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☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: PepsiCo is 'just too darn hard'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: I'm, Jim Cramer's Organizations: PepsiCo, Occidental, Occidental Petroleum, Globe

☆ The 'Trump trades' that also give you income as you wait for policies to come to fruition
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In addition, analysts had to predict further gains ahead — the stocks have at least 1% upside to the average price target, according to FactSet. Bank of America is among those on Wall Street that think the banks' move since Election Day has not been excessive. Citizens gained 30% from Election Day 2016 through the end of that year and jumped 14% on Wednesday. It added nearly 4% the day after the election and gained 18% from Election Day 2016 through the end of that year. Halliburton, which yields 2.3%, has the largest potential upside ahead — nearly 32% to the average price target.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jeremy Siegel, Ebrahim Poonawala, Trump, Piper Sandler, Mark Fitzgibbon, Keith Horowitz, Halliburton, Jeff Miller Organizations: Dow Jones, Wharton School, CNBC, Bank of America, UST, Trump, Regional Banking, Citizens Financial, Fifth Third Bancorp, Citizens, Fifth, Citigroup, Citi, Marathon Petroleum, Halliburton Locations: Gulf of Mexico

☆ Warren Buffett's $13 billion bet on Occidental Petroleum turns sour as oil prices hit a 3-year low
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Occidental Petroleum shares have dropped 29% since mid-April, impacting Warren Buffett's stake in the company. Berkshire Hathaway's $13 billion stake in Occidental Petroleum may be underwater, based on estimates. The price decline in Occidental shares has coincided with a 23% decline in crude oil prices since mid-April. AdvertisementTo be clear, the average price Berkshire Hathaway paid for its Occidental Petroleum stake is only known by Berkshire Hathaway itself. Another sign that Berkshire Hathaway's Occidental Petroleum bet is souring is based on the warrants it owns to purchase additional shares.

Persons: Warren Buffett's, —, Warren, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris Bloomstran, Semper Augustus, Bloomstran, Vicki Hollub, it's, Hollub Organizations: Occidental Petroleum, Berkshire Hathaway's, Service, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway's Occidental Petroleum, Apple, Bank of America, Occidental, Occidental Petroleum's Locations: Berkshire, Occidental

☆ Oil prices head to weekly gain as crude market expected to tighten
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into California Air Resources Board (CARB) gasoline, CARB diesel fuel, and other petroleum products, in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Crude oil futures fell slightly Friday after booking gains in two consecutive sessions, but are on pace to close out the week higher. The West Texas Intermediate contract for April fell 48 cents, or 0.59%, to $80.78 a barrel. The Brent contract for May lost 46 cents, or 0.54%, to $84.96 a barrel. U.S. crude and the global benchmark are up 3.5% week to date so far.

Persons: Brent Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, West Texas Intermediate, May Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S

☆ 'Tax the bad' to boost climate finance, COP28 panel advises
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Mark John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] A general view shows Marathon Petroleum's refinery, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Anacortes, Washington, U.S., March 9, 2022. Higher carbon taxes - including levies on emissions from the maritime and aviation sectors - should be among options COP28 studies, the panel recommended. Subsidies for fossil fuels totalled $1.3 trillion, and substantially more if counting the societal cost of dealing with emissions and pollution. Co-chair Nicholas Stern, professor at LSE/Grantham Research Institute, said there was a compelling case for energy companies to make voluntary contributions. "I think that moral obligation is something that will be emphasised at COP28, and indeed before and after," he said.

Persons: David Ryder, Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe, Nicholas Stern, Mark John, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Summit, United Arab, Brookings, Center, Sustainable Development, Investments, World Bank, LSE, Grantham Research Institute, Aviation, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Anacortes , Washington , U.S, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Paris, COP28, China

☆ These high beta stocks will lead the way if the year-end comeback continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Essentially, if the broad market index rises by 1%, the following high beta stocks could jump by 1.5% or more. The company has a beta value of 1.7 and is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday. Essentially, if the broad market index rises by 1%, the following high beta stocks could jump by 1.5% or more. Goldman Sachs recently recommended the pullback in Devon Energy shares as a buying opportunity, citing the company's strong balance sheet as a factor. The company has a beta value of 1.7 and is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday.

