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Venezuelan oil exports reach a four-year high on the back of higher production, sales to US and India
According to documents and shipping data from the state-owned PDVSA, Venezuelan oil exports reached a record high of 950,000 barrels a day, which is a four-year peak. This was boosted by soaring crude production and increased sales to India, and to the United States. The increase occurred despite a large fire at a storage terminal last month, the tightening of U.S. Sanctions since June, and the arrests of former PDVSA executives and the former oil minister Pedro Tellechea over allegations of corruption. The PDVSA documents show that a rebound in crude production mainly because of the stabilization of the processing operations at Venezuela’s largest oil region Orinoco Belt has allowed for the recovery of heavy crude stocks. According to data based on tanker movement, PDVSA, its joint ventures, and PDVSA itself exported 947,387 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil and fuel. This is a 21% increase over the previous months and the highest figure for a month since early 2020. In addition to the oil products and petrochemicals exported in September, South America, which is still under U.S. sanction, also exported 314,500 tons. This was slightly higher than the 267,000 tonnes of September. Chevron's crude shipments to the United States have reached a record peak of 280.000 barrels per day (bpd), the highest level since the U.S. company resumed the export of Venezuelan heavy grades at the beginning of last year. Last month, Spanish oil producer Repsol exported Venezuelan oil to the U.S. The data revealed that PDVSA sent three cargoes or 141,000 bpd to India last month. India was a major market prior to the sanctions. Under U.S. licensing, PDVSA joint venture partners, customers and Eni, Maurel & Prom and Reliance Industries are allowed to deliver crude oil to the U.S. and Europe. In October, China was the top destination for Venezuelan oil exports, with 385 300 bpd being shipped directly and indirectly to the largest oil importer in the world. In September, exports to China averaged 451,500 barrels per day. Venezuelan exports to Cuba, a political ally that is struggling with an acute energy shortage, increased slightly to 28,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 22,000 in September. According to data, Venezuela's fuel imports increased to 81,000 bpd from 67,000 bpd in the previous month.
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Stocks to view as White Home race goes into last stretch
Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 governmental election in the U.S., investors are attempting to determine how stock markets will react as polls and wagering platforms point to a tight race in between Vice President Kamala Harris and previous President Donald Trump. Harris' lead over the Republican politician has actually dwindled to a single percentage point in the last stretch of the presidential contest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Tuesday. A bulk of a dozen experts that Reuters spoke to expect a. Trump go back to increase equity markets, with some favoring a split. federal government. Crypto stocks and small-caps have gotten in the lead as much as the election. Trump's promise to cut corporate taxes and decrease. policies might improve markets in the short-term if he wins,. said Bel Air Financial investment Advisors Chairman Todd Morgan. On the other hand, Trump has actually promised to double down on trade tariffs , particularly against China, and rescind all unspent funds under a signature Biden-Harris environment. law that includes numerous billions of dollars in aids. for electrical automobiles, solar and other tidy energy. technologies. A divided Congress might be the very best outcome as it limits what. the president can accomplish and invest, according to Brian. Klimke, primary market strategist at Cetera Financial investment Management. Here's a list of stocks and sectors that could carry on the. election result: TRUMP TRADE BANKS: A Trump win or Republican sweep could lift Wall Street. banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America. and Wells Fargo on enhanced domestic investment, looser. policies, domestic task additions and tax cuts, Bank of. America experts stated. Nevertheless, concerns around a broader trade deficit and tariffs are. deemed unfavorable for the sector. M&A recipients consist of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley. , Lazard and Evercore amidst a more lenient. technique to antitrust guideline enforcement. CRYPTO: A more receptive regulatory technique to digital assets. under a Trump win might benefit crypto stocks, according to TD. Cowen experts who highlighted the probability of the former. president naming a pro-crypto SEC chair. MicroStrategy, Riot Platforms, MARA Holdings. , Hut 8 and Bit Digital climbed in between. 3.4% and 45% in October. ENERGY: Morgan Stanley experts think a Trump presidency could. prioritize decreasing the regulative problem on domestic oil and. gas production, while considering the possibility of more. limiting trade policies. Trump's assistance for nonrenewable fuel source markets could benefit. oil and gas stocks, as he would likely pursue policies that. favor domestic energy production, said Daniela Hathorn, senior. market expert at Capital.com. Trump might utilize authority to quickly increase. production levels, which would benefit exploration business. such as Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and ConocoPhillips . He could likewise reverse the Biden administration's time out on. allowing brand-new LNG export jobs, most likely benefiting Baker. Hughes and Chart Industries. However, Trump's. proposed 60% tariff on imports from China could strike LNG. exporters like Cheniere Energy and New Fortress Energy. in case of any vindictive actions. TRUMP-RELATED STOCKS: Trump Media & & Technology Group, in. which Trump owns a bulk stake, software application company Phunware. and video-sharing platform Rumble stand to acquire. further if he wins. Both Phunware and Trump Media & & Technology. have actually doubled in October after slow efficiency in recent. months. JAIL OPERATORS: Geo Group and CoreCivic. may benefit from Trump's re-election, on promises of a crackdown. on illegal migration and constraints on legal immigration,. which could boost need for detention centers. PROVIDERS: Wells Fargo experts said the proposed tariff on. Chinese imports under a Trump term could hurt need for parcel. carriers FedEx and United Parcel Service, and. forwarder C.H. Robinson Worldwide, which have. significant exposure to China. SMALL-CAP STOCKS: U.S.-focused companies could take advantage of. company rewards and tariffs that favor domestic production. The small-cap Russell 2000 index has actually risen nearly 9% so. far in 2024. HARRIS BASKET HOMEBUILDERS: Harris' pledge to construct more homes and decrease. expenses for occupants and home buyers largely through tax. rewards, paired with a benign interest-rate environment,. could improve homebuilders D.R. Horton, KB Home,. Lennar, PulteGroup, Zillow Group and Toll. Brothers. HEALTH CARE: The sector has actually been a crucial focus for the Harris. project. She has vowed to cut healthcare expenses by implementing caps on. prescription drug rates, such as limiting insulin rates to. $ 35. This could weigh on profit margins for pharmaceutical. giants such as Eli Lilly, Merck, and Pfizer . Andrew Wells, CIO of SanJac Alpha, however, expects healthcare. insurers such as Humana and UnitedHealth Group. to most likely take advantage of broadened protection under a Harris. presidency. CORPORATE TAXES: Harris' proposition to tax corporations and the. rich includes a 28% business tax rate and that might assist. the U.S. deficit. According to Stock Analysis, Microsoft, Apple,. and Alphabet were the three firms taking on the. highest earnings taxes over the previous 12 months, jointly. amounting to $67.73 billion. It is extremely unlikely to see a blue wave, however if that. happens, the marketplace reaction could be briefly unfavorable due. to the prospects of greater business tax rates, stated Cetera's. Klimke. RENEWABLE STOCKS: Green energy is poised to prosper under Harris,. with the potential for increased rewards and helpful. policies in addition to regulations on huge oil companies, according to. Capital.com's Hathorn. Harris will aim to substantially minimize contamination by 2035,. aligning with the Paris Agreement-- a climate pact Trump has. promised to withdraw. Major U.S. renewable energy firms such as NextEra Energy. and hydrogen producers including Plug Power and Blossom. Energy could likewise benefit.
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TSX increases on customer and energy boost; set for weekly fall
Canada's primary stock index increased on Friday, led by consumer discretionary and energy shares, rebounding from a selloff in the previous session as markets inch closer to next week's U.S. election. The Toronto Stock market's S&P/ TSX composite index was up 139.83 points, or 0.58%, at 24,296.7. However, the index was set to log a weekly loss as it was partly affected by the U.S. election uncertainty and lackluster incomes from some of Wall Street's megacaps. At least 10 sectors on the index got, led by the consumer discretionary sector jumping 1.6%, as it taken advantage of a 7.8% increase in Magna International after automobile parts maker reported its third-quarter results. The energy sector likewise jumped 1%, tracking a surge in oil rates after reports that Iran was preparing a. retaliatory strike on Israel in the coming days. I think there's probably a bit of rallying provided the. sell-off that happened the other day, stated Kevin Headland, co-chief. financial investment strategist at Manulife Investment Management. Headland added seasonality tends to be strong as November. and December are normally strong months for the index. Amongst financial information, U.S. job development fell dramatically in. October, however the unemployment rate stayed consistent at 4.1%,. keeping bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut in November intact. Market participants widely anticipate the Fed to cut interest. rates by 25 basis points at its policy meeting next Thursday,. with price quotes for a comparable cut in December. Worldwide financiers also weighed the possible effect of next. week's carefully objected to U.S. governmental election, with numerous. betting websites preferring Republican prospect Donald Trump's. success. Separately, Canadian manufacturing activity increased at a. much faster pace in October as production and employment picked up in. anticipation of increasing orders. To name a few stocks, Air Canada increased 12% after. raising its annual core profit forecast and revealed share. buybacks, benefitting from strong demand for international. travel.
