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☆ Dazzling selection of the world’s biggest, finest and most unusual gems unite in a single exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Julia Carmel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“It’s really personal.”It’s easy to understand why: As the curator of mineral sciences for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Celestian oversees the Gem & Mineral Hall. The 125-carat "Jonker I" diamond, one of the most storied gems of its kind in history. “The story goes: It was raining one day… and then because all the rain just washed away the sediment, they found a 726-carat rough diamond,” Celestian said. Courtesy the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles CountyA view inside the Hixon Gem Vault, featuring highlights from the "100 Carats" exhibition. Though nothing else is quite as rare, the other gems in this exhibition are unique, vividly colored, and mostly unseen.

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☆ These 14 cheap stocks are off to a great start in 2024. Wall Street sees two jumping more than 30%
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Yet, shares in some companies are trading at steeper discounts than they have in recent history, presenting an opportunity for investors. The recent gains have led to bulls and bears claiming the stock market is overheated , making stock-picking a significant challenge. Amazon shares also featured on the CNBC Pro's stock screen despite rising by about 75% in 2023. The e-commerce giant's shares still remain more than 15% below their high in 2021 despite the company's continued growth. Analysts expect the stock to rise 18% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Intesa Organizations: CNBC Pro, FactSet, CNBC, Nvidia, AstraZeneca, Isuzu, ARC Resources, Tourmaline Locations: Swedish

☆ Leon Cooperman remains one of the best-known and most prolific stock pickers
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Longtime investor Leon Cooperman racked up market-beating returns before closing his hedge fund, and he still remains one of the most influential voices on Wall Street and a prolific stock picker. Cooperman converted his New York hedge fund, Omega Advisors, into a family office in 2018 to manage only his personal wealth. Cooperman recently said he still owns some of his favorite players in the sector, including Canadian companies Tourmaline Oil and Paramount Resources . In 2016, Cooperman and his hedge fund were charged with insider trading in Atlas Pipeline Partners by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Cooperman, who called the case "extraordinarily abusive," later agreed to a $4.9 million settlement but admitted no wrongdoing.

Persons: Leon Cooperman, Cooperman, bullish Organizations: Omega Advisors, Wall Street, CNBC, Oil, Paramount Resources, Atlas Pipeline Partners, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission Locations: York

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, SoFi, Pinterest, Roku, Boeing, Apple, Shopify, Chewy and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Baird downgrades ON Semiconductor to neutral from outperform Baird said it sees "pricing pressures" for the semiconductor maker. Morgan Stanley upgrades Chewy to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the stock that share sell-off is overdone. " Morgan Stanley upgrades SoFi to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said the risks to SoFi are more than priced in. Morgan Stanley initiates Celsius Holdings as equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the stock that it sees a balanced risk/reward. Northcoast upgrades Boeing to buy from neutral Northcoast said in its upgrade of Boeing that it sees a "more promising long term earnings horizon."

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☆ Tourmaline cements top position in Canada's Deep Basin with $1 billion Bonavista deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Sourasis Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Tourmaline Oil (TOU.TO) on Monday agreed to buy rival Bonavista Energy for C$1.45 billion ($1.06 billion) in cash and stock, strengthening its position in Western Canada's Deep Basin. The acquisition is expected to help Tourmaline, already the largest Deep Basin producer, exit 2023 with production of more than 600,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The offer consists of C$725 million in Tourmaline common shares and C$725 million in cash. Bonavista, a major oil and gas producer, delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2020 as part of a recapitalization plan. In September, Canadian natural gas firm Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY.TO) agreed to buy Spanish energy company Repsol's (REP.MC) Deep Basin assets for $468 million.

Persons: Tourmaline, Michael Harvey, Sourasis Bose, Shounak Dasgupta, Sriraj Organizations: Bonavista Energy, RBC Capital, Toronto Stock Exchange, Exploration, Development, Thomson Locations: Bonavista, Toronto, Bengaluru

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☆ Alberta wildfire shuts in at least 2% of Canadian energy production
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It added that about 50,000 boepd of production has been temporarily curtailed since the evening of May 5. Crescent Point Energy Corp (CPG.TO)Crescent Point said about 45,000 boepd of production in the Kaybob Duvernay region has been temporarily shut in with a plan to restart production once safe and permitted to do so. NuVista Energy Ltd (NVA.TO)The company said it has temporarily shut in and depressured all operations proximal to the ongoing fires in the Grande Prairie region. Vermilion Energy Inc (VET.TO)Vermilion Energy said it had temporarily shut in about 30,000 boepd of production and that it was assessing the risk to its operations. Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE.TO)Cenovus said it has shut-in production and brought plants down in some areas of its conventional business.