Persons: Stocks, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Gunnar Wiedenfels, Bing Guan Organizations: CNBC Pro, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, CNBC, APA Corp, APA, Devon Energy, Marathon, Marathon Oil, Nvidia, UBS, Qs, Warner Bros Discovery, Angeles Refinery, Reuters, Beta, APA APA Corp, Entertainment, Devon Energy Corp, Oil Corp, Targa Resources Corp, MGM MGM Resorts, HAL Halliburton, McMoRan, Aptiv, WYNN Wynn Resorts, Body, Semiconductor Corp, NVIDIA Corp, Zebra Technologies, Albemarle, Alaska Air Group Locations: Angeles, Carson , California, Freeport

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: 'I don't like AT&T'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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Persons: Northrop, you've, I'm, hasn't, Warren Buffett, Matt Murphy, Matt, Emerson, Edwards Lifesciences, Edwards Organizations: Northrop Grumman, Occidental, Occidental Petroleum, Marvell, Broadcom

Renewed manufacturing growth will boost industrial energy consumption, especially for diesel, but with inventories still low, prices are set to escalate rapidly, rekindling concerns about inflation. SOFT LANDING? The mid-cycle slowdown or “soft landing” of 1989/90 and the cycle-ending “hard landing” of 1990/91 are usually considered as one episode. Blinder has argued the Federal Reserve would have achieved a soft landing if oil prices had not spiked for unrelated reasons. Related columns:- Global diesel shortage boosts prices (September 13, 2023)- Prolonged U.S. manufacturing slowdown barely dents energy use (September 5, 2023)- U.S. diesel prices surge anticipating a soft landing (August 11, 2023)- U.S. manufacturing slowdown fails to rebuild diesel stocks (August 2, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

Persons: Bing Guan, Alan Blinder, Blinder, Saddam Hussein’s, ”, Saddam Hussein, Alan Greenspan, John Kemp, Alexander Smith Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, Institute, Supply, Federal Reserve, Reserve, Global, U.S, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S, Kuwait, Blinder, United States, Europe, China

☆ U.S. crude stocks fall as exports surge -EIA
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks fell last week, driven by strong crude oil exports, while gasoline and diesel inventories drew down as refiners began annual autumn maintenance, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub (USOICC=ECI) fell by 2.1 million barrels in the last week, EIA said, its lowest since July 2022. The drop in inventories was driven by a 2,000 barrel per day climb in crude oil exports, the EIA data showed. Net U.S. crude imports (USOICI=ECI) fell by 3.04 million barrels per day, EIA said. Refinery crude runs (USOICR=ECI) fell by 496,000 barrels per day in the last week, EIA said, while refinery utilization rates (USOIRU=ECI) fell by 1.8 percentage points in the week.

Persons: Bing Guan, refiners, John Kilduff, Laura Sanicola, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, Energy Information Administration, Cushing, . West Texas, Brent, U.S . Federal, Net, EIA, Thomson Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S, Oklahoma, New York

☆ Morning Bid: Dot plots, oil blots and auto strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A nighttime view of Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, diesel fuel, and other refined petroleum products, in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. But updated quarterly economic and rate projections from its individual policymakers will map out the remainder of the year and 2024. And just like global markets have been discombobulated this month, the central bank will be grappling with low visibility and a plethora of mixed signals. Chief among the irritants for the central banks has been the rebound in crude oil price and the fading annual base effects that have flattered headline disinflation progress this year. Events to watch for on Monday:* U.S. September NAHB Housing Market Survey, July TIC data on foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries* U.S. Treasury auctions 3- and 6-month bills* European Central Bank Board Member Fabio Panetta speaksReuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsReuters GraphicsReuters GraphicsReuters GraphicsReuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsBy Mike Dolan, editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bing Guan, Mike Dolan Gatecrashed, That's, Detroit's, Taiwan's, TW, chipmaker, Member Fabio Panetta, Mike Dolan, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Petroleum's, Angeles Refinery, REUTERS, U.S . Federal, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, University of Michigan's, automakers, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, chipmakers, China, HK, Survey, Treasury, Central Bank, Member, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Angeles, Carson , California, U.S, Saudi, China

Hedge funds and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 98 million barrels of futures and options based on crude over the seven days ending on Sept. 5. Short positions in NYMEX WTI had been reduced to just 30 million barrels on Sept. 5 from 136 million barrels on June 27. In the last 10 shorting cycles, shorts have fallen to an average of 24 million barrels. Following their repeated extension, the cuts are set to remove a total of 245 million barrels by the end of December if implemented in full. Related columns:- Hedge funds buy U.S. crude as stocks fall (September 4, 2023)- Depleting U.S. crude inventories lift oil prices (August 31, 2023)- Prospect of strong El Niño weighs on U.S. gas prices (August 30, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

