Historybook: Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup and became dictator of France (1799); Actress...
Historybook: Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup and became dictator of France (1799); Actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr born (1914); Astronomer Carl Sagan born (1934); First issue of Rolling Stone published (1967).
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Citigroup was fined $26 million for discriminating against Armenian American credit card applicants, whom it characterized as prone to fraud.
Ivanka Trump testified that she wasn’t involved in putting together the financial statements at the heart of the New York civil fraud trial against her father and brothers.
The rate for a 30-year mortgage finally fell last week with its biggest drop in over a year, spurring an uptick in new applications.
Benchmark U.S. crude oilfor December delivery fell $2.04to $75.33 per barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.07 to $79.54 per barrel.
Wholesale gasolinefor December delivery fell 4 centsto $2.13 a gallon. December heating oilfell 9 cents to $2.75 a gallon. December natural gasfell 3 cents to $3.11 per 1,000 cubic feet.
One of the strongest earthquakes in West Texas history took place...
One of the strongest earthquakes in West Texas history took place Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest of the tremors on Wednesday took place at a depth of 4.34 miles, according to the USGS.
The USGS reported a 5.2-magnitude earthquake took place around 4.24 a.m. 23 miles west-southwest of Mentone in far West Texas.
The quake was one of dozens to take place Wednesday morning in the region, according to EarthquakeTrack.com, and the strongest in West Texas going back to Dec. 16, 2022 – when a 5.2-magnitude quake shook Midland.
S&P 500 ekes out gain, stocks extend longest win streak in two years
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday, extending a rally fueled by falling U.S. bond yields...
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday, extending a rally fueled by falling U.S. bond yields and their longest win streak in two years. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA shed about 39 points, or 0.1%, ending near 34,112, according to preliminary FactSet data. The S&P 500 IndexSPX closed up 0.1%, after flipping between small gains and losses, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP also gained 0.1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Tuesday logged their longest string of wins since November 2021.Investors remained focused on what clarity Federal Reserve officials might offer on the potential path of interest rates, with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell set to deliver a closely watched speech on Thursday. The recent rally in stocks came as benchmark rates used as a peg to finance the economy continued to ease. The 10-year Treasury yieldTMUBMUSD10Y pulled back to 4.522% on Wednesday, after briefly touching a 16-year high of 5% in October.
Diamondback seeks to position itself as buyer in M&A wave
As deal-making activity in the shale industry picks up, Diamondback...
As deal-making activity in the shale industry picks up, Diamondback Energyintends to remain a consolidator rather than becoming an acquisition target, CEO Travis Stice told stakeholders. The company reported higher-than-anticipated earnings of $5.49 per share for the third quarter and lifted its 2023 net production forecast to about 447,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day after Q3 production levels beat expectations.