‘gross sabotage’
Climate scientists described the shocking images of gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea as a “reckless release”…
Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Mysterious Stone Roundel in Prague That’s Older Than Stonehenge and the Pyramids
A mysterious, newly discovered stone roundel in Prague is older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, built some 7,000 years…
Opium Traces Found in 3,500-Year-Old Pottery Suggests the Ancient Canaanites Were the First Humans to Use Psychoactive Drugs
Bronze Age humans living in the Levant may have been the first people to get high on psychoactive drugs, according…
Wall Street’s top analysts bet on these stocks as economic uncertainty increases
Apple CEO Tim Cook presents the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S.…
Meet Judy Schmidt, the ‘Citizen Scientist’ Turning Webb Telescope Data Into Stunning Images
NASA’s newly operational James Webb Space Telescope is continuing to beam back otherworldly images of the distant cosmos to earth—and…
Dow tumbles 1,200 points for worst day since June 2020 after hot inflation report
Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after a key August inflation report came in hotter than expected, hurting investor optimism for…
Stocks close higher for fourth straight session ahead of key inflation report, Dow rises 200 points
21 Min Ago S&P 500 and Nasdaq put together first 4-day advance in 2+ months The S&P 500 rose Monday…
Ukraine offensive ‘snowballs’ with fall of Russian stronghold
Ukrainian troops advance in Kharkiv Oblast on Friday, Sept. 9. The country’s soldiers have burst through Russia’s lines and liberated…
European Central Bank raises rates by 75 basis points to tackle soaring inflation
The ECB announced a second consecutive interest rate rise to combat red-hot inflation. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images…
‘You’ve got to eat’: Energy bills are squeezing businesses and people as UK costs soar
A high street decorated with British Union Jack bunting in Penistone, UK. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has warned “a…
Germany has worked hard to shore up winter gas supplies — and it’s ahead of schedule
European governments are scrambling to fill underground storage with gas supplies to provide households with enough fuel to keep homes…
Consumers expect inflation to slow down, a big win for the Fed
Shoppers inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg…