Workers at Brazil's Oil & Gas giant Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE:PBR), aka Petrobras, have announced a nationwide strike starting December 15, terming the company's latest counteroffer for a labor agreement as "disrespectful”. Petrobras workers have been pushing for changes to the employee compensation structure, claiming there’s a deficit in the retirement fund. However, Reuters cited an unnamed source as saying that contingencies have been put in place, with the strike unlikely to affect operations or production. …

Workers at Brazil's Oil & Gas giant Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE:PBR), aka Petrobras, have announced a nationwide strike starting December 15, terming the company's latest counteroffer for a labor agreement as "disrespectful”. Petrobras workers have been pushing for changes to the employee compensation structure, claiming there’s a deficit in the retirement fund. However, Reuters cited an unnamed source as saying that contingencies have been put in place, with the strike unlikely to affect operations or production. …

10 de diciembre de 2025.- Llegó el vuelo 98 proveniente de Arizona, Estados Unidos, con 218 compatriotas: 181 hombres, 29 mujeres, cinco niños y tres niñas, todos listos para comenzar una nueva etapa en Venezuela. Autoridades de la Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria, desde el Aeropuerto Internacional...

Britain’s AI boom is running straight into an energy wall, and nuclear power was supposed to act as its crutch to get around it. Instead, the government has hit pause, just as data centre demand is set to explode, leading investors wondering whether the UK risks talking itself out of its opportunity. Recent analysis from the Nuclear Industry Association and Oxford Economics warned that data-centre electricity demand will jump more than fivefold by 2030, swallowing nearly nine per cent of the UK’s total power use. The AI labs and hyperscalers…

Elon Musk's space transportation company SpaceX is targeting a raise of $25 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming year, in a move that will give it a valuation of over $1 trillion, making SpaceX one of the world’s most valuable companies, thanks in large part to the rapid expansion of its Starlink satellite internet business as well as plans to launch a direct-to-mobile service. SpaceX is currently engaged with banks about the IPO expected to come in June or July 2026. According to Crunchbase, SpaceX is the world's…

Elon Musk's space transportation company SpaceX is targeting a raise of $25 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming year, in a move that will give it a valuation of over $1 trillion, making SpaceX one of the world’s most valuable companies, thanks in large part to the rapid expansion of its Starlink satellite internet business as well as plans to launch a direct-to-mobile service. SpaceX is currently engaged with banks about the IPO expected to come in June or July 2026. According to Crunchbase, SpaceX is the world's…

10 de diciembre de 2025.- En una llamada con el presidente del Comité Noruego del Nobel, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, divulgada por la organización justo antes de la gala, María Corina Machado se dijo "muy triste" y afirmó que "sentía mucho" no llegar a tiempo para la ceremonia. Ana Corina Sosa Machado,...

A new wave of consolidation is on the horizon for small- and medium-sized US shale producers, largely driven by an appetite for scale in a merger and acquisition (M&A) environment that is getting increasingly competitive. Scale and efficiency are key catalysts for exploration and production (E&P) players who are seeking favorable business valuations, with acquisitions emerging as a key calculation of shareholder value by rewarding operators who keep volumes high and costs low. To build scale and survive another consolidation wave, the smaller…

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) is currently engaged in talks with the Trump administration over its Venezuelan operations, with Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth emphasizing that its continued presence there is beneficial to U.S. interests, while Washington’s military buildup in the Caribbean seeks to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Last week, Chevron flew its employees to its oil production sites in Venezuela, defying a warning by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regarding the dangers of air travel due…

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) is currently engaged in talks with the Trump administration over its Venezuelan operations, with Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth emphasizing that its continued presence there is beneficial to U.S. interests, while Washington’s military buildup in the Caribbean seeks to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Last week, Chevron flew its employees to its oil production sites in Venezuela, defying a warning by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regarding the dangers of air travel due…

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) is currently engaged in talks with the Trump administration over its Venezuelan operations, with Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth emphasizing that its continued presence there is beneficial to U.S. interests, while Washington’s military buildup in the Caribbean seeks to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Last week, Chevron flew its employees to its oil production sites in Venezuela, defying a warning by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regarding the dangers of air travel due…