ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria on Tuesday began drilling oil and natural gas in the country’s northern region, anticipating a boost to the nation’s finances even as the new energy supplies face the threat from theft and extremist activity. President Muhammadu Buhari flagged off the drilling within Kolmani oil field in northeast Gombe and Bauchi…
Russian energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to Europe via Ukraine, saying the amount it’s supplying for Moldova is not ending up in the former Soviet republic. Gazprom says the gas company of Europe’s poorest country, Moldovagaz, paid for part of its November flows of gas…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Owners of social media platforms should consider their personal responsibility regarding health disinformation, and the public should choose reputable sources to trust, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Tuesday. “You can decide to trust America’s physicians, or you can trust some random dude on Twitter. Those are your choices,”…
By Ankika Biswas and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday as a better-than-feared sales forecast by Best Buy eased worries of a dull holiday season for retailers anxious about consumers turning thrifty due to inflation. Best Buy Co Inc jumped 12.4%, leading gains on S&P 500 index, after forecasting a…
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc spokesperson Andy Stone said in a tweet on Tuesday that a report on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg stepping down next year was false. News website The Leak earlier in the day reported that Zuckerberg was set to resign in 2023, citing an unnamed insider source. The report briefly sent…
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s high-end iPhones will be in short supply at stores this holiday season, Best Buy Co Inc’s chief executive said on Tuesday, as the tech giant grapples with production issues at a virus-blighted plant in China. Earlier this month, Apple warned of delays in shipments of its flagship product following a significant…
Padma Lakshmi’s career has been filled with highlights, from creating the Hulu series “Taste the Nation” to hosting “Top Chef” to writing a best-selling memoir and numerous cookbooks. But one of her life’s “seminal moments,” she says, was decidedly lower-profile. When Lakshmi visited Shanti Bhavan, a boarding school in her home state of Tamil Nadu…
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy’s profit and sales slipped in the third quarter on weakening demand for electronic gadgets, but it beat expectations and the retailer said a downturn in comparable stores sales this year will not be as bad as it had expected. Shares jumped more than 8% at the opening bell Tuesday….
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said OPEC+ was sticking with output cuts and could take further steps to balance the market, outweighing global recession worries and concern about China’s rising COVID-19 case numbers. Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Monday was also quoted…
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni presented her government’s first budget on Tuesday, calling it a “courageous” package even as the opposition said it targeted the poor and planned street protests. The 2023 budget, approved by cabinet in the early hours of the morning after three hours of…
