October brought yet another record in Oklahoma’s...
October brought yet another record in Oklahoma’s tax collections to the state treasury.
State Treasurer Randy McDaniel reported the receipts for the past 12 months topped the previous record high of $17 billion by more than $200 million. Part of it came from oil and gas gross production taxes which saw revenue increase 92%.
Just for October alone, gross production taxes on oil and natural gas total $197.7 million, an increase of $91.9 million, or 86.9 percent.
The midterms: Tomorrow is Election Day across the US. In the most recent analysis from...
The midterms: Tomorrow is Election Day across the US. In the most recent analysis from FiveThirtyEight, Republicans are favored to take back control of the House but the Senate is up for grabs. Here’s everything you need to vote.
Everything else:
Veterans Day is Friday.
The Black Panther sequel comes out on Friday.
The last lunar eclipse in three years will take place tomorrow.
Meta will reportedly begin to lay off thousands of employees this week in what could amount to the company’s most significant job cuts since it was founded in 2004.
PreCheck deflation: TSA is lowering the price for its PreCheck program ahead of the holiday travel season.
Price check: The current national average for a gallon of unleaded gas is $3.80, per...
Price check: The current national average for a gallon of unleaded gas is $3.80, per AAA. That’s roughly the same as a month ago, down significantly from the record of more than $5, but about 38 cents more than a year ago.
Markets: Last week was a rough one in the stock market, and this week could be even more unpredictable. The midterms on Tuesday, an inflation report Thursday, and another batch of earnings will give investors plenty of new information to absorb. We have to give Berkshire Hathaway a shoutout because Warren Buffett works overtime and reported his company’s earnings over the weekend. Berkshire’s $109 billion cash pile has ballooned thanks to rising interest rates.