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Eight eliminated in Serbian railway station roof collapse
Eight people were killed and 2 hospitalised on Friday when the roofing of a railway station in the Serbian town of Novi Sad collapsed, interior minister Ivica Dacic stated in a telecasted declaration. Local television stations revealed emergency services at the scene, including medical staff who were preparing stretchers close by. Two big diggers for eliminating debris were likewise stationed in front of the station. It is a very challenging rescue operation that will last for several more hours. We have around 80 rescuers from numerous towns working and heavy machinery, Dacic stated, adding that 2 more individuals were still under the rubble but were alive. Regional media said possibly lots of individuals were hurt. The mayor's workplace in the city acknowledged the incident but did not say the number of were injured. N1 news channel said that train departures were stopped from the station about 70 kilometres
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Harris vs Trump: Stocks to view as White House race goes into last stretch
Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 governmental election in the U.S., investors are attempting to evaluate how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms indicate a tight race in between Vice President Kamala Harris and previous President Donald Trump. Harris' lead over the Republican politician has actually dwindled to a single percentage point in the final stretch of the presidential contest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey published on Tuesday. A majority of a dozen experts that Reuters talked to anticipate a Trump go back to enhance equity markets, with some favoring a. split government. Crypto stocks and small-caps have actually gained in the lead up to. the election. Trump's pledge to cut corporate taxes and decline. regulations could improve markets in the short-term if he wins,. stated Bel Air Investment Advisors Chairman Todd Morgan. On the other hand, Trump has assured to double down on trade tariffs , especially against China, and rescind all unspent funds under a signature Biden-Harris climate. law that includes numerous billions of dollars in aids. for electrical cars, solar and other tidy energy. innovations. A divided Congress may be the very best outcome as it limits what. the president can achieve and invest, according to Brian. Klimke, primary market strategist at Cetera Financial investment Management. Here's a list of stocks and sectors that could move on the. election outcome: TRUMP TRADE BANKS: A Trump win or Republican sweep might raise Wall. Street banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America. and Wells Fargo on enhanced domestic investment,. looser guidelines, domestic job additions and tax cuts, Bank of. America experts said. However, concerns around a wider trade deficit and tariffs. are viewed as negative for the sector. M&A recipients consist of Goldman Sachs, Morgan. Stanley, Lazard and Evercore in the middle of a more. lenient technique to antitrust guideline enforcement. CRYPTO: A more responsive regulatory approach to digital. possessions under a Trump win might benefit crypto stocks, according. to TD Cowen experts who highlighted the probability of the. former president calling a pro-crypto SEC chair. MicroStrategy, Riot Platforms, MARA. Holdings, Hut 8 and Bit Digital. climbed in between 3.4% and 45% in October. ENERGY: Morgan Stanley experts believe a Trump presidency. might prioritize decreasing the regulative problem on domestic oil. and gas production, while thinking about the possibility of more. limiting trade policies. Trump's assistance for nonrenewable fuel source industries might benefit. oil and gas stocks, as he would likely pursue policies that. favor domestic energy production, stated Daniela Hathorn, senior. market expert at Capital.com. Trump might utilize authority to rapidly increase. production levels, which would benefit expedition business. such as Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and ConocoPhillips . He could likewise reverse the Biden administration's time out on. allowing brand-new LNG export projects, likely benefiting Baker. Hughes and Chart Industries. Nevertheless, Trump's. proposed 60% tariff on imports from China might strike LNG. exporters like Cheniere Energy and New Fortress Energy. in case of any vindictive actions. TRUMP-RELATED STOCKS: Trump Media & & Innovation Group. , in which Trump owns a bulk stake, software application company. Phunware and video-sharing platform Rumble. stand to gain even more if he wins. Both Phunware and Trump Media. & & Technology have actually doubled in October after sluggish efficiency. in recent months. JAIL OPERATORS: Geo Group and CoreCivic. might gain from Trump's re-election, on guarantees of a crackdown. on illegal migration and limitations on legal immigration,. which might improve demand for detention centers. PROVIDERS: Wells Fargo analysts said the proposed tariff on. Chinese imports under a Trump term could harm demand for parcel. providers FedEx and United Parcel Service, and. forwarder C.H. Robinson Worldwide, which have. substantial direct exposure to China. SMALL-CAP STOCKS: U.S.