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Senior aide to Argentina's Milei says Shell considering financial investment in LNG task, according to report
The cabinet chief to Argentine President Javier Milei cited oil major Shell as a. possible investor in a future liquefied gas (LNG). job to be run by the nation's state oil firm YPF. , according to paper La Nacion. Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos stated at an occasion that the. Anglo-Dutch giant has actually shown strong interest in a potential. investment in LNG together with YPF, according to La Nacion. Shell did not right away respond to an ask for remark. One LNG project led by YPF has already seen significant. advances. The $55 billion preliminary stage of the LNG tie-up between. YPF and Malaysian state oil company Petronas is expected to. reach a last investment decision by the second half of next. year, the CEO of the Argentine national manufacturer said in. September. At the time, President Horacio Marin stated the. capacity of the very first stage would depend on 10 million heaps per. year with first output to come in between 2029 and 2030 totally. from floating centers. A 2nd stage including onshore. facilities would include 15-20 million tons annually by 2032,. according to Marin. Argentina seeks to pump more gas from its big Vaca. Muerta shale formation in western Neuquen province, which would. allow it to cut its dependence on pricey imports. Requested for comment on Shell's interest, a YPF source. verified Francos' assessment. The interest is genuine, the source informed Reuters without. defining whether Shell is thinking about investing with YPF and. Petronas on the LNG task set for Rio Negro province,. southeast of Neuquen, or a separate project. Previously this month, YPF said it continues to look for arrangements. with oil companies to assist develop the LNG plant in Rio Negro that. would enable future LNG exports to purchasers in Europe and Asia. YPF published a 7% increase in its natural gas production. throughout the third quarter, attributed to advance in Vaca Muerta.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland looks for more time to submit quarterly outcomes
ArcherDanielsMidland has looked for an extension to submit its thirdquarter financial report, stating it might not satisfy the due date without unreasonable effort and expense, the worldwide grain trader stated in a. regulative filing. The reiterated filings, which ADM stated would be launched soon,. will consist of some newly determined mistakes on intersegment sales. for all three of its primary units. The Chicago-based grain trader stated it has identified some. transactions in between Ag Services and Oilseeds and Carbohydrate. Solutions segments that were not accounted for consistently as. per sector reporting standards. This is the second time this year that ADM has actually delayed. submitting its financial reports. In March, it was required to remedy. six years of monetary information after an internal probe discovered sales. between its nutrition service and other core units were not. taped properly. The business had recently cut its 2024 profit outlook and. stated it would amend previous financial declarations after. finding accounting irregularities. ADM's shares had then plummeted to the most affordable because January. 2021, rubbing out almost $1.6 billion from its market price.
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Australia's MinRes to put lithium mine in ice, to cut 300 jobs
Australia's Mineral Resources said on Wednesday it will put its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia under care and upkeep starting this week, which will affect 300 tasks, as part of a tactical review. The relocation comes as a response to extended plunging battery metal prices, as global lithium markets reel from rapid supply growth, which outstripped need due to a downturn in electric automobile sales. The last delivery of spodumene concentrate from the mine is anticipated to be sold in December, with the delivered volumes forecast for fiscal 2025 modified down to 60,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt), from an earlier quote of 120,000 dmt to 145,000 dmt. We will continue to monitor lithium costs and site operating expenses with a view to recommencing operations once conditions enhance, the business stated in a statement. By the end of FY24, Bald Hill had delivered and sold 67,000 dmt SC6 spodumene concentrate, contributing an underlying EBITDA of A$ 17 million ($ 11.10 million), according to its annual report.
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Suncor Energy beats Q3 profit estimates on greater production, raises dividend
Canada's Suncor Energy raised its quarterly dividend on Tuesday after the integrated oil and gas company beat price quotes for thirdquarter revenue, as it taken advantage of greater oil production and need for refined products. Information from the U.S. Energy Details Administration revealed that the country's overall oil usage increased in July to the highest seasonal level given that 2019. In July, gasoline demand was also at the greatest seasonal levels given that 2019, whereas jet fuel need was the greatest for any month because August 2019. The Canadian company's quarterly upstream production was up 20%. at 828,600 barrels each day (bpd), from the previous year and. refinery usage was up at 105%, with throughput of 487,600. bpd. Last year, Suncor completed the acquisition of French energy. firm TotalEnergies' Canadian operations for C$ 1.47. billion ($ 1.07 billion) to reinforce its bitumen production. capability. Its total oil sands bitumen production in the quarter ended. Sept. 30 was at 909,600 bpd, up 15.6% from the previous year. The company likewise raised its quarterly dividend by 5% to. 57 Canadian cents per share, from the previous quarter. The business reported an adjusted earnings of C$ 1.48 ($ 1.06). per share for the three-month duration, compared to experts'. typical estimate of C$ 1.08 per share, according to information put together. by LSEG.