Persons: Bing Guan, Brent, NYMEX WTI, Cushing, bullishness, John Kemp, Susan Fenton Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, OPEC ⁺, ICE, bearishness, Henry, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S, Saudi Arabia, Brent, WTI, NYMEX, Chartbook, Russia, Saudi, Cushing, Oklahoma

Distillate inventories, which include diesel and heating oil, were by late August about 15% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the Energy Information Administration. "We are living barrel to barrel and there is just no room for errors in the system," Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn said. Refiners have failed to build sizable stocks ahead of the seasonal surge in demand due to tight supplies of medium and heavy crude oil grades that are distillate-rich. Seasonal overhauls could take out around 2 million bpd of the country's 18.1 million bpd refining capacity, he said. "Even with soft demand, diesel inventories are stubbornly low, and cracks have rallied in search of supply or demand-side relief before winter," the analysts said.

Persons: Bing Guan, Phil Flynn, Refiners, Bjarne Schieldrop, SEB, Robert Yawger, Shariq Khan, Laura Sanicola, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, Energy Information Administration, Futures, Organization Petroleum Exporting, Saudi, Bank of America, Thomson Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S, Europe, OPEC, Ukraine, Garyville , Louisiana

REUTERS/Chen Aizhu/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Oil futures climbed about 1% to a one-week high on Friday as U.S. diesel prices soared, the number of oil rigs dropped and a fire broke out at a refinery in Louisiana. Brent futures rose $1.12, or 1.3%, to settle at $84.48 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 78 cents, or 1.0%, to settle at $79.83. Diesel futures soared about 5% to a near seven-month high, boosting the diesel crack spread , a measure of refining profit margins, to its highest since January 2023. "The main thing was concern about diesel prices, the diesel crack spread and worries about diesel shortages when refineries go into maintenance," said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Price Futures Group. He added prices also drew support from a fire at a Louisiana refinery and a drop in U.S. oil rigs.

Persons: Chen Aizhu, Phil Flynn, Brent, WTI, Baker Hughes, Jerome Powell, Morgan Stanley, John Evans, Natalie Grover, Laura Sanicola, Muyu Xu, David Goodman, Jason Neely, David Gregorio, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: China National Petroleum Corporation, Dalian Petrochemical Corp, REUTERS, U.S, West Texas, Diesel, Price Futures Group, U.S ., Federal, Thomson Locations: China, Dalian, Liaoning province, Louisiana, Brent, , Louisiana, U.S, Germany, Europe's, Norwegian, London, Washington, Singapore

Chartbook: Electricity and diesel useIndustrial electricity use and distillate fuel oil consumption are both correlated with the manufacturing and freight cycle and therefore with the purchasing managers index. Distillate fuel oil consumption actually rose by almost +0.8% in the three months from March to May compared with a year earlier. The strength of domestic distillate consumption helps explain why fuel oil inventories have remained well below the prior ten-year seasonal average. DISTILLATE SUPPLIEDThe resilience of industrial electricity use and especially apparent distillate fuel oil consumption may indicate the ISM manufacturing index is overstating the depth of the downturn. Accumulation of secondary and tertiary stocks in April and May would imply lower apparent consumption in June and July.

Persons: Guan, John Kemp, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, The Institute, Supply, U.S . Energy Information Administration, U.S, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S, doldrums

REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File PhotoHOUSTON, July 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. court set Oct. 23 as the start date for a long-expected auction of shares in Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum's parent to pay creditors with judgments against the South American nation. U.S. Judge Leonard Stark in Delaware this week accepted a recommendation by a court official in charge of organizing the auction. Proceeds from any sale of PDV Holding shares would be used to pay off creditors previously cleared by the court. Any sale of Citgo without the participation of Venezuela would be "hurtful," Pedro Tellechea, Venezuela's oil minister, said on Friday. "It's not a PDVSA asset.

Persons: Jonathan Bachman, Judge Leonard Stark, PDV, Pedro Tellechea, Horacio Medina, Stark, Venezuela's, Hugo Chavez, PDVSA, Marianna Parraga, Gary McWilliams, Richard Chang, Grant McCool Organizations: Citgo Petroleum, REUTERS, South, Petróleos, PDV, U.S . Treasury Department, PDVSA, Crystallex, ConocoPhillips, Siemens Energy, Tree Investments, Inc, Huntington Ingalls Industries, ACL1 Investments, Rusoro, Koch Industries, Thomson Locations: U.S, Stowell , Texas, Venezuela, South American, PDV, Delaware