-focused business could gain from. business rewards and tariffs that favor domestic production. The small-cap Russell 2000 index has actually increased nearly 9% so. far in 2024. HARRIS BASKET HOMEBUILDERS: Harris' pledge to develop more homes and minimize. expenses for tenants and home buyers mostly through tax. rewards, combined with a benign interest-rate environment,. might increase homebuilders D.R. Horton, KB Home,. Lennar, PulteGroup, Zillow Group and Toll. Sibling. HEALTH CARE: The sector has been a key focus for the Harris. project. She has actually vowed to cut healthcare expenses by executing caps. on prescription drug costs, such as restricting insulin rates to. $ 35. This could weigh on profit margins for pharmaceutical. giants such as Eli Lilly, Merck, and Pfizer . Andrew Wells, CIO of SanJac Alpha, nevertheless, anticipates. health care insurance companies such as Humana and UnitedHealth. Group to likely benefit from expanded protection under a. Harris presidency. BUSINESS TAXES: Harris' proposition to tax corporations and. the wealthy consists of a 28% business tax rate which could. assist the U.S. deficit. According to Stock Analysis, Microsoft, Apple. , and Alphabet were the three companies. shouldering the highest income taxes over the past 12 months,. collectively amounting to $67.73 billion. It is extremely unlikely to see a blue wave, but if that. happens, the market response could be temporarily unfavorable due. to the potential customers of greater business tax rates, said Cetera's. Klimke. RENEWABLE STOCKS: Green energy is poised to flourish under. Harris, with the capacity for increased rewards and. supportive policies as well as guidelines on huge oil companies,. according to Capital.com's Hathorn. Harris will aim to considerably lower pollution by 2035,. lining up with the Paris Agreement-- a climate pact Trump has. swore to withdraw. Significant U.S. renewable resource firms such as NextEra Energy. and hydrogen manufacturers consisting of Plug Power and. Blossom Energy might also benefit.
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Volunteers bring ray of light to Spanish towns shattered by floods
Some came armed with mops and buckets, pickaxes or shovels, others brought bottles of drinking water and bags of food. Countless volunteers of all ages, walks of life and various nationalities showed up on Friday in Spain's eastern Valencia region to assist with clean-up efforts after disastrous floods that have killed a minimum of 205 individuals. To Paiporta, to help, responded to a group of young men, strolling briskly, when asked where they were headed, describing among the hardest-hit suburban areas of the regional capital, Spain's. third-biggest city. Wherever assistance is needed, one of the males added. The program of uniformity was a brilliant area amidst the. devastation triggered by today's floods, the deadliest weather condition. catastrophe to strike the nation in contemporary history. The floods have battered Valencia's infrastructure, sweeping. away bridges, roads and rail tracks, and immersed farmland in a. area that produces about two-thirds of Spain's citrus crops. like oranges, which the nation exports globally. Interior designer Nuria originated from a remote residential area of the. town of L'Eliana to help with hard work and whatever I can do. and with all my heart, she said. Bart, a Dutchman who also resides in L'Eliana, said he had. been touched by the uniformity revealed by the numerous volunteers. It's remarkable - thousands of individuals coming from Valencia,. like a big corridor of individuals assisting the victims of this. incredible disaster, he said, as he headed to assist. Food brought by some volunteers was in hot need. Absolutely nothing can come through, no food, absolutely nothing. The only thing. that comes are the rescue trucks that can perhaps bring a little. food, however you require to stroll 15-20 km (9-12 miles) to purchase some. bread, said Rafael Lopez, 59, who resides in a neighbourhood next. to Paiporta. Reme Montero, 59, stated she wanted to help clean ground flooring. flats that had actually been flooded. The catastrophe motivated me to come, she said. I'll do. whatever they tell me to do. By Friday afternoon, local authorities thanked the. volunteers exceptionally in a post on X, but asked people to keep. out of the worst-affected locations, stating large crowds of. volunteers might complicate gain access to for the emergency services.