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Stocks fall as rally pauses, yields climb on Trump policy concern
A gauge of worldwide stocks declined on Tuesday after advancing for 5 straight sessions while the dollar struck its highest level in over six months as financiers weigh the impact of U.S. Presidentelect Donald Trump's likely path of policies. Financiers have actually flocked in to assets anticipated to gain from Trump policies for his second term in office, after he promised to impose high tariffs on imports from essential trading partners, as well as lower taxes and loosen up federal government regulations. The S&P 500 has risen just recently, partially driven by a. dive in shares of banks, which are likely to benefit. from a decreased regulatory concern. Domestically focused small-cap. stocks have actually gotten on expectations for less competitors from. tariffs and lower tax rates, with the Russell 2000. rising to a three-year high on Monday. Bitcoin, the world's greatest cryptocurrency, has actually soared. about 30% since the Nov. 5 election, soaring towards the. $ 90,000 mark. Trump is seen as a supporter of cryptocurrencies,. promising during his project to make the United States the. crypto capital of the planet. U.S. stocks have rallied considering that the election, however closed. slightly lower on Tuesday after each of Wall Street's three. significant indexes closed at record levels in the prior session. However issues that Trump's policies could cause a. re-emergence of inflation after a long fight to lower cost. pressures following the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar greater. Markets will get the. newest inflation continuing reading Wednesday in the customer rate. index (CPI) for October. Provided the all-time highs we have actually been hitting over current. days and we came into today at all-time highs, it's somewhat of. a profit-taking relocation and debt consolidation from investors today,. stated Russell Price, primary economist at Ameriprise Financial. Providers in Troy, Michigan. Markets worldwide were down based upon understandings of. what may accompany the tariff action. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.15 points,. or 0.86%, to 43,910.98, the S&P 500 fell 17.36 points, or. 0.29%, to 5,983.99 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 17.36. points, or 0.09%, to 19,281.40. Shares of Home Depot shed 1.28%, quiting earlier. gains, after the home enhancement retailer reported quarterly. results. In Europe, shares closed lower, weighed down by names with a. big direct exposure to China, with news that Trump was expected to. select U.S. Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state. Rubio. is seen as the most hawkish alternative on Trump's list of. candidates. MSCI's gauge of stocks around the world. fell 6.17 points, or 0.71%, to 856.93. The STOXX 600. index lost 1.98%, while Europe's broad FTSE EuroFirst 300 index. closed down 40.36 points, or 1.99%, as both suffered. their biggest day-to-day portion drops given that early August. The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes jumped. 12.2 basis indicate 4.43%, simply off the 4-month high of 4.479%. struck recently. Aside from the CPI data, numerous Federal Reserve authorities. are speaking today following the central bank's policy. choice last week to cut rate of interest by 25 basis points. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin stated that with. inflation near the Federal Reserve's 2% target, the labor. market durable and the U.S. central bank in the process of. reducing loaning costs, policymakers are ready to react if. inflation pressures rise or the task market weakens. Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari. said the economy is in an excellent place and he feels U.S. monetary. policy is presently decently limiting, with short-term. obtaining expenses continuing to slow inflation and the economy,. but not by a lot. The dollar index, which determines the greenback. versus a basket of currencies, increased 0.47% to 105.91, with the. euro down 0.28% at $1.0624. The greenback has actually increased in. four of five sessions because the election to reach 106.17, its. highest level given that May 1. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar reinforced. 0.53% to 154.52. Sterling compromised 0.93% to $1.2749. The dollar reinforced 0.18% to 7.239 versus the. offshore Chinese yuan. The greenback is expected to continue to enhance versus. China's currency and those sensitive to its economy as a result. of Trump's trade policies and since of expectations of greater. U.S. Treasury yields. Markets have been downsizing expectations for more rate. cuts from the Federal Reserve, presently pricing in a 58.4%. opportunity of a 25 basis-point cut at its December meeting, down. from 77.3% a week earlier, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. U.S. unrefined settled up 0.12% at $68.12 a barrel and. Brent rose 0.08% to settle at $71.89 per barrel on the. day, holding near a two-week low after OPEC's most current downward. modification for demand growth.