☆ What Is King Charles’s Coronation For? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Hannah Rose Woods | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Once inside he will sit on the Coronation Chair, which is more than 700 years old and will temporarily house a block of Scottish sandstone known as the Stone of Destiny. He will put on, at some point, a 200-year-old cloak that is woven from gold cloth, embroidered with roses, thistles and shamrocks and lined with red silk. Britain’s monarchy and the country’s past are inextricably linked, and a coronation is an opportunity for the institution to nod at history and hope that history nods back. A successful coronation telegraphs to the world — and reflects back to as many Britons as possible — a version of who we’d like to think we are. The problem is that this coronation is arriving at a time when it’s not exactly clear what that is.

☆ Your Guides to the World of Fairies and to the Multiverse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Amal El-Mohtar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But though many have left, none have returned — until a boy named Tutu sets out to find water to help his ailing mother. While on his quest through the desert, Tutu meets many strange people with many strange stories and, through them, uncovers dangerous truths. Invaders stealing the literal tongues of the invaded is such a powerful, resonant premise, one that accrues more layers as Tutu navigates the desert. In keeping with the contradictions at the book’s heart, it left me perfectly sated and hungry for more. A question recurs throughout the book, an attempt to explain the concept of a multiverse: How many numbers are there between 1 and 2?

☆ Leon Cooperman is bullish on oil and has 20% of his portfolio in energy stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Leon Cooperman said Monday oil prices are headed higher on the back of a demand comeback, boosting his energy stock picks. He said he has 20% of his portfolio in energy stocks. The widely followed investor said his two favorite stocks in the sector are Canadian oil and gas producers Paramount Resources and Tourmaline Oil . "It's growing production at 15%," Cooperman said on Tourmaline Oil. Paramount Resources shares are up more than 3% this year, while Tourmaline Oil saw its stock fall more than 17%.