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Russian firms deal with challenge of customers stopping working to pay financial obligations, says service lobby
Customers failing to pay on time was the prominent factor hampering Russian companies in the 3rd quarter, major organization union RSPP said on Friday, as business grapple with high rates of interest and logistics difficulties. The Bank of Russia last week treked its essential rate of interest by 200 basis indicate 21%, the highest level given that the early years of President Vladimir Putin's rule, and a growing number of Russian industrial companies are alerting that prohibitively high obtaining costs might hurt infrastructure development. Of those who reacted to the Russian Union of Industrialists and Business Owners' (RSPP) quarterly study of the Russian economy and company activity, almost 37% said non-payments ranked initially among functional problems. That compared with 22% in the previous quarter's study. Compared to the results for the second quarter, the intensity of problems increased due to getting worse conditions for transferring items, instability on the FX market and rising rates for domestic and imported items, the RSPP said. Payment troubles with foreign counterparties reduced to 21% of respondents, from 28% in the previous quarter. Russia is facing payment concerns due to Western sanctions over its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, especially for deals with China. Several participants cited labour shortages and the central bank's high essential rate as other problems hindering operations, the RSPP said.
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UK watchdog finds competitors issues in GXO Logistics-Wincanton deal
Britain's competitors guard dog said on Friday the acquisition of Wincanton by U.S.based warehousing firm GXO Logistics, for 762 million pounds ($ 983.97. million), could minimize competitors and raise costs for. clients. The Competition and Markets Authority said GXO and Wincanton. contend closely, particularly for agreements with large retail. clients, and the regulator was worried the merger could. minimize competition, resulting in higher costs being passed down. to consumers. The offer was completed in April - the CMA had actually launched its. investigation in early September. We are examining the decision and will continue to engage. constructively and collaboratively with the CMA to secure a. favorable result, GXO informed Reuters. Earlier this year, GXO outbid CEVA Logistics with a 605. cent per share deal for Wincanton, a company that operates in. about 160 places in the UK and Ireland and is associated with. e-commerce, groceries and non-food retail. Consumers of Wincanton include significant supermarket operators. such as Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda. GXO has five working days to submit proposals to attend to. CMA's issues.?
Europe gas deal with Azerbaijan not in sight, Slovakia's SPP states
European companies are not nearing an offer to change Russian gas imports via Ukraine with supply from Azerbaijan, Slovak stateowned gas purchaser SPP stated on Friday, dismissing a media report that stated a deal was close.
The existing five-year offer between Moscow and Kyiv on Russian gas exports via Ukraine to Europe ends at the end of the year, forcing the European Union to look for option sources of gas, including from Azerbaijan, while participating in speak with keep the path open.
Russia has said it is willing to continue supplies through Ukraine despite the war with its neighbour, while Kyiv has refused to take part in discussions with Moscow on gas exports.
Bloomberg reported on Thursday that companies from Hungary and Slovakia were close to signing an agreement for as much as 12-14 billion cubic metres of gas a year from Azerbaijan, citing people with understanding of the matter.
We routinely discuss the subject with our partners, however the info about the upcoming conclusion of a gas supply agreement with the involvement of SPP is not real, SPP told Reuters in a declaration.
SPP has actually been a leading voice in trying to keep the transit open in spite of Russia's war with Ukraine, as alternative routes are more costly and it faces possible bottlenecks in other pipelines.
Ukraine state energy firm Naftogaz did not react to a. ask for remark, while an energy market source in Ukraine. dismissed the report.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was likewise sceptical about a. deal, when asked on a teleconference with reporters on Friday.
How events will continue to unfold, how products will. continue to be guaranteed, taking into account the truth that. Ukraine has actually already revealed its refusal to extend this. agreement, now I can't state anything, he said.
Russian pipeline gas export monopoly Gazprom. decreased to comment
An overall of 14 billion cubic metres of Russian gas is. expected to have been exported through Ukraine this year, a. portion from pre-war levels.
2 sources at Azerbaijan's energy company SOCAR also. downplayed the report, while the company did not right away. reply to a request for remark.
(source: Reuters)