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James Hardie's Q2 earnings injured by lower sales in North American operations
Fiber cement maker James Hardie Industries on Wednesday published a 12% fall in secondquarter earnings due to lower sales in its North American operations, the company's biggest profit producing wing. The North American fibre cement division - which contributed over 70% in James Hardie's total sales for financial 2024 - brought in net sales of $695.8 million during the quarter, lower than the $734.4 million posted in 2015. Uncertainty over home loan rate instructions, especially in North America, has prevented property owner to shift homes or undertake repair and remodel activities, which has actually hurt the need for the company's items. The 5% drop in the net sales from the division was mainly due to market weakness, partially offset by a higher typical net sales price from the business's January 2024 cost boost. The Dublin-based company published an adjusted net income of $157. million in the July-to-September quarter, compared to $178.9. million reported in 2015 and a Visible Alpha agreement of. $ 145.9 million.
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Indonesian president fulfills Biden and consults with Trump, pledges cooperation
Indonesia's. President Prabowo Subianto met U.S. President Joe Biden at. the White Home on Tuesday and used his congratulations to. Presidentelect Donald Trump by phone throughout a main go to. to Washington. I will work really hard to enhance Indonesian-United. States relationship, and I would like to work towards this end. that we have a strong cooperation, stated Prabowo. Prabowo, who has stated he will pursue a non-aligned foreign. policy, met Biden in the Oval Workplace after publishing a video. of his call to Trump. He got here in Washington directly from China, where he had. met with President Xi Jinping on his very first overseas trip considering that. taking workplace last month. Washington sees Indonesia, the most populated country in. Southeast Asia, as a crucial partner in an area where its. rival Beijing has deep trade and financial investment ties. Indonesia is. likewise the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. While China is a crucial economic partner for Indonesia, Jakarta. has likewise become a huge purchaser of U.S. arms, and it wants to offer. the West more metals from its mines. At the White House, Biden stated the 2 leaders were. discussing climate, conflict in the Middle East and the South. China Sea. Indonesia stated on Monday it does not acknowledge China's. claims over the huge bulk of the South China Sea, despite. signing a maritime development deal with Beijing. TRUMP CALL Prabowo's workplace said he made the call to Trump on. Monday after showing up in Washington. It did not immediately. react when asked if he is scheduled to meet Trump personally. Wherever you are, I want to fly to congratulate you. personally, sir, Prabowo stated in the video of the call published. on his social networks accounts. We'll do that, anytime you desire, Trump responded. Trump described his own election success as remarkable, and. stated it provided him a big required. He likewise stated the Indonesian president was really appreciated,. and praised his English, to which Prabowo, a former unique. forces commander, replied: All my training is American, sir. Prabowo likewise met with numerous U.S. company representatives. in Washington, his office stated, including from Freeport McMoRan. and energy company Chevron, and urged the. business to purchase Indonesia.