☆ Factbox: Bumper profits fuel surge in dividends, buybacks at oil firms
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Energy firms are using a chunk of their bumper quarterly profits from surging natural gas and fuel prices to reward shareholders with higher dividends and share buybacks. The top 25 North American oil and gas companies by market capital posted a combined profit of $70.04 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 186.3% higher than a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data. However, the record profits have renewed calls for a windfall tax, especially as sky-rocketing prices have fueled inflation around the globe. Below are some of the companies that have announced higher dividends and repurchases in recent weeks:Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N)Dividend: Increased quarterly dividend by 4.1% to $1.02 per shareNet Income in latest quarter: More than tripled to $3.11 billionExxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N)Dividend: Q4 per-share dividend of 91 cents, up 3 centsNet Income in latest quarter: Jumped 43.7% to $12.75 billionChevron Corp (CVX.N)Dividend: Raised quarterly dividend by 9 cents to $1.51 per shareShare buyback: Approves a $75 billion buyback programNet Income in latest quarter: Jumped 25.6% to $6.35 billionConocoPhillips (COP.N)Dividend: Declares variable dividend of 60 cents per shareShare buyback: Raised existing share repurchase authorization by $20 billionNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 23% to $3.2 billionCHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP (CHK.O)Dividend: Increased total quarterly dividend to $3.16/shr from $2.32/shrNet Income in latest quarter: Stood at $883 mln, compared with $345 mln year-ago lossBAKER HUGHES CO (BKR.O)Dividend: Increased quarterly dividend by 5.5% to 19 cents per shareShare buyback: Authorized an additional $2 blnNet Income in latest quarter: Fell 38.1% to $182 millionSLB (formerly Schlumberger) (SLB.N)Dividend: Increased quarterly cash dividend 43% to $0.25 per shareShare buyback: Resumed share repurchase programNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 77.2% to $1.07 billionMarathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N)Share buyback: Approved an additional $5 billion in stock repurchasesNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 329.1% to $3.32 billionPhillips 66 (PSX.N)Share buyback: Plans to return up to $12 bln more to shareholders by end-2024 through dividends and buybacksNet Income in latest quarter: Jumped 1241% to $5.4 billionMarathon Oil Corp (MRO.N)Dividend: Expects to raise base dividend by an additional 11% after closing the purchase of EnsignNet Income in latest quarter: Climbed 344% to $817 millionEOG Resources Inc (EOG.N)Dividend: Raised regular dividend by 10%, $1.50/shr special dividendNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 160.6% to $2.85 billionAPA Corp (APA.O)Dividend: Doubled quarterly dividend to an annualized rate of $1.00/shrNet Income in latest quarter: Stood at $422 million, compared with a loss of $113 millionCOTERRA ENERGY INC (CTRA.N)Dividend: Increased dividend by 3 cents to 68 cents/shrNet Income in latest quarter: Surged 1768.75% to $1.2 billionPATTERSON-UTI (PTEN.O)Dividend: Doubled quarterly cash dividend to 8 cents/shrShare buyback: Increased share repurchase authorization to $300 millionNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 181% to $61.5 millionTEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP (TPL.N)Share buyback: Approved purchase of up to $250 mln worth of sharesNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 55% to $129.8 mlnCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD (CNQ.TO)Dividend: Raised quarterly dividend by 13% to 85 Canadian cents/shrNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 27.7% to C$2.81 blnCenovus Energy Inc (CVE.TO)Dividend: Announced a variable dividend of C$0.114Share buyback: Plans to renew repurchase programNet Income in latest quarter: Climbed 192% to C$1.61 blnIMPERIAL OIL (IMO.TO)Dividend: Raised quarterly dividend by 29% to 44 Canadian cents/shrShare buyback: Announced a C$1.5 bln substantial issuer bid to buy back sharesNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 123.6% to C$2.03 blnTOURMALINE OIL CORP (TOU.TO)Dividend: Announced a special dividend of C$2.25/shr; raised quarterly dividend by 11% to 25 Canadian cents/shrNet Income in latest quarter: Rose 481% to C$2.09 blnReporting by Sourasis Bose, Ankit Kumar and Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ This top-performing manager boasts mutual funds that are up 40% this year. Here's how he crushes the market
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Horizon Kinetics stood out in a brutal year for stocks — boasting several mutual funds that have returned more than 40%. On the list of best-performing equity mutual funds of 2022, four out of five are from this under-the-radar, New York City-based shop, according to Morningstar. Royalty companies Kinetics focuses on hard assets, but that doesn't mean each candidate appears in a Kinetics' portfolio. The Paradigm fund's biggest position is in Texas Pacific Land , one of the largest owners of land in Texas. The company, which Kinetics has owned since 1995, has exposure to two types of hard assets — land as well as oil and gas royalties.

☆ 8 best flat irons to shop in 2022, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

We also gathered their recommendations for the best flat irons to shop. Ceramic vs. tourmaline vs. titanium flat ironsThe three most common flat iron plates are ceramic, tourmaline and titanium. When the metal beneath — usually aluminum — is exposed, it can cause damage to your hair, according to Bertin. Best flat irons to shop in 2022We consulted experts about what to look for when shopping for a good flat iron and highlighted their recommendations below with varying plate types and sizes for different hair types and textures. Our experts agreed that flat irons should equip a button or knob that easily displays the temperature you’re using, rather than limited settings.

☆ The Best Amazon Beauty Haul Deals 2022: Shop DryBar, Revlon, Korres and More
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

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Last month, it unveiled plans to spin off its Canadian oil sands assets into a new publicly traded company, which surprised many industry watchers. McCrea expects the recent trend of takeovers of private Canadian oil companies by larger companies to continue rather than the IPO route. The last time a new Canadian energy listing appeared on the TSX was in January when Calgary-based Kiwetinohk Energy Corp (KEC.TO) shares started trading. read moreNow, energy stocks have become a refuge for investors facing a sell-off in high growth sectors. Some energy investors welcomed the idea of more Canadian oil and gas listings.

☆ Leon Cooperman says he's finding a lot cheap stocks today. What he's buying
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman said Tuesday that he's having a "decent" year relative to the major stock indexes, despite the latest market turmoil. "The market really isn't cheap," he told CNBC's " Squawk Box ." "It's a very strange market, the indices themselves have no destination for me but I find a lot of individual stocks that are attractively priced…but I'm not expecting much in the market." About 22% of his portfolio is in energy stocks, he said. Shortly after stocks began selling off at the start of the year, Cooperman told CNBC they still represent "the best game in town" and are "the best asset in a bad neighborhood."

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