The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) jumped 0.3% in November, the largest gain since April after increasing by 0.2% for four straight months. Most of the increase in inflation came from higher food prices as well as more expensive motel and hotel rooms. Meanwhile, rents defied their recent trend after increasing at the slowest pace since July 2021. Food prices increased 0.4% in November, up from 0.2% in October while grocery store food prices surged 0.5%, with the cost of eggs soaring 8.2% amid an avian flu outbreak. However, prices of cereals and…

11 de diciembre de 2024.- Un grupo de investigadores descubrió una pirámide durante las obras de ampliación de la ruta federal 105, dentro del municipio de San Agustín Metzquititlán, en Hidalgo, México. Este hallazgo fue confirmado por el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) y ofr...

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to hit imports from China, Canada and Mexico with tariffs could deal a blow to companies across North America and trigger negative consequences for the global supply chain, according to experts. Trump said that on his first day back in office on Jan. 20, he will impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada. The tariffs are aimed at pressuring those countries to stop drugs and illegal migrants from crossing into the U.S., Trump posted on Truth Social on Nov. 25. He has also said he’ll impose…

Es 11 de diciembre, mes 12 del 2024. Es el día úmero 346 del año (bisiesto) y faltan 20 días para su terminación, pues tiene 366 días. Hoy es miércoles. Los años bisiestos se presentan cada cuatro años en los que se añade un día más a febrero (29 F) y el año es de 366 días.

11 de diciembre de 2024.- Desde el inicio del conflicto armado Kabkabiya ha sido escenario de combates significativos, lo que ha contribuido a una crisis humanitaria en la zona. Un ataque en Sudán, atribuido al Ejército, y perpetrado contra un mercado en la localidad de Kabkabiya, en Darfur Norte...

The full effects from the swift collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is still playing out on the ground, but his sudden fall is set to shake up the Middle East and beyond. Here's what it means for China. Finding Perspective: China has been aligned with Assad since Syria's civil war began in 2011 but largely through its close ties to Russia and Iran, which backed the Syrian leader. At the United Nations, Beijing has often voted with Moscow, blocking condemnations of Assad as well as cross-border aid. Beijing supported the Assad regime with…

11 de diciembre de 2024.- El primer ministro húngaro, Viktor Orban, aseguró hoy que todos deben prepararse para un nuevo orden mundial, pues ha llegado el fin del reinante actualmente. Durante una entrevista a la radio Kossuth, el político afirmó que no son los mejores tiempos para los liberales,...

U.S. oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) has unveiled plans to increase spending to $28-$33 billion annually with a goal of lifting oil and gas output by 18% by 2030. Exxon has set a target to increase overall oil and gas output to 5.4 million bpd by 2030, up about 18% from 4.58 million bpd currently. According to Exxon CEO Darren Woods, the increased project spending is expected "to generate returns of more than 30% over the life of the investments."  Woods says that Exxon is focusing on growing production from low-cost fields…

U.S. oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) has unveiled plans to increase spending to $28-$33 billion annually with a goal of lifting oil and gas output by 18% by 2030. Exxon has set a target to increase overall oil and gas output to 5.4 million bpd by 2030, up about 18% from 4.58 million bpd currently. According to Exxon CEO Darren Woods, the increased project spending is expected "to generate returns of more than 30% over the life of the investments."  Woods says that Exxon is focusing on growing production from low-cost fields…

11 de diciembre de 2024.- La vicepresidenta sectorial para Ciencia, Tecnología y Salud, Gabriela Jiménez Ramírez, abordó el pasado martes un estudio realizado por investigadores venezolanos sobre el comportamiento de la aleación de aluminio en condiciones de microgravedad; investigación que citó dur...

11 de diciembre de 2024.- Los países miembros de la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (OPEP) acordaron renovar por tres años el mandato del secretario general, Haitham Al Ghais, a partir del 1 de agosto de 2025. Así lo informó la ministra de Petróleo, Delcy Rodríguez, en su cuenta T...

Crude oil production from all OPEC members rose by 104,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November compared to October, the organization’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) showed on Wednesday. Total OPEC-12 crude oil production averaged 26.66 million bpd last month, as output in Libya, Iran, and Nigeria increased, according to OPEC’s secondary sources used to track supply to the market. Of the three countries where production rose the most in November from the previous month, two – Libya and Iran – are exempted from the OPEC+…

OPEC has cut oil demand growth forecasts for 2024 and 2025 for a fifth straight month, with the latest cut so far the deepest. OPEC has cut 2024 demand growth by 210,000 barrels a day to 1.6 million barrels a day, 27% below its first estimate made in July, Bloomberg reported.  The OPEC secretariat said the revision takes “into account recently received bearish data” for the third quarter,” including “downward revisions to OECD Americas and OECD Asia Pacific.” Different energy agencies have been issuing varying…

OPEC has cut oil demand growth forecasts for 2024 and 2025 for a fifth straight month, with the latest cut so far the deepest. OPEC has cut 2024 demand growth by 210,000 barrels a day to 1.6 million barrels a day, 27% below its first estimate made in July, Bloomberg reported.  The OPEC secretariat said the revision takes “into account recently received bearish data” for the third quarter,” including “downward revisions to OECD Americas and OECD Asia Pacific.” Different energy agencies have been issuing varying…

Crude oil prices fluctuated today after the Energy Information Administration reported an estimated inventory decline of 1.4 million barrels for the week to December 6. In fuels, however, the EIA estimated sizable builds. The crude oil inventory figure compared with a draw of 5.1 million barrels for the previous week that pushed prices higher for a while but the gains soon got erased by the now chronic perception of weak global demand growth prospects. A day before the EIA, the American Petroleum Institute had estimated inventory changes at a positive…

Russian pipeline natural gas supply to Europe via Ukraine remained stable on Wednesday, three weeks before the deal for transiting the gas via Ukrainian territory expires on December 31. Gazprom is sending 42.4 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Wednesday, flat compared to Tuesday, Reuters quoted the Russian gas giant as saying. Gas supply to Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic remains stable compared to the previous few days. The volumes Gazprom has been sending to Europe via Ukraine have been more or less flat since the…

Russian pipeline natural gas supply to Europe via Ukraine remained stable on Wednesday, three weeks before the deal for transiting the gas via Ukrainian territory expires on December 31. Gazprom is sending 42.4 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Wednesday, flat compared to Tuesday, Reuters quoted the Russian gas giant as saying. Gas supply to Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic remains stable compared to the previous few days. The volumes Gazprom has been sending to Europe via Ukraine have been more or less flat since the…

El pasado martes fue hallado el cadáver del Dr. Hamdi Ismail Nada, eminente químico sirio, en se residencia en Damasco (capital), tras ser asesinado bajo “circunstancias misteriosas”, de acuerdo con el medio iraní Hispan TV. También se desconocen las identidades de los asesinos.

A partir de este 10 de diciembre, la Galería de Arte Nacional, en Bellas Artes, Caracas, exhibe más de treinta fotografías que muestran en detalle la elaboración cotidiana, las manos creadoras y la materia prima del casabe y la popular arepa. Ambos símbolos y referentes de la mesa y los comens...

This year’s plunge in lithium prices has forced curtailments in production in China and Western Australia as lithium miners look to limit losses and reduce the oversupply hanging over the market and prices.  However, the lithium glut has not gone away and the market could remain oversupplied until 2027, analysts say.  One of the reasons for a persistent glut could be the fact that while producers in Australia and, to some extent, in China, are curtailing output and delaying project ramp-ups, lithium mines in Africa owned by Chinese…