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IMF, World Bank leaders pledge at UN environment summit to deal with Trump
The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Tuesday stated they would deal with the incoming U.S. president, Republican Donald Trump, highlighting the value of private sector funding for establishing nations struck by environment modification. IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva informed a panel during the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan that the global lending institution had dealt with Trump during his previous term and eagerly anticipated doing so again. They have a mandate from the American people, she said. Asked about the impact of Trump's election on the IMF's. environment work, Georgieva stated she was positive that the U.S. private sector would continue to purchase green technologies. It is the business proposal to stay ahead of the curve, and. I have no doubt that this will continue, she stated. The election of Trump, who is expected to pull the United. States back from international efforts to fight environment modification, has. raised concerns about the capability of the IMF and the World Bank. - the U.S. is the biggest shareholder in both - to ramp up. funding for countries around climate-related issues. This year's COP29 summit is focused on raising numerous. billions of dollars to money a worldwide shift to cleaner. energy sources and limit the environment damage brought on by carbon. emissions by the world's largest countries, consisting of the U.S. Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, said Trump's. historic win, which required respect, highlighted the bank's. work to become more efficient and effective, while encouraging. increasing private financial investment in environment finance. He's going to have viewpoints. We're going to speak with him. That's our job, he said, keeping in mind that during his 17 months at. the bank, political leadership had likewise changed in the bank's. 4 other most significant donors - Germany, France, Japan and Britain. Trump, who shuns multilateralism, has guaranteed massive. tariff increases on Chinese items and other imports as part of. his America First program. The conservative Republican Job 2025 program, from. which Trump has actually distanced himself, requires U.S. withdrawal. from the IMF and World Bank to pursue only bilateral development. and financial aid in line with U.S. interests. Trump has actually publicly taken goal at the United Nations and the. World Health Organization and the New York Times reported last. week that his shift group was preparing executive orders to. withdraw from the Paris environment agreement. He has not. particularly targeted the IMF or World Bank so far. Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of UAE green energy group. Masdar, said the United States remained an essential market, despite. changes in political management, and the company would continue. expanding its footprint there. A lot of red states in the U.S. ... deploy a lot of. renewables. They are very helpful of energy, so we do not. really see any effect, truthfully, he said, referring to. Republican-controlled states.
Firefighters getting control over destructive wildfire near Los Angeles
Firemens began getting control on Friday over a stubborn wildfire near Los Angeles that destroyed at least 132 buildings and harmed 88 others, as lots of of the more than 10,000 individuals forced to evacuate were able to return home.
Some 2,400 firefighters were assisted by more favorable winds originating from the Pacific Ocean after formerly hot and dry winds originating from the desert fanned the so-called Mountain Fire, which broke out on Wednesday about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Los Angeles.
The fire had consumed 20,630 acres (8,350 hectares) by Friday, essentially the same from 24 hr previously, and was 14%. contained, up from 7%, Cal Fire officials informed a press. conference.
We had no external or lateral motion today. That is. fantastic, Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner told a news. rundown.
Citizens of 3,500 homes had the ability to return home but. another 2,000 homes remained under evacuation orders, Ventura. County Constable Jim Fryhoff stated.
Sustained by dry brush and high, rugged terrain, the fire. remained a hazard to crucial facilities and islands would. continue to burn within its footprint.
Amongst those who lost a home was Dennis Gottlieb of Ventura. County. He counted himself lucky to be alive as he waited early. on Friday morning at a shelter at Padre Serra Parish Catholic. Church in Camarillo, California. He stated he lost all his. possessions except his truck.
It was windy, genuine windy, however that's all, so I just began. my regular day until I saw the smoke and after that the fire, he. said. Gottlieb stated he got some garden tubes and believed he. could keep the blaze far from your house.
Unexpectedly the smoke got real heavy and cinders were falling. all around, he said. It was hot, genuine hot, like 150 degrees. ( 65 C). So I got the keys to my truck, he said. He and his. wife, Linda Fellerman, hardly made it out. One road was blocked. by a fallen tree up until a neighbor with a chainsaw cut it away.
He went back on Thursday to see if he could restore any. mementos however stated, Everything is gone. All gone. Burned up.
A red flag caution for the area was lifted as winds were. anticipated to calm to less than 15 miles per hour (24 kph) and. humidity was due to climb, the National Weather condition Service stated.
The dry Santa Ana winds that fanned the flames in the beginning with. gusts of 80 miles per hour to 100 mph previously this week are expected to. stay calm over the weekend, topping out at 20-to-25 miles per hour, stated. Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the NWS office in Oxnard,. California.
The rain opportunities are low to none, he said. But while the. winds are calmer now, they're going to get again by. Tuesday.
Authorities braced people for a hard recovery.
The only thing left standing of our house is the two. chimneys, Darren Kettle informed the Los Angeles Times. My heart. dropped to my stomach. It's simply shocking, traumatic.
Environment researchers state warming temperature levels have created wet. winters that enabled California's coastal chaparral - areas. dominated by small trees, shrubs and bushes - to grow. Record-high temperatures this summer dried hillsides,. priming them for wildfire.
The United States is experiencing a strong wildfire year. with 8.1 million acres (3.3 million hectares) burned to date,. compared with a yearly, full-year average of around 7 million. acres over the last decade, according to National Interagency. Fire Center information.
So far this year, California wildfires have burned more than. three times as much land as in 2015 at this time, according to. Cal Fire data.
(source: Reuters)