A negotiating team representing the South American country has held settlement talks with some of those creditors and holders of defaulted PDVSA bonds. The U.S. has shielded Houston-based Citgo from creditors since the company in 2019 severed ties with its ultimate parent, Venezuela's state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA.UL), which is controlled by President Nicolas Maduro. Horacio Medina, chief of the board that supervises Citgo, did not immediately reply to a request for comment. A sales process for Citgo shares that could begin as soon as September is under consideration by a U.S. judge in Delaware. Venezuela this month lost a separate appeal trying to block new creditors from attaching to the Delaware case.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Horacio Medina, Citgo, PDVSA's, PDVSA, Katherine Polk Failla, Marianna Parraga, Gary McWilliams, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S . Treasury Department, Treasury, Crystallex International, ConocoPhillips, Siemens Energy, Tree Investments, U.S, Huntington Ingalls Industries, ACL1 Investments, Rusoro, Koch Industries, New, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Petroleum, U.S, Houston, Petroleos, Delaware, New York, Manhattan

NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - Oil futures fell about 2% in choppy trading on Tuesday on forecasts for slower growth of oil demand in China, the world's second-biggest oil consumer, and disappointment with the size of cuts in China's key lending rates. "Oil traders may need to see a materialised strong economic rebound in China to improve their outlook on oil demand," said Tina Teng at CMC Markets in Auckland. Higher interest rates ultimately increase borrowing costs for consumers, which could reduce oil demand by slowing economic growth. A stronger dollar makes crude more expensive for holders of other currencies, which can reduce oil demand. On the supply side, Iran's crude exports and oil output have hit new highs this year despite U.S. sanctions.

Persons: Brent, Edward Moya, Tina Teng, Thomas Barkin, Scott DiSavino, Noah Browning, Katya Golubkova, Andrew Hayley, David Goodman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: YORK, . West Texas, CMC Markets, China, Administration, Customs, . Federal Reserve, Richmond Fed, U.S ., Organization of, Petroleum, Thomson Locations: China, U.S, Auckland, Russia, New York, London, Tokyo, Beijing

☆ Illumina CEO deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Icahn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Grail deal "has kept a lot of investors out of the stock" TD Cowen analyst Dan Brennan said. The company's shares have lost about 60% of their value since completing the Grail deal in 2021. Illumina shares closed at $200.53 on the Nasdaq on Friday. Icahn has said he wants former Illumina CEO Jay Flatley to return. He had secured more than twice the number of shareholder votes than his challenger received in the proxy vote, which could have given him enough legitimacy to hang on.

Persons: Francis deSouza, Carl Icahn, Icahn, Illumina, Charles Dadswell, DeSouza, deSouza's, Cowen, Dan Brennan, Francis, John Thompson, Andrew Teno, Jay Flatley, Vicki Hollub, Alan Jope, Management's Nelson Peltz, Lavanya, Caroline Humer, Michael Erman, Anirban Sen, Mark Porter, Marguerita Choy, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Nasdaq, LinkedIn, Unilever Plc, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Thomson Locations: Illumina, Occidental, Bengaluru, New York, New Jersey

☆ Illumina CEO deSouza resigns after battle with Icahn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts said they expect the company's shares to trade up on Monday morning after deSouza's resignation. The Grail deal "has kept a lot of investors out of the stock" TD Cowen analyst Dan Brennan said. The company's shares have lost about 60% of their value since completing the Grail deal in 2021. Illumina shares closed at $200.53 on the Nasdaq on Friday. Icahn has said he wants former Illumina CEO Jay Flatley to return.

Persons: Francis deSouza, Carl Icahn, Illumina, Charles Dadswell, DeSouza, Icahn, deSouza's, Cowen, Dan Brennan, Francis, John Thompson, Andrew Teno, Jay Flatley, Vicki Hollub, Alan Jope, Management's Nelson Peltz, Lavanya, Caroline Humer, Michael Erman, Anirban Sen, Jason Neely, Jan Harvey, Mark Porter, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Nasdaq, LinkedIn, Unilever Plc, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Thomson Locations: Occidental, Bengaluru, New York, New Jersey

☆ Illumina CEO Francis DeSouza resigns after battle with Icahn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 11 (Reuters) - Illumina (ILMN.O) Chief Executive Officer Francis DeSouza stepped down on Sunday, the gene-sequencing machine maker said in a statement, ending a battle with activist investor Carl Icahn in which the company's chairman left the company earlier this year. Illumina said it named Senior Vice President and General Counsel Charles Dadswell as interim CEO. Icahn in a tweet said he is happy with the recent changes at Illumina and considers them a "very positive occurrence." Icahn has said he wants former Illumina CEO Jay Flatley to return. Vicki Hollub, for instance, remains Occidental Petroleum's (OXY.N) CEO after the company cut a deal with Icahn over board seats in 2020 and after Icahn cashed out two years later.

Persons: Francis DeSouza, Carl Icahn, Illumina, Charles Dadswell, DeSouza, Icahn, John Thompson, Andrew Teno, Jay Flatley, Vicki Hollub, Alan Jope, Management's Nelson Peltz, Lavanya, Caroline Humer, Anirban Sen, Jason Neely, Jan Harvey, Mark Porter Organizations: LinkedIn, Unilever, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Thomson Locations: Occidental, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Claims pursuing Citgo's assets surpass $20 billion, supervisory board says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HOUSTON/CARACAS, May 31 (Reuters) - A group of Venezuela-related expropriation claims at U.S. courts pursuing Citgo Petroleum's assets surpass $20 billion, making it difficult for the Houston-based refiner to compensate them all, the chief of a board supervising the company said on Wednesday. Once one of Citgo's U.S. parent companies, Citgo Holding, pays off its debt entirely later this year, the firm will have room to get new financing, an extra tool for negotiating some compensations, Medina added. "We already have lined up $21 billion (in claims)," he said when comparing those to Citgo's assets, including its 769,000-barrel-per-day refining network, which have been valued at some $11 billion. A growing number of companies are seeking to be part of the case and participate in an eventual auction of shares. A U.S. court of appeals in May granted a temporary stay preventing six companies from joining a proposed court auction, giving Venezuela a small relief in the legal fight.

Persons: Horacio Medina, Medina, Citgo, Marianna Parraga, Gary McWilliams, Daniel Wallis Organizations: HOUSTON, U.S, Citgo, Houston, Crystallex, Thomson Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, Caracas, U.S, Medina, Delaware, Louisiana , Illinois, Texas, United States, Houston

☆ One worker dies after fire at Marathon's Texas refinery
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Marathon Petroleum Corp FollowMay 15 (Reuters) - A Marathon Petroleum <MPC.N> worker has died from injuries suffered in a fire that broke out on Monday at the company's giant Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, the company said. "A Marathon employee has passed away as a result of the fire today at Marathon Petroleum's Galveston Bay refinery," company spokesperson Jamal Kheiry said in an emailed response to Reuters. The Texas City Emergency Management Department said on Twitter earlier that a shelter-in-place order was not needed. A contract worker died in March after receiving an electric shock at the refinery. Texas City is located 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Houston.

☆ UBS shares its 5 top takeaways for investors from Berkshire Hathaway's 'best annual meeting in years' — including how Warren Buffett's successor will take over
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Berkshire Hathaway had a successful annual meeting following its Q1 earnings report. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway had its "best annual meeting in years" over the weekend, according to UBS analyst Brian Meredith — and it wasn't just because of its strong earnings report. 5 top takeaways from Berkshire Hathaway's annual meetingStrong earnings results were just one impressive component from Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting. "We viewed Berkshire's 2023 annual meeting as the best in several years with quality questions and insightful answers," Meredith wrote. After BNSF undershot on volumes and suffered from higher compensation costs, Berkshire investors may start to wonder if the company would reconsider its stance against PSR.

The U.S. Treasury Department since 2020 has protected Citgo from creditors with claims against Venezuela, and its change of heart will allow claims to be settled by negotiation or through an auction of shares in Citgo parent PDV Holding. Citgo is PDV Holding's only asset. Houston-based Citgo is the seventh-largest U.S. oil refiner. Other creditors with at least $2.6 billion in claims against Venezuela have received conditional approvals to join the case. Pincus proposed starting the sales process on Sept. 5 with the highest bid reviewed by the court in June 2024.

☆ Exxon CEO's pay rose 52% in 2022, highest among oil peers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oil company workers did not see the same level of increases with median annual compensation for workers declining at several big energy companies. The median pay for an Exxon worker fell 9% last year to $171,582 while Chevron's median worker pay dropped 12%, to $161,488, filings showed. The two largest U.S. oil majors posted record profits in 2022 on high energy prices and costs cuts measures including payroll reductions. Occidental Petroleum's CEO Vicki Hollub's pay rose 35% while ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance's pay fell 16%, all compared to their prior year. Under a new calculation disclosure required by the SEC on potential gains by executives on unvested stock awards, Woods' pay was $89.7 million in 2022, a securities filing showed